Learning Claris FileMaker

360Works CloudMail is a plug-in for sending outbound e-mail messages (especially email marketing) and monitoring e-mail interactions using Amazon Web Services.

Version 2.0 is now available making CloudMail faster and easier to use with FileMaker.

Additionally, campaign link tracking is automatically included for analytics platforms such as Google Analytics and Mixpanel!

Learn more at the following links:

Getting started documentation and help with Amazon Web Services:
http://docs.360works.com/

Reference documentation:
http://static.360works.com/plugins/CloudMail/documentation.html

Complete access to Excel for both read and write, including formatting and calculations.   

Quality control!

Customers from Holland working on implementing the systems of food quality control came to us.

They were interested in scanning RFID and reading data from scales on the go.

Both features can be implemented to a #FileMaker using Gonector. http://gonector.com 

Gonector is a FileMaker plug-in that allows a native application for iPhone or iPad to communicate directly with mobile hardware devices.

Use Scribe to automate processing of Microsoft Office and PDF files.

Populate forms, insert images, highlight changes between versions of documents, manipulate Microsoft Word and Excel tables, retrieve metadata form Excel table cells, secure PDF files.

Open source JavaScript jQuery plugin for a full-sized, drag & drop event calendar

We have a new course coming to Productive Computing University – Connect FileMaker to Google. This course will teach developers how to integrate FileMaker and Google using the gManipulator plug-in.

The course will cover how to push and pull data to and from Gmail, Google Contacts, Google Calendar, and Google Tasks.

It will also explore how to use Google and G Suite (labels, lists, categories, etc.).

What is Troi File Plug-in?

Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker database.

Any files or folders stored on the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in.

All from within FileMaker you can:

- get data from files that are on the disk of the computer into FileMaker
- create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields into them
- manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creating, deleting, copying, moving and modifying files and folders
- get the size on disk, creation and modification dates and much more
- launch and reveal files directly from FileMaker
- manage your images and movies, including reading and writing metadata

Integrate FileMaker and Dropbox with NEW 360Works FTPeek 3! Download now: https://www.360works.com/ftp-plugin/

360Works FTPeek is a FileMaker plugin that allows you to upload, download, and manipulate remote files on an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server from within your FileMaker solution.

FTPeek supports a variety of file transfer protocols, such as FTP, SFTP, FTPS.

The biggest feature in FTPeek 3 is the new FileMaker and Dropbox integration capability. Dropbox is a popular, cloud-based content storage platform that keeps all of your files in one place with an intuitive interface.

If you have users working in both Dropbox and FileMaker, you can now seamlessly integrate the two, allowing users to access and manage Dropbox files from within FileMaker!

FTPeek 3 features a new shareable link feature for Amazon Web Services S3 as well.

FileMaker Training Videos and 360Works Scribe

The 360Works Scribe plugin automates the processing of Microsoft Office and PDF files.

You can take your FileMaker data and populate Word and PDF forms, insert images onto documents, highlight changes between versions of documents, manipulate Microsoft Word and Excel tables, retrieve metadata from Excel table cells, secure PDF files, and more.

Ever wanted to tell other users you changed an appointment or ask someone to get out of a record?

Now you can with Troi Activator Plug-in! 

The Activator is a very powerful tool for triggering scripts across the network, even over internet!

As integrators and developers, we have had many requests to integrate a client’s FileMaker solution with Google Calendar.

The partnership of a customized database with the flexibility and easy accessibility of an online calendar system is ideal; events can be composed in the CRM of one’s choice, and pushed to the online calendar, where users out and about can access it from their phones, tablets or browsers.

But it can be a challenge to connect Database A to Calendar B, so let’s delve a little into how to tackle that task.

Read more on the post ...

Cloud Manipulator is cross-platform FileMaker plug-in that connects your FileMaker solution to Amazon S3 buckets.

AWS S3 allows users to upload to and download from an Amazon server in the cloud, storing and retrieving file data as needed.

Key Features

• Easily access files outside of FileMaker
• Copy, move and delete files and folders on AWS S3
• Create folders and fetch available folders and folder contents
• Create and delete buckets and query for bucket contents
• Upload and download objects to and from AWS directly from FileMaker
• Rename folders stored on AWS from FileMaker

Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were two of many hot topics this week at the FileMaker DevCon 2018. 

Check out Christian Schmidt's video about image detection using the Apple Core features along with his very capable MBS plugin for FileMaker. 

The plugin has over 5000 commands now...incredible.

Learn how to add auto image classification to FileMaker using the MDB plugin from Monkey Bread Software.

Includes a free FileMaker example file at the link.

The Biometric Fingerprint Reader plug-in allows for fast identification and secure verification capabilities that enable your FileMaker Pro solution to recognize individual users without requiring passwords or card swipes.