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Organize Templates Filemaker12 This is a guide for lazy Filemaker guys who want to open the templates included with Filemaker 12, for free. It’s a drag to open each file using the File:New From Starter Solution… menu option, at least for me. So what I did is: 
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Good diagram for explaining FileMaker port usage.
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A script needs to be created that knows the current sort state. Using Filemaker 10 and earlier you must create a field to handle the sort arrow graphics. There are a number of solutions to do this, for example here. If you are using FileMaker 11 or later, then you don’t need to create these display fields or fields to store the current sort state. This can all be handled by a combination of Unicode characters and global variable merge fields. Read on for details…..
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Macintosh & Windows 1] To add spacing and separators within a field formatted as check boxes, radio buttons or as a pop-up list; or to add a separator to the scripts/layouts menu: 2] To select multiple entries in a field formatted as a pop-up menu or radio buttons: 3] To change a field on a layout to a different field: 4] Exporting a printed file (such as a report): 5] Coloring layout parts. 6] Formatting Popup menu.
1] For dual screen users, to force a window to resize to the main screen (menu bar screen) instead of the current screen:
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This is clearer explanation of Date Comparison FMP ver 11 Functions Reference PDF 252 pages FMP ver 11 Scripts Reference PDF 165 pages Google "date calculations site:help.filemaker.com" https://www.google.com/search?q=date+calculations+site%3Ahelp.filemaker.com Calculate the difference between dates in FileMaker Calculate a Finish Date given a Starting Date and the Number of Work Days Elapsed Time Calculation Sampler Calculating a Weekday Date Calculate the number of weekdays (work days) between dates Calculating Elapsed Time Between Two Dates Broken Into Year, Month, And Day Calculating Due Dates Specific to Each Record in the Database Finding a Range of Dates Using ScriptMaker in FileMaker Pro How to Write a Script that Finds a Range of Dates in FileMaker Pro Calculate the Age of a Person in Years, Months and Days Calculating the Last Day of the Month Calculation for Elapsed Months Calculating Week's Beginning or Ending Date Calculation to Return Specific Days of the Week
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Posts - Using FileMaker Pro . Forum . FileMaker Forums http://forums.filemaker.com/hives/12f66388aa/posts? Does anyone know where I can find any free and good Filemaker templates (Other than the ones that come with filemaker) to build a CRM system around?
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Portal Row Conditional Value List Checkbox Display... . Report an ... http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/c8f9b6a284 When a portal row field displays a conditional value list as a checkbox set all rows display the checkboxes of the first portal row until the field is ...
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I am new in File Maker Pro 11. I wanted to print a receipt with my thermal Printer. The info i wanted to print is Sale Id and it's line item from it. I don't know how to print them? (53 Comments)
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You may already know that merging FileMaker Pro database files can be a tedious and challenging process. After copying, you could spend hours fixing broken links, missing fields, remapping buttons, etc. For this reason, many people simply choose to maintain multiple files even when that may not be the ideal or preferred setup. With the method outlined below, you can merge databases with a minimal amount of broken links. There may still be some tedious grunt work to do, but by following these steps in the order given, you can significantly reduce the time and tedious tasks involved. Note: This article is based on FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced. If you have an older version of FileMaker or do not have the Advanced version, you may need to work a little harder.
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Instant Web Publishing, also commonly referred to as IWP, is a fast and easy way of publishing your data to the Internet without having to create web pages or worry about configuring a web server by allowing your copy of FileMaker Pro to act as a “mini” web server. IWP automatically converts all the layouts in your FileMaker Pro file into web pages. FileMaker Pro supports up to five concurrent IWP users.
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Hi. I'm the adviser for a high school newspaper, and I've spent some time this summer designing a database that will facilitate communication between students on the newspaper staff about the articles they're working on. I'm using Filemaker 12 Pro. I've got three tables in the database: One is Staff Members, which holds various information about the students, incluing full name, position, and the account name that they use to log into the database. The second table is Articles, which holds information about each article including the section of the paper the article will run in, an abstract, possible sources, multimedia ideas, etc. And the third table is Tasks, which joins Staff Members and Articles in a many-to-many relationship, and also records fields like duedates and completion status. Each table automatically creates a unique record ID for every record in the table.
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On the FileMaker Forum... To Download a free FileMaker database version of this list: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jt09b82i0xijbu3/FMP%20Bugs.zip
There is also a Known Bug List for Filemaker GO: http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/1ebde0f441
This thread is intended to help developers avoid the unnecessary effort of posting a report for a bug that has already been reported and acknowledged. It should also help developers more easily research the details of known issues by using the posted links to quickly drill down to the actual thread where the issue was reported, investigated and acknowledged. Lastly, I intend to update these posts to indicate if/when a bug fix or version release by Filemaker Inc. corrects the problem.
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FMLayoutMode.com Cool tips for your FileMaker layouts.
Field control styles #6: Drop-down calendar\ Field control styles #5: Radio button set Field control styles #3: Pop-up menu Field control styles #2: Drop-down list Field control styles: Edit box
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In previous versions of FileMaker Pro, interacting with web sites to pull data required a method called web scraping. This usually meant loading a web page in the web viewer, using the function GetLayoutObjectAttribute inside a script to pull the HTML source (after waiting to make sure the page loaded all the way in the web viewer), and then parsing the HTML with text functions.
If you wanted to get XML from web pages, such as geolocation from Google or Yahoo pages, I discovered that the web viewers and XML were not ideal for cross-platform solutions, as it generally failed to provide the XML in a Windows environment. In one instance where I needed geolocation information using Google’s KML, I had to resort to importing XML from a URL and parsing it with XSLT, a method that no longer works in FileMaker Pro 12.
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FileMaker Pro - Cool Tips and Tricks FileMaker Knowledge Base Here are a few "undocumented" features you can use in FileMaker Pro versions 8 through 12. Learn More ► "Advanced Scripting and Calculations" featured web seminar When it comes to FileMaker Pro, calculations and scripts are your tools to "make stuff happen." In this webinar, based on The Support Group's Advanced Scripting and Calculations class, we will explore some techniques for building robust, feature-rich databases with complex calculations, powerful scripted automation, and elegant user interfaces. The Let() function and script variables allow you to make intricate code easier to understand, modify, and reuse. Script parameters and results make it possible to create dynamic scripts that can be used in multiple contexts. And we'll see how designing scripts and calculations to enable "indirection" allows you to write code that can be easily copied from place to place – even from one file to another -- and have it work immediately!
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NightWing Enterprises - FileMaker developer resources...
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Here's a 'secret' that might help in many cases... Use a Blank page. You can create a layout named Blank tablename and delete all of the fields. It helps, I assume, to use the basic layout in 12. Filemaker has been hiding many layout choice by using a selection dialog designed for a cell phone instead of a modern computer so you can also use the down arrow (what a waste of time, huh) to locate the Blank layout option. I've found using an empty layout has saved a lot of time in various script steps, especially ones with related fields but the file is not available. Other times instead of using a Form field with tons of portals to loop through records, the blank layout zips right through while I can still use some functions such as GTTR as the table is related to this table, not the layout.
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Merging two databases . FileMaker Forums http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/f5a31159f9 8 posts - 6 authors - Apr 20, 2009 Is it possible to combine two (complex) databases into one single ... Warning: the more complex the two databases you want to merge, the more ...
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IWP - Portforwarding - remote access to... . Using FileMaker Pro ... forums.filemaker.com/comment/131184 - – Hi. I've read a number of posts regarding issues surrounding remote access to databases through IWP but unfortuantely none of them have ... IWP Outside of Network . Using FileMaker Pro . Forum . FileMaker ... forums.filemaker.com/comment/21386 - – Is there a way to go about accessing the database through IWP when not ... Here is a video on port forwarding if you are not familiar with it. Problem with Instant Web Publishing . Using FileMaker Pro . Forum ... forums.filemaker.com/posts/103741bbcc - will return the threads on this site with directions. https://www.google.com/search?q=iwp+portforward+site%3Aforums.filemaker.com. Be the first ... IWP . Using FileMaker Pro . Forum . FileMaker Forums forums.filemaker.com/posts/4bd1c48688 Instructions for this can be found here http://portforward.com. FROM FILEMAKER HELP The TCP/IP address in the Instant Web Publishing ...
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Richard Carlson Consulting created the simple templates in the last few versions of Filemaker. They created a Merged Free and Open Template called Starting Point, another for non-profits called Donations, and another called Recruiter. The White Paper for FMP Novices is useful - Filemaker Free - Listing of free resources - Filemaker Wikipedia - Filemaker - Version By Version - Lynda dot com has Filemaker Videos (portions are free) YouTube - Filemaker Videos The UK FileMaker Channel by UKFileMaker FileMaker, Inc. by filemakerinc FilemakerAcademy's channel by Filemaker Academy Free unlocked templates are useful for examining design A free calendar is available and can be integrated into your database You can search specific Filemaker sites on this Custom Google Search Looking at FMP business database demos is useful - some are fully useable Filemaker released a FMP runtime database in 2007 for students called "Campus Productivity Kit" and is available online, notably at CNet
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Today I found a runtime from Filemaker in 2007 that does not seem to be available from Filemaker, any longer.
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There is a pretty good amount of information being laid out for my users on this particular screen. Really they only ever search in about eight of these fields. The rest is just clutter when it comes to finds. So, I want to give them only what they need to see when they run a find.
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