Claris International Inc., the world’s leader in Workplace Innovation and a subsidiary of Apple, Inc., recently released its newest product, Claris Connect, and we at Cross couldn’t be more excited. This is a big moment – not only is it the first product release outside of Claris’s flagship product, FileMaker, […]
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by Laura Betz We look at a project and see the many things that need to be accomplished. One of the things I rather enjoy figuring is how to parse text. With data conformity being enforced during data entry there should not be as much to parse out. However, sometimes […]
For those of you who may not know, the start of the 2019 FileMaker Developer Conference is now just one week away. With that in mind, I’ve decided to take a break from my review of the new FileMaker 18 features that I love and assemble some DevCon-specific thoughts as […]
When I set out to write a series of articles highlighting my favorite new features of the recently released FileMaker 18 Platform, I did not expect to write three posts focusing only on the While ( ) function. I want to thank the faithful who have stuck with me through […]
For those of you hanging on every word I type, this is the second part of my discourse on the new While ( ) function introduced with the release of the FileMaker 18 Platform. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, please take a break and read While […]
It has been a busy couple of months since my last post, and in that time FileMaker, Inc. has unveiled the FileMaker 18 Platform. With that in mind, I’ve decided to write a series of articles highlighting some of my favorite new features. Without further ado, let’s dive in and […]
Let me begin by saying the possibility for unexpected behavior exists in any area of life. Now, I do not have a mountain of empirical evidence to back up my statement, but I do have a German Shepard. Several weeks ago, my wife and I were watching TV after supper […]
As I begin to pen this blog article, I realize that my chosen title may give the wrong impression. At first glance, you may think that I am no longer satisfied by my chosen profession, in general, or my current job, specifically. To put any rumors to rest, please indulge […]
For my previous blog post, I outlined the three different methods I have used over the years to pass multiple values in a single FileMaker script parameter. Since ‘Evolution of the Script Parameter’ was more on the technical side of FileMaker development, and since I like to mix things up, […]
For any FileMaker developer or power user, writing scripts to automate processes is a weekly, if not daily, task. During the course of our script writing, we are able to use script parameters to pass information to the script from a button, script trigger, or another script. This allows us […]
It is August 5th 2018 and you are walking out of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It’s a blistering 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the historical average for Dallas around this time of year. You reflect that somehow you have found yourself in an extraordinarily hot place during the summer for a […]
The FileMaker 17 Platform has arrived. While the newest release provides many performance and feature enhancements for both the user and developer, I would like to share my thoughts on a few of the changes that have made an immediate impact in my little corner of the world. First, there […]