Join us for “FileMaker DevCon 2018 Takeaways”, a roundtable discussion at the next meeting of FMburgh. We will once again gather at Bakery Square in the University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Conference Room on September 5 at 6:30 PM. As is our custom, we plan to […]
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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 […]
FileMaker Workshop 2018-06-05 Automating tasks in a FileMaker solution is an essential component of a fully functional system. It improves the user experience in the areas of navigation, data entry, data validation, and reporting to name just a few. Cross I.T. Services & Solutions is partnering with ProFile Developers to […]
Join us for a special event showcasing the new FileMaker 17 Platform. Discover how to quickly create and use custom apps that work the way you do. We’ll explore innovative, new features in the FileMaker 17 Platform that improve the development, mobility, security, integration, and administration of your custom apps. […]
What is Find Mode? There are many different application development platforms which have many features. One feature that FileMaker has in their platform is “Find Mode”. Find Mode is a mode specifically where searching for information is constructed. It varies from “Browse Mode”, where information can be entered and stored, […]
Make a simple popover menu in FileMaker to enhance an application to be more user-friendly.
The next meeting of FMburgh will again take place at Bakery Square in the University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Conference Room on May 2 at 6:30 PM. As part of this “FileMaker Show-n-Tell”, our own Beth Latta and Thomas Mokwa will each present a mini-keynote as they […]
The agenda for the evening includes a roundtable discussion centered around the topic “Put the Fun in Custom Functions”. The FileMaker Platform already provides a wide range of powerful functions to developers when building a calculation. However, the inclusion of a custom function or two can often ease development. At […]
After taking an unexpected break due to the Winter Weather Advisory last month, the Pittsburgh FileMaker Developer Group returns! The next meeting of FMburgh will again take place at Bakery Square in the University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Conference Room on March 7 at 6:30 PM. As […]
When I was first introduced to FileMaker there were many things I needed to pick up on; however, coming from a position that dealt mostly with SQL and data mining, my main focus was trying to compare it to what I already knew. It’s a couple years later, and I […]