FileMaker scripts can be called in various ways – user clicks a button, event triggers a script, script calls another script, etc. Most times* when a script is called, the developer can provide a script parameter to pass to the script. This parameter may be retrieved at any time during the course of the script …
FileMaker 18 was released on 23 May 2019. This is in line with the annual release strategy adopted by FileMaker Inc., since version 14 in 2015. So we can probably expect version 19 will be released in May 2020. What’s New for FileMaker 18? The official list of new features for each of the FileMaker …
There are many reasons you might need to isolate a single record in a table. This post looks at methods to do this in FileMaker databases, along with pros and cons for each. 1. Find the current record This method may be the most obvious – perform a find that will return only the current …
What is an API and why should you care? APIs are the means by which your FileMaker solution can access all kinds of services and interface with other data stores. When you get a little understanding of this, the world of systems integration really opens up for you. API stands for Application Program Interface. It …
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At uLearnIT, we love solving your problems. Here is Part 2 of the latest problem solved for a client using our mentoring services. If you missed Part 1, it is here. Request In an existing FileMaker solution, we would like to know if certain scripts and layouts are being used. Over the years, the solution has been …
At uLearnIT, we love solving your problems. Here is the latest one solved for a client using our mentoring services. Request In an existing FileMaker solution, we would like to know if certain scripts and layouts are being used. Over the years, the solution has been added to and updated in a haphazard manner and we would …
At uLearnIT, we love solving your problems. Here is the latest one solved for a client using our mentoring services. Request In our Equipment table there is a field for DOM (date of manufacture). It is defined as a text field since the data is just a month and a year such as 03/10 or 11/15. We …
FileMaker Pro 17 has a new function for generating universally unique identifiers – Get(UUIDNumber). Why would you use it? Read on. UUID A universally unique identifier (UUID) is designed to be limited to one instance of that specific string in the entire world past, present and future. That means that if a million monkeys generated one …
