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An Almost-Universal API Template for Claris FileMaker and FileMaker Pro

Connecting FileMaker to APIs dramatically expands what we can…

Break It Before You Buy It! A Recipe to Improve Your Application Testing

Sometimes a sports team will have an “easy” schedule: A string…

Making Heads and Tails out of the GetValue() Function

I’ve always found it a good practice to try to reevaluate how…

What is UTC? And Why Does it Matter for Applications?

When building FileMaker Applications, we often encounter solutions…
IaC

IaC: Infrastructure as Code

Over the past weeks, I have set up about fifty (50) FileMaker…
SimpleKolorSwap

SimpleKolorswap : The Indispensable Tool for Color Management in FileMaker

If you’ve ever been tasked with reskinning a FileMaker solution…
Weird Tales of WebDirect - Radio Buttons & Checkboxes

Weird Tales of WebDirect: Radio Buttons & Checkboxes

TL;DR: Radio Buttons and Checkboxes can look different from…
Patience

Teaching Pickers to be Patient

FileMaker is a very responsive application – you ask it to…
Data Migration

FileMaker Data Migration

Data Migration. Sounds pretty boring, right? Feels like it will…
Pete-H-3

Claris FileMaker 19’s ‘B-List Celebrities’, Part 2: Button Bar Segment State Styles

Welcome to the second installment of my series on Claris FileMaker…