Articles
FileMaker 12 Managing Container Data
by Kevin Hammond on April 10, 2012
We look at the interface and the new features available for container fields including: Manage Containers, Storage Options, Thumbnail Options, Transfer Data, Container Field Options, Filter File Types, Compression, Secure Storage, Open Storage, FileMaker Server storage locations, and Progressive Backups. Read more »FileMaker 12 Whats New
by Kevin Hammond on April 4, 2012
Review of FileMaker 12 features, including: Layout Themes, Streaming Containers, Window Controls, Charting (positive/negative column, scatter, bubble, stacked column, stacked bar), Starter Solutions, FileMaker Go now free, 64-bit Server, Progressive Backups, Faster WAN, Improved Web Publishing. Read more »
Working on a Live FileMaker System
by Jeremiah Hammond on March 13, 2012
Avoid the potential problems while working on a live FileMaker system. Understand and prevent table locking, missing table occurrences, and throwing users on default tabs. Read more »BaseElements FileMaker Plugin Sponsorship
by Kevin Hammond on January 5, 2012
If you use plug-ins to extend FileMaker, you have to check out the BaseElements plug-in. The plug-in is free, open source, and is a terrific option when looking to extend FileMaker via a plug-in. This FileMaker plug-in has quickly become the Swiss Army knife of plugins! Read more »FileMaker and Lion Compatibility
by Kevin Hammond on November 17, 2011
FileMaker 11v4 is Mac OS X Lion 10.7 compatible, but are you? See what versions are supported and what you might need to address now that Rosetta support isn't included in the latest Mac OS X release. Read more »
New FileMaker TechNet is Now Free
by Kevin Hammond on November 17, 2011
FileMaker TechNet includes a Developer forum, Webinars, Technical Documentation, Developer News, White papers, Sales Tools, and a Technical Resource Library all for free. Read more »FileMaker Annual Volume Licensing (AVLA)
by Kevin Hammond on November 17, 2011
DB Services is a FileMaker Authorized Reseller and provides FileMaker Volume Licensing to clients in North America and abroad. Read more »Upgrading FileMaker Pro, Part 2 - File Consolidation
by Kevin Hammond on September 2, 2009. Updated on November 16, 2011.
This is part two of a two-part article tackling the challenge of converting and consolidating FileMaker Pro .fp3 and .fp5 file types to .fp7. In part 2, we cover the process of Consolidating FileMaker Files. Read more »
FileMaker 9 Support to End
by Kevin Hammond on November 15, 2011
Support will end on September 27, 2012 for the FileMaker 9 product family. Read more »FileMaker Go 1.2 Enterprise Ready?
by Kevin Hammond on April 27, 2011
Is FileMaker 1.2 now ready for the Enterprise? We think so. New features include printing to PDF, printing to AirPrint, signature capture, charting, record locking messaging, and opening hidden files via a network path. Read more »
