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Here's a list of the FileMaker Developer Conferences* through 2020:
| # | | Year | | Location |
| 23 | | 2020 | | Nashville, Tennessee** |
| 23 | | 2019 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 23 | | 2018 | | Grapevine, Texas |
| 22 | | 2017 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 21 | | 2016 | | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 20 | | 2015 | | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19 | | 2014 | | San Antonio, Texas |
| 18 | | 2013 | | San Diego, California |
| 17 | | 2012 | | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 16 | | 2011 | | San Diego, California |
| 15 | | 2010 | | San Diego, California |
| 14 | | 2009 | | San Francisco, California |
| 13 | | 2008 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 12 | | 2007 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 11 | | 2006 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 10 | | 2005 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9 | | 2004 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 8 | | 2003 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7 | | 2002 | | Palm Desert, California |
| 6 | | 2001 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 5 | | 2000 | | Palm Desert, California |
| 4 | | 1999 | | San Diego, California |
| 3 | | 1998 | | Monterey, California |
| 2 | | 1997 | | San Jose, California |
| 1 | | 1996 | | Santa Clara, California |
* Name changed to Claris Engage in 2020 to match renaming of FileMaker, Inc. to Claris.
**Due to the COVID-19 virus, this conference was changed to a virtual conference. |
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Michael Rocharde and I started the Fireside FileMaker podcast way back in 2019. We've recorded 45 episodes along with our good friend Marc Larochelle. But, all things come to an end... at some point. I'm proud of the work I've done on the Podcast so I want to share some of my favorite episodes. There will als... |
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Over the years, clients have asked me for a variety of reporting features that aren't easily created with standard subsummary and summary tools. A lot of them, including this technique, use the GetSummary function. I remember having such a hard time wrapping my head around the GetSummary logic when I was work... |
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Scripting a change log table has been around since script triggers were introduced in FileMaker 10. But, do you know the right way to script a field modification log? I've been programming them for years and have gone through every version of them and have settled on what I'm going to cover today. We'll start... |
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A long, long time ago, in a far away land, Bob Cusick, of Clickware, sent me a tip file that used a single field to log changes to fields in a table. Through the years I modified it and released it many times but here’s the latest version. This version is so abstracted, all you need is a single custom functio... |
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FileMaker, Inc. and Claris have been waging a war against Manage Database clutter for over two decades. In the early days of FileMaker, let's say FileMaker 3.0, there was no need to worry about packing too much into Manage Database because people weren't designing complex solutions like they do today. These d... |
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I've talked to other developers, read articles and even attended presentations on how to create multilingual FileMaker solutions. I've always thought to myself... "I'll never have to do this myself" so I only half listened. Now I have a client who needs multilingual field labels, titles, button text, tooltips... |
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I once asked someone on the forums why they wanted a particular solution. I did this because they were asking for a technique that seemed like a lot of unnecessary work. I was attempting to provide a better answer that met their true needs within the abilities of FileMaker. In other words, why give a man a fi... |
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A lot has happened in 2020 but I'm not hear to preach about the pandemic, the presidential race or George Floyd. A ton has transpired in the FileMaker market too! Probably the biggest news is JavaScript and FileMaker living in perfect harmony. But, I'll also pontificate about quarterly releases, Claris Engage... |
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SVG Ready
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Level: Advanced
Category: User Interface
12/08/2020
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The SVG button icons that come included with FileMaker are great but there are so many holes in the library. Lately, I've been scouring the internet for free icons to meet the needs of some more complicated client interfaces. When I find a good one, it usually isn't in SVG format so I have to convert it and t... |
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Almost every single solution I develop requires a method for dealing with text in fields that is purposely or accidentally formatted in browse mode. For better or worse, FileMaker allows users to change text formatting in browse mode via the Format menu. FileMaker also doesn't automatically remove formatting... |
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