This is my quick thoughts on topics of the moment and the day related to business and FileMaker Pro.
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FileMaker Pro 11 Development Tip - Inspector
If you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, FileMaker Development tips are always very useful. In FileMaker Pro 11 the Inspector tool is a great new feature, though for some seasoned developers there is some development habits that have to be kicked to…
FileMaker 11 Bug - Get Script Parameter Fails on Button Object
We have discovered and further verified with FileMaker Inc. that when Get(ScriptParameter) is used on a graphical object (Button) that the scripting stack wipes out the Get(ScriptParameter).
Scenario:
1. Script is fired to perform a find and a…
Filemaker's Bento Personal Database App to Launch for iPad
After reading this post at MacRumors.com I just had to post it in my blog, this is a great rumor and I do hope it is true. If true this does go to show that the iPad mixed signals launch is finally gaining steam. We are in the midst of planning out…
Happy Anniversary ! 10 years and growing
It was 10 years ago today that Terra Software Corporation was incorporated and official became a company. It has been an interesting 10 years with many changes and advances in the things we do. We have gone from Computers that could barley…
FileMaker Services for our clients in 2010
Here is a snippet of what we will be offering in 2010 for our FileMaker clients in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Canada, United States, Europe and globally.
- FileMaker Hosting
- FileMaker Development
- Filemaker Consulting
- FileMaker QuickBooks…
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Great New Year
Merry Christmas everyone and for those clients and readers that are not Christian Happy Holidays and enjoy the break. In North America this is a time year stepped in tradition and family, that being said since World War II (Great Patriotic War for…
The Client, User and the Cocky Professional
Well being in business you should already know that clients matter, if you don't, watch out!.
I decided to post this because the other day I was speaking with a colleague and thought wow, this individual is smart, knows there stuff but is clueless…
Tweetle Dee Twitter Me
Well now that I have been finally tweeting through Twitter I GET IT! Twitter can actually be a very useful service for quick communication and attracting new business. So far from our experience with being out in the Twitter universe, giving is what…
Single FileMaker Database vs. Multi-File Database (Separated data model)
In many ways it is easier and faster to build under a single hood in the current FileMaker 7 - 10 family. That being said a single hood database can also become a very slow, bogged down, crashing mess. When building your solution go back to the…
Changed our look
Tonight we have changed the look of our website to give it a fresh feel, this also should serve as a better site and easier to find information. Thanks for coming and we look forward to being of service
iPhone Native App vs Web App
First lets clarify the difference between a smart phone native app and a Web App.
A Web application is simply a website that is available over the internet and compatible with the device, smart phone or regular cell phone. A Native Application is an…
Auto Entry (Auto-Calculation) vs Lookup Fields
When first starting out in FileMaker things like Auto Entry compared to lookup fields or even regular calculations can be confusing. Auto Entry Calculations can use foreign or child fields from another table or file, though you will find that when…
FMBot (FileMaker Bots)
FileMaker can often require the use of automated tasks that are scheduled to run at specific times, or an ongoing frequency. There is a couple main ways you can accomplish this, either through scheduling events in FileMaker Server 9 (Process must…
Planning!
There are many ways to build a solution in FileMaker, especially moving forward into FileMaker 7, 8, 8.5 and 9.0. Over the past few months we have been seeing more and more requests for repairs on other developers work, or to add on to an existing…