en-us Copyright 2008 Advisor Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. rss@advisormedia.biz (Advisor RSS Editor) rss@advisormedia.biz (Advisor RSS Tech) http://filemaker.advisor.com The Advisor Guide to FileMaker Pro database software for advanced users and solution developers, covering FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Advanced, FileMaker Server, FileMaker Mobile, and more, for Windows and MacOS. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss FileMaker Development http://img.advisor.com/wimage.nsf/vCatID/logo.mfflogo10/$file/mfflogo10.gif 100 33 http://filemaker.advisor.com http://my.advisor.com/doc/19453Which approach is best for a solution: Table-to-table, distribution, separation, or session? Learn about each, and the pros and cons of these approaches.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19453 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19456Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19456 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19466Learn how and when to use the Set Error Capture script step, and how to script comprehensive error testing and handling.Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19466 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19445Make your FileMaker/PHP Web application shine with AJAX.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19445 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19426With FileMaker 9's External SQL Sources feature, you can make the connection to high-end corporate databases with no complicated programming.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19426 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19429Discover the reasons for some odd layouts after an upgrade.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19429 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19432One of the best ways to be an efficient developer is to master FileMaker Pro's keyboard shortcuts. If you make an effort to learn them, you'll accumulate some truly useful time savers. Here are some favorites.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19432 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19447Why are 173 FileMaker Business Alliance (FBA) members and countless other in-house developers certified for FileMaker Pro 7, 8, and 9? Find out here.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19447 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19448Learn how to auto-enter the modification timestamp from the host when a user modifies any field on a record.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19448 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19428Find out what to do when text files don't import correctly.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19428 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19431FileMaker, Inc., has given us a brand new way to manage data. Find out what you can (and can't) do with Bento.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19431 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19446What constitutes good nutrition for creative, professional, responsible FileMaker Pro developers? Find the right blend of programming activities to keep you interested and growing, while providing the greatest value to your company.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19446 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19412Whether you're a newbie or a FileMaker Pro guru, you'll undoubtedly have to provide scripted buttons to navigate through the plethora of layouts in your solution. Find out how.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19412 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19413Learn how to create a directory or folder on the local hard drive from a FileMaker file natively.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19413 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19414Have you ever found yourself creating essentially the same value list for two or more separate but similar fields? Use this tip to save some time in those cases.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19414 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19411Learn an alternative to the container field that lets you embed QuickTime movies in a database.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19411 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19418Make reporting easier for users with this application of conditional value lists.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19418 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19408Learn how to use the FileMaker API for PHP to build and display complex value listsMon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19408 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19419In-house and consulting developers tend to be experts on different, complementary pieces of the software development picture. Learn how to bring these talents together to build more and better FileMaker Pro solutions.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19419 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19430Create better layouts and help users navigate your solutions by putting the conditional formatting feature to work.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19430 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19410Discover a solution to a complex printing problem.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19410 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19357In-house and consulting developers tend to be experts on different, complementary pieces of the software development picture. Learn how to bring these talents together to build more and better FileMaker Pro solutions.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19357 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19417Are your contacts getting out of control? Find out how to get all the valuable information from your vCards into a FileMaker Pro database.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19417 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19386Want to spiff up a solution? Scripting is the answer. Find out how scripting can help your solutions look great.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19386 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19378Learn some shortcuts that can have you finding just the right data with few keystrokes.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19378 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19382The super search is a method for quickly searching several fields without having to enter Find mode. Learn how to use it.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19382 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19237Make reporting easy for users with a technique that builds complex reports using relationships, not finds.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19237 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19381Learn an innovative technique that wouldn't have been nearly as elegant before FileMaker Pro 9.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19381 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19384Finesse your buttons by making the highlight the same shape as the button.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19384 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19383Help users see the correct information when they first open your FileMaker Pro solution.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19383 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19385Find out when you'd use Set Variable, and what the difference is in variable names starting with $ versus $$.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19385 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19415What are your ideas for future enhancements to the FileMaker product line?Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19415 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19363Writing calculations that round time requires you to know how FileMaker Pro stores time. Find out what that is, and what formulas you can use.Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19363 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19359Say you have a database that uses container fields to display PDF files and you want to print from a list view. In cases where there is no PDF in the container field, you want the next full container field to slide up and take the space occupied by an empty one. Find out how to make this work.Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19359 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19361Find out how the courseware has been revamped to focus on the development aspects of FileMaker Pro.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19361 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19364Understanding all aspects of record locking is extremely important to producing a professional FileMaker Pro solution. Find out what you need to know.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19364 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19358Learn how to let users add names to one table, then perform a find in another table that automatically omits anyone in the first table.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19358 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19352External SQL Source integration is one of the major changes in FileMaker Pro 9. Find out how to use it, when to use it, and what to look out for.Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19352 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19342Discover a range of audit logging techniques to help you meet compliance mandates, while also making data backup and recovery easier.Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19342 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19360Say you use a value list to add products to an order. How do you get the value list to change so after you add an item to the order, it disappears from the value list? Find out here.Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19360 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19365Learn a new twist on a technique for removing leading and trailing carriage returns from a text field.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19365 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19355Learn how to integrate the Web viewer with PayPal to automate software sales.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19355 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19337Learn how to organize limited screen real estate and prioritize data with the tab control tool.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19337 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19340You probably aren't lucky enough to work with organizations that are exclusively using FileMaker Pro. What happens when you need to share information with them? Find out how easy it is to export data into other file formats.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19340 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19339Sure you can create FileMaker Pro solutions to help with day-to-day business needs. But when do you call in help from a professional?Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19339 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19341Handling windows in FileMaker Pro can seem confusing at first, but with a few tips, you can be on your way to more efficient data management.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19341 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19338Data entry can be a grind, so do what you can to help out those who are using the databases you create, by giving them value lists.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Pro Basics Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19338 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19369Update fixes problems that caused FileMaker Pro 8.5 to hang when system language and region didn't match, and when saving to or exporting to Microsoft Excel format.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTADVISOR.comhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19369 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19362Find out how to delete a file from your local hard drive or a shared volume using a couple of script steps.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19362 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19372Coordinate large and complex print procedures and switch between different types of printers/drivers.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTADVISOR.comhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19372 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19345Learn how to use PHP to process a user login and to maintain a session for logged-in users.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19345 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19370Survey solution supports multiple languages, provides custom cascading style sheets support, has visual reporting statistics, and more.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTADVISOR.comhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19370 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19329Learn how to hide field labels underneath a field, without having to add a calculation field for every field label.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19329 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19331Learn how to sort portals by multiple independent field types using the Tab Control feature, without any tricks to hid the tabs.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19331 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19315Learn how to add powerful contact management and calendar capabilities to your FileMaker Pro solutions.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19315 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19330Using the autoresize feature in FileMaker Pro 9, you can have any object resize with the size of the window, including portals. Find out how.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19330 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19313Creating user interfaces that are easy to learn and efficient to use requires an understanding of the psychology we all share. Use these techniques to build FileMaker Pro solutions users can effectively navigate and use, and that enhance confidence in you and the product.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19313 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19371Logging View data, instant data rollback, and recovery from crash or corruption among compliance capabilities.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTADVISOR.comhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19371 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19335FileMaker Pro 9 works well in corporate environments. See how to make the most of it.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19335 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19333Learn how to highlight a field as soon as you click or tab into it.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19333 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19316Learn how to use an example plug-in from FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced to run a script to add an extra handling charge to an invoice.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19316 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19314Add context to your data quickly and easily without adding summary fields to your tables.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19314 http://my.advisor.com/doc/19332Find out how to highlight the currently active record in list view without a script or plug-in.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTFileMaker Advisorhttp://my.advisor.com/doc/19332