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FileMaker iBeacons

FileMaker 15 provides us with the ability to interact with iBeacon devices using FileMaker Go. This means we can associate data in our FileMaker solution with physical locations and have our iOS devices access them via the iBeacon technology.

Weihao Ding  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  May 10th, 2016

FileMaker Google Route Optimization

We go over how to use the Google Maps Directions API to arrange multiple locations to give you the best route possible. Save time and money by finding the most optimal route to your appointments. Let a third party such as Google help you with the Traveling Salesman Problem.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  April 5th, 2016

FileMaker Google Calendar Integration

Having your own calendar inside of FileMaker is a great way for you and your coworkers to keep track of upcoming appointments. However, building your own calendar in FileMaker is a very tedious task. Why reinvent the wheel when there are already apps out there that you can integrate with? We demo how you can integrate your FileMaker solution with Google Calendar to take advantage of Google's powerful features.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  February 2nd, 2016

Heat Maps in FileMaker

FileMaker is a powerful tool for data visualization. We will explore how you can use button icons to quickly construct a choropleth map, more commonly called a heat map. With this same technique, you can make pretty much any custom chart you can imagine. One could highlight parts of a car or other object, display health data on a human body, or illustrate an organization chart. The sky is the limit!

Emory Brown  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  January 6th, 2016

FileMaker Radius Search

Learn how to perform a radius search within your FileMaker solution, evaluating the distance between addresses. We take a look at how to build a radius search using the Google Maps API, some custom functions, and a couple calcs. Includes sample download file and YouTube video.

Nate Williams  /  Free Downloads,  Web,  Claris FileMaker  /  September 3rd, 2015

FileMaker Safety Checklist

The FileMaker platform does a great job providing native security features for your organization. Ever considered what would happen if your data was breached? Take the first step to prevent a breach by securing your application by reviewing our checklist.

Michael Westendorf  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  July 8th, 2015

Integrate FileMaker USPS Address Validation

Learn how to easily validate an address using a free web service from USPS. Sign up for a free developer account at USPS and ensure you have valid addresses.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  June 10th, 2015

FileMaker Avalara Sales Tax Integration

Sales tax rates can be difficult to keep track of for your business if you have customers all over the country or even world. Learn how to integrate FileMaker with a web service to automate sales tax rate lookup to make life a little easier.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  April 2nd, 2015

Interactive PDFs in FileMaker Go

By combining web viewers and file URLs you can show the contents of a PDF in FileMaker Go that works in a similar way as interactive containers in FileMaker Pro. Includes a sample file download.

Weihao Ding  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  March 3rd, 2015

FileMaker Scripting Best Practices and Conventions

Learn how to make applications easier on the users and other developers by making code that is robust and readable. A few tips and techniques for scripting that we use in systems are highlighted. Be sure to download our FileMaker Scripting Template database examples.

Emory Brown  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  October 13th, 2014

How to Create a PDF from FileMaker Server

Learn how to create a PDF from FileMaker Server. Whether you want to create it from a schedule or perform script on server script step, it can easily be done using PHP.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Hosting,  Claris FileMaker  /  August 12th, 2014

FileMaker Encryption With BaseElements

We here at DB Services love the BaseElements plugin. In fact we love it so much we decided to sponsor the development of HTTP POST in the plugin back at the beginning of 2012. So, as history tends to do, we repeated ourselves by sponsoring the development of the plugin again, but this time for encryption functions.

Jeremiah Kincaid  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  July 24th, 2014

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