Jonathan Stark

Mobile strategy, training, and development.

Tag: FileMaker

Using Script Triggers To Restore Active Tabs in FileMaker

Brian Ginn recently asked me to review his “StickyTabs” proof of concept file for his FileMaker Plus podcast. Brian had a nice start on the demo file, but it was lacking support for multiple layouts and nested tab controls, so I took a whack at it myself.
Thanks to Brian for contributing to the FileMaker [...]

5 Changes to the FileMaker API for PHP

Now that FileMaker Server 10 has been released, a number of people have asked whether or not there have been any changes to the FileMaker API for PHP. The short answer is “No, not really,” but I did run a diff on the files and discovered there have been some tweaks.
1) Internal record ids [...]

New Downloads Available

I have posted a couple of new downloads for your FileMaker enjoyment: Delete All Records and Process DDRv2. Enjoy!

FileMaker Turns 10

FileMaker Inc today announced the immediate release of FileMaker Pro 10. I have been following the progress of this application for quite some time and I think it’s a really strong release. The user interface has gotten a much needed facelift, reports can now be eddited in real-time, aggregate fields can be added to table [...]

SmartPill PHP Edition 2.0 Released

Micah and the gang over at Scodigo have released a new version of SmartPill, their awesomely useful FileMaker plugin. There are too many new features to list here (e.g. native OS file/folder pickers, progress bars, the intriguingly named “PHP_LoadFunctionsFromURL” function), but there is one that I just have to call attention to. Namely, the “PHPx” [...]