FileMaker

Tired of those tiny inspector icons in FileMaker Pro on Windows?

TL; DR I will use FileMaker to create a project for myself, with a tagging system, floating windows, scripts, and keyboard shortcuts to make the project simpler to use.

A note to self about setting up my repurposed M1 Mac mini to run my development instance of FileMaker Server.

One thing I love about FileMaker is being able to quickly create a working prototype. Without getting bogged down with systems and dependencies, I can really fly in FileMaker. Today I did just that.

I have been thinking about how to organize my data since there are multiple ways to design a schema, even for the small amount of data I have.

Premise: A simple time tracker for solo entrepreneurs. Track the duration of time you spend on an activity, not the start and end time. Overview I’ve been tracking my time like this for years. While I don’t run my business on an hourly basis, I do get some value from knowing how long I spend…

I don’t use ExecuteSQL as much as I used to, but this template comes in handy when I do. I use this in the Data View to jumpstart my query. If I end up using the calculation in production, I’ll replace the table and field strings with references.

At the August meeting of COFMUG (Central Ohio FileMaker User Group) we took a look at the Base64 functions in FileMaker 14. We were all familiar with the functions, but I had recently stumbled on the idea of using them to create simple text-based files. Get the file: The demo file contains a simple contact…