Mapping your data in FileMaker is complex and we've made it easier with fmFlare. Using simple script calls you can find your current location using GPS or IP address, validate and geocode addresses, … Read more about FileMaker and GIS / Mapping with fmFlare
Have you tried sending a lot of marketing or notification emails for your company using your internet provider’s email sending account and failed? This approach is fraught with problems and … Read more about Sending Transactional Email from FileMaker with BrilliantConnect
Your FileMaker solution may need to accept and process payments for invoices and purchases. Stripe or Paypal are likely the answer. Both are web development services for processing credit cards … Read more about Taking Payments with FileMaker using fmFlare
SMS (Short Message Service) is the transmission of short text messages (no more than 160 characters) to and from a mobile smart phone. Twilio is a great service to help make this happen. fmFlare … Read more about Sending SMS from FileMaker with fmFlare
WARNING: This tune WILL get stuck in your head! To celebrate summer we created the coolest LuminFire rap video ever. The idea was sparked during a conversation around the Millennium Falcon one day … Read more about The LuminFire Rap is Here
FileMaker has been helping companies transform their business more than 30 years and developed quite the installed user base around the world. Here’s a run down of some FileMaker statistics and facts … Read more about FileMaker Statistics Infographic 2018
The Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas is the site of the 2018 FileMaker DevCon. I recently took a scouting trip to the resort to get all the details so you can have the best trip possible. … Read more about FileMaker DevCon 2018 Gaylord Texan Resort Preview
One of the great things about FileMaker is it’s ability to create useful solutions quickly. That’s why FileMaker is the #1 rapid application development software in the world. Our local Claris … Read more about Claris FileMaker Go Pizza Party Count for iPad 3.0
“FileMaker Pro” is no longer available…and it’s a good thing. With the release of FileMaker 17, the desktop client applications for FileMaker have been greatly simplified. Three products have been … Read more about FileMaker 17 is Here!
Most regular FileMaker users access their custom apps via a product called FileMaker Pro. The folks who make those custom apps use FileMaker Pro Advanced. You could create a nice custom app in … Read more about FileMaker 17: Now YOU Get Advanced, and YOU Get Advanced…
If you create a new table in a FileMaker 17 file, you might notice that a few fields were created automatically for you: Previous versions of FileMaker created no new fields for you. It was up … Read more about FileMaker 17 + Default Fields… Control Your Own Destiny
FileMaker has long had the ability to send an email message with the Send Mail script step (via email client or SMTP). You could even send an attachment. But if you wanted to send multiple … Read more about FileMaker 17, Meet Email Attachment Number 2