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It allows us to get a lot of the metadata from files that we put into our containers, to assist with creating new, container... Posted by [Mike Beargie](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/mbeargie) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/filemaker-tip-getcontainerattribute-2) 2 Minute Read #### [FileMaker 13 Licensing Options](https://blog.gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/filemaker-13-licensing-options) With the release of FileMaker 13, we’ve seen a monumental feature release with the new FileMaker WebDirect deployment abilities. However, with WebDirect, there comes a new licensing model for... 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