Typically, portals in FileMaker are used for showing related data. However, a portal based on the same table as its layout would simply display the current found set. If you made the portal large...
Posted by Ryan McTeer
Read MoreThis versatile function offers quite a bit of value to any developer’s toolkit. It gives us the ability to interrogate the state of different layout objects (also called introspection) which allows...
Posted by Patrick Briggs
Read MoreDuring agile development in FileMaker, sometimes you may notice an unwanted performance difference after adding a new feature, or display a new field to a layout. In this blog, I’d like to address...
Posted by Ryan McTeer
Read MoreA common feature I like to provide on my FileMaker list view layouts is clickable headers that sort records based on that column. Realistically, you don’t always have the luxury of being in a simple...
Posted by Ryan McTeer
Read MoreSometimes you can benefit from a method called abstraction where you use what’s called “indirection.” Indirection is a way that you can automatically iterate through a series of steps like set...
Posted by Patrick Briggs
Read MoreChoosing the Name From exporting data to excel sheets to custom print layouts, automated naming for exported files can help with organization and create a more professional look. The first thing to...
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