Notes from a FileMaker Journey
How to Dynamically Hide Buttons in the FileMaker Button Bar
- Who: Beginner-Intermediate
- What: How to Dynamically Hide Buttons in the FileMaker Button Bar
- With: FileMaker 15 +
- Why: Some layouts just need a different set of buttons
How to Commit and Close the “Specify Calculation” and “Set Variable Options” Windows with Key Strokes
- Who: Any Level
- What: How to Commit the Specify Calculation and Set Variable Options Windows with Key Strokes
- With: FileMaker 15 +
- Why: If you prefer using keystrokes for efficiency, use this technique
The Advantage of the Zero Found Set
- Who: Begginers
- What: The Advantage of the Zero Found Set
- With: All Versions
- Why: Stop wasting time and performance resources “showing all records” unless you really need to show all records
How to Use a Script Like a Complex Variable
- Who: Beginner
- What: How to Use a Script Like a Complex Variable
- With: All Versions
- Why: It can be helpful to use the power of a script to obtain a resulting value
Use 2 Different Comment Colors in Scripts!
- Who: Beginner-Intermediate
- What: Use 2 Different Comment Colors in Scripts
- With: FileMaker 14 +
- Why: Organize your script steps with color coding
How to Dynamically Add and Retrieve More Data Using a Single Variable
- Who: Intermediate-Advanced
- What: Dynamically Add and Retrieve More Data to and from a Single Variable (A “Digging Deep” article)
- With: All Versions
- Why: You want to set a variable, but it’s possible that there may be more than one instance of that variable.