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How to Use Font Awesome as SVG Icons in FileMaker Buttons

Articles, Quick Tips

Who: Anyone who wants to use Font Awesome as SVG icons in FileMaker
What: How to Use Font Awesome as SVG Icons in FileMaker
With: FileMaker Server 14+ (not tested on earlier versions)
Why: Font Awesome is a common and useful set of icons.

How To Install MySQL ODBC Drivers to Connect FileMaker 15 to MySQL

Articles, Digging-Deep

Who: Intermediate-Advanced
What: How To Install MySQL ODBC Drivers to Connect FileMaker 15 to MySQL
With: FileMaker 15+
Why: To use data from a MySQL db within a FileMaker solution/table occurrence

How to Commit and Close the “Specify Calculation” and “Set Variable Options” Windows with Key Strokes

Articles, Beginner, Quick Tips

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

How to Dynamically Add and Retrieve More Data Using a Single Variable

Articles, Digging-Deep

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.