Windows Users May Snarl

by Michael Gaslowitz

If you liked the post where I integrated Growl into FileMaker, but wondered if it could work on Windows, you might want to take a look at Snarl. Like Growl on Mac OS X, Snarl displays on-screen notifications in Windows, and with the help of the command-line utility Snarl_CMD.exe, Snarl can be integrated to work [...]

Video: Import Data from the Fake Name Generator

by Michael Gaslowitz

This post demonstrates how to use the Fake Name Generator to generate fake data for your real FileMaker databases. Beginners will also learn how to import Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into FileMaker. iPod Download (8.2 MB) Fake Name Generator website Download FakeNameGenerator.zip

August 8, 2008 • FileMaker, Podcast, Toolkit • Comments Off

Video: Quicksilver for Large Type Functionality

by Michael Gaslowitz

This post demonstrates how to integrate Large Type functionality into your FileMaker Pro database using Quicksilver. For those who have never poked around in Apple’s Address Book, clicking on a phone number type (work, home, etc.) pulls up a list of options, one of which is Large Type. Think big numbers across the screen for [...]

July 30, 2008 • AppleScript, Custom Function, FileMaker, Podcast • Comments Off

FileMaker DevCon 2008 Recap

by Michael Gaslowitz

I want to use this post to share with you a few of the amazing presenters and sessions I attended at FileMaker DevCon 2008 in Phoenix, AZ. Please note that while I did attend 12 sessions, I am only listing the ones that really opened my eyes. I learned so much over the course of [...]

Video: Growl Integration

by Michael Gaslowitz

This post demonstrates how to integrate the Growl notification system for Mac OS X with your FileMaker Pro Database. Growl notifications are called via an AppleScript that has been formatted into a custom function. FileMaker Pro Advanced is required to view the custom function. These notifications can be used whenever you want to alert a [...]

Video: Paged Data with Resizable Portals

by Michael Gaslowitz

Since the zippScript plugin is no longer available for download, the sample file included in this demo now uses the 360Works ScriptMaster plugin. You however, are free to use any script-triggering plugin you choose. (2009.03.22) This post demonstrates how to create Google-style page results in dynamically-sized FileMaker portals. As you will see, all it takes [...]

zippScript for Script Triggering and Scheduling

by Michael Gaslowitz

The zippScript plugin is no longer available for download, but there are more script-triggering plugins for you to use. (2009.03.22) If you are not using script triggers in your solutions (or have no idea what I am talking about), go download the amazing zippScript plug-in and install it right now. From the zippTools website: Simply [...]

Function Scripting [ learn ]

by Michael Gaslowitz

The method I use to pass and retrieve parameters in almost all of my scripts is something I learned from Matt Petrowsky’s instructional video at FileMaker Magazine called Function Scripting. It is not for beginners, but it is one of the more powerful and dynamic things you can learn to do with FileMaker. Function Scripting [...]

May 29, 2008 • Custom Function, FileMaker, Scripting • Comments Off

Configure AppleScript to Work with FileMaker

by Michael Gaslowitz

Before we get into all of the cool things you can do with FileMaker, we need to make sure it is configured to work properly with Apple’s scripting utility, AppleScript. Head into the Finder, navigate to Applications > AppleScript, and open up AppleScript Utility. Check the box Enable GUI Scripting. You are now ready for [...]

May 20, 2008 • AppleScript, FileMaker • Comments Off

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