Category: FileMaker 18

Using REST and cURL with FileMaker Server 18’s Data API

by Darren Burgess
Posted in FileMaker 18, FileMaker Data API, FileMaker Server, Integration

Well, here we are again! With the release of FileMaker 18 we get the third version of the FileMaker Data API. This version brings an iterative advancement in features while maintaining the core functionality that was introduced with V1 of the API in FileMaker Server 17.

I’m following suit with an iterative advancement of my previous blog posts about the Data API (here and here).

NOTE: We’ve updated this series of blog posts and demo files to cover FileMaker 19:

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Importing, Made Easy by FileMaker 18

by Andrew Witschonke
Posted in FileMaker, FileMaker 18

Out With the Old…

Anyone who has used FileMaker will be familiar with the powerful import abilities the platform has. Being able to quickly and easily ingest comma- or tab-delimited data and Excel files makes merging multiple data sources into a single cohesive application pretty convenient. However, the import UI that has existed for the platform over the last decade (maybe longer) is cumbersome and often downright frustrating. This is especially the case when trying to import many columns and match them to fields with different names than the source.

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