Category: InspectorPro

The Metadata-verse: FileMaker Server Save as XML

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, Claris Development, FileMaker, FileMaker 19, InspectorPro, Integration, Performance, Tools & Add-ons

As Claris gets further into an Agile groove, there are product releases more often, always with new features and improvements. Claris FileMaker 19.5 is no exception. It includes many new features, expanded extensibility, performance enhancements, and reliability improvements. I want to bring attention to one simple thing that promises to change the world for many of us in the FileMaker developer community: Save a Copy as XML…and the performance improvements running this on FileMaker Server.

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InspectorPro 7.2 for FileMaker – Faster on M1!

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, Claris Development, FileMaker, FileMaker 19, FileMaker Cloud, FileMaker Server, InspectorPro, Performance, Tools & Add-ons

Everything about the M1 Apple silicon leaves you simply delighted and surprised. It’s like the first time you drive a super-charged Tesla and feel the rush of powerful acceleration OR I imagine it’s like when Han Solo first blasts the Falcon into light speed: it must be experienced to be believed.

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I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found: InspectorPro 7 Global Search

by Christopher
Posted in Claris Development, FileMaker, FileMaker 17, FileMaker 18, FileMaker 19, FileMaker Cloud, InspectorPro, Tools & Add-ons

When I am working in the Bay Area, I often carpool to Beezwax’s Cupertino and Oakland offices with Vince Menanno, the creator and lead architect of InspectorPro. Over two years of commuting, I have been bugging him to add global search to InspectorPro, so FileMaker developers can search elements across the entire DDR for any solution. Vince must have gotten tired of my nagging, because at long last we can all enjoy this functionality, in InspectorPro 7.

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Show me external vs. embedded containers in FileMaker

by Beezwax Team
Posted in FileMaker 17, FileMaker 18, InspectorPro

Dear InspectorPro: Can you show me a report on the container fields used in my FileMaker solution, with a list of all externally-referenced vs. internally-stored (“embedded”) fields? Sincerely, Thanks in Advance-d.

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FileMaker Konferenz, Salzburg 2017

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, Beezwax News, Data Analytics, Events, FileMaker, InspectorPro, Performance, Tableau FM

The 8th FileMaker Konferenz is happening October 12 – 14, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Pitter Event Center in Salzburg, Austria.

At the konferenz Vincenzo Menanno, director of FileMaker Development for Beezwax presents two sessions on advanced FileMaker development:

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FileMaker & Tableau | Building Dashboards with Interactivity

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, Beezwax News, Community, Data Analytics, FileMaker, FileMaker 15, InspectorPro, Tableau, Tableau FM

If you’ve been working with FileMaker, then I don’t have to sell you on the fact that it’s a great solution to help you manage your data. Whether you’re an in-house developer, a consultant, or just starting to explore what is possible with this powerful platform, you will at some point come across the need to build in some kind of dashboard. Maybe your group needs to see sales trends for the last year or perhaps you have a system that tracks projects and want to see the daily average of tasks completed. In either case, dashboards are a great way to synthesize large amounts of information and provide you with insight in a simple and informative visual design.

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InspectorPro 6

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, FileMaker, FileMaker 15, InspectorPro, News, Performance, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons

InspectorPro 6

Highlighting insight, performance and collaboration

Wow! InspectorPro 6 is finally here. Can’t even believe it. It was such a massive undertaking. Lots of great new things and many improvements. Really proud of this release. In the immortal words of the late Steve Jobs… “This is our best version ever”.

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FileMaker Collaboration, Performance & Insight with InspectorPro

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, Beezwax News, Community, FileMaker, FileMaker 15, InspectorPro, Performance, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons

 

FileMaker Meetups: Seattle, Portland, Santa Clara & LA

Beezwax’s Vincenzo Menanno is hitting the road this week to visit our FileMaker colleagues across the West Coast, talking about “FileMaker Collaboration, Performance and Insight with InspectorPro”. Vince will be presenting our latest research, development and product offerings to FileMaker Developer Meetups in Seattle, Portland, Santa Clara and Los Angeles.

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InspectorPro 5.5 Feature List!

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, Data Analytics, Design, FileMaker, FileMaker 14, InspectorPro, News

InspectorPro 5.5 is here! With it come some great enhancements and complete support for FileMaker 14:

• Now supports new features, themes, and styles found in FileMaker 14
• New visualization gives you a quick view of referenced and unreferenced items and problems
• New streamlined database view to help you get a bird’s-eye view of your database
• Automatic detection of malformed XML or invalid characters

CQDF Montréal 2015 – FileMaker

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, Beezwax News, Community, FileMaker, FileMaker 14, InspectorPro, News

La 5e Conférence québécoise des développeurs FileMaker (CQDF) 2015: les 25, 26 et 27 mai 2015 à l’hôtel Le St-Sulpice situé dans le Vieux-Montréal. Vincenzo Menanno, Beezwax, présente:

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Using InspectorPro 5 with FileMaker Pro Advanced 14

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, FileMaker, FileMaker 14, InspectorPro, News, Tools & Add-ons

FileMaker 14 is here, and while the Database Design Report (DDR) hasn’t changed, here’s a “Getting Started’ walkthrough for using InspectorPro with the latest version of FileMaker Pro Advanced.

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What happens at FileMaker DevCon…

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, Beezwax News, FileMaker, FileMaker 14, InspectorPro, News

The Beezwax Team will be in Las Vegas July 20-23, 2015 for the FileMaker Developers Conference, which is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. While we still hotly debate when best to double down at blackjack, and can only hope an Elvis impersonator will insist we stay off his blue suede shoes, there is one sure bet about DevCon: It’s the place to collect a jackpot of information by attending some of the more than 70 sessions and unsessions covering the latest trends in FileMaker development.

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hello San Antonio. hello FileMaker DevCon.

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, bBox, Beezwax News, Data Analytics, Design, FileMaker, InspectorPro, JavaScript, News, Tools & Add-ons

It’s FileMaker Developer Conference time, with 8 Beez in San Antonio for DevCon. We’re studying new development techniques from FileMaker Inc. and our industry peers, sharing a few methods of our own and even riding a few mechanical bulls at a real live cattle ranch!

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Re-Thinking is the new Rebuilding

by Vincenzo Menanno
Posted in All, FileMaker, InspectorPro, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons

Sometimes you just need to start over and to take a fresh look at how you are doing things. Many of you know that I usually like to start things anew, but its also understandable that this is impractical at times.

With the release of FileMaker 12, I was inspired to dive deep into how InspectorPro 4 (IP4) was architected and change my way of thinking. It isn’t about REBUILDING per se, but rather this is about RE-THINKING your solutions as you move to FM 12.
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[PR] Beezwax Announces InspectorPro 4 for FileMaker 12

by Jay Gonzales
Posted in All, Beezwax News, Data Analytics, FileMaker, InspectorPro, News, Tools & Add-ons

Beezwax Announces InspectorPro 4 for FileMaker 12

Leading Developer Tool Now Up To 10x Faster, Provides Deeper Analysis for FileMaker 12 Databases

MIAMI, Fla. – July 16, 2012 – Beezwax Datatools, Inc. today announced InspectorPro 4, a major new version of the leading developer tool for FileMaker 12 database analysis. Rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of FileMaker 12’s new architecture, InspectorPro 4 is up to 10 times faster than previous versions at processing FileMaker Database Design Reports. New features provide deeper analysis of database elements, a central dashboard, localized UI options, and powerful data visualizations – enabling FileMaker developers to discover more about their databases than ever before.

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