I have a few scripts, including some Facter reporting “facts”, that make heavy use of FileMaker Server’s fmsadmin command. After a 14.0v4 on install on Yosemite I was puzzled to discover that one of the scripts wasn’t working.
Tag: Scripting
A brand new Workspace!
Posted in All, FileMaker, FileMaker 14, News, Techniques
As a FileMaker developer you probably spend a big chunk of your time writing scripts. The new Script Workspace in FileMaker 14 is going to help you in a big way. It’s a breath of fresh air and at first glance it might seem trivial in that we now have colors and we actually can have white space, but there are many other productivity improvements that lurk beneath the surface.
What Are Your Imports Waiting For? FileMaker Perform Script on Server – Episode II
Posted in All, FileMaker, FileMaker Server, Performance, Techniques
Introduction
I hope that since our previous blog post you have been exploring the possibilities created by FileMaker’s Perform Script on Server (PSoS). This article is a continuation of the PSoS discussion and includes more cool things you can do with it, specifically running database imports on FileMaker Server.
100x Faster – Flight Testing FileMaker Perform Script on Server – Episode I
Posted in All, FileMaker, FileMaker Server, Performance, Techniques
Read the follow up to this blog post at What Are Your Imports Waiting For? FileMaker Perform Script on Server – Part II
Introduction
Since the release of FileMaker 13 we have been exploring a new feature called “Perform Script on Server” (PSoS) and trust me there are many cool things you can do with it. I’m going to describe how PSoS works, how it’s best implemented, and how our tests show PSoS can drastically improve database performance, more than 100x in some situations. However, there are also a number of considerations before you run wild and convert scripts to execute via PSoS. So, I’ll cover these as well.
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Popover Pop-up Menus
Posted in All, Design, FileMaker, Techniques
Overview
This technique uses filterable portals contained in FileMaker 13’s new Popover object to provide user-friendly pop-up menu behavior.
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Cancel a FileMaker Script – with Easy Clean-up
Posted in All, FileMaker, Techniques
demo file: Cancel_Clean_Up.fmp12
As FileMaker developers, sometimes we write scripts that take a long time to process data. Maybe it’s because we’re looping over many records gathering up a report. Or maybe we have set up a process — say for generating a new project, invoice or service order — that involves gathering up a list of tasks, and it takes time to do this.
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Curl HTTP Post from FileMaker
Posted in All, bBox, FileMaker, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons
I was trying to test out some HTTP post transactions with the curl command, and things weren’t working.
One glitch was due to how the curl command parses its options. All characters, including spaces can be significant, so “-X POST” is not the same as “-XPOST”. This difference might be hidden if calling from the shell, which trims extraneous spaces in parameters, but I was calling via the bBox plug-in’s curl function, and this calls the command directly from FileMaker.
Go, JavaScript Go!
Posted in All, FileMaker, JavaScript, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons
Introduction
You gotta love FileMaker Go. Go’s ability to effortlessly create data-driven mobile apps and extend existing desktop data applications to mobile users is transformative. But sooner or later, almost all of us run up against one of Go’s core limitations: its lack of native plugins.
Native Web 2.0 Controls in FileMaker 12 Layouts
Posted in All, Design, FileMaker, JavaScript, Techniques, Tools & Add-ons
One of the most exciting aspects of the newly-released FileMaker 12 product line upgrade is a major redesign to the product’s UI. A new Design Surface modernizes FileMaker Pro layouts and updates every built-in control, giving developers and designers powerful new tools for designing better interfaces.
But as great as Design Surface is, why just stay on the surface?
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99 bottles of beer
Posted in All, FileMaker, Techniques
Here’s a fun little challenge for your Friday afternoon. You can do it at home, in a bar, or hopefully even at work. Best of all, it’s technical and creative. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to produce the lyrics to 99 Bottles of Beer in your favorite programming language. I chose to do the solution below in FileMaker. See 99-bottles-of-beer.net for the official challenge details. Continue reading “99 bottles of beer”