FileMaker: Explore – Advanced Techniques

Geolocation with FileMaker Go

While FileMaker Go can't directly access the iPhone's GPS, you can use a web viewer and Mobile Safari's geolocation features to map your location.

FileMaker Does Sudoku!

We have a bunch of really smart FileMaker developers here at The Support Group who can do some clever stuff with FileMaker. To find out just how clever, our Development Director ran a contest for the entire technical staff to see who could build the fastest Sudoku puzzle solver using FileMaker. This is the result.

Creating Calendars with Portal Filters

Ever wanted to display event records in a calendar format? Of course you have! And FileMaker Pro 11 makes this so much easier with filtered portals.

Dynamically naming a variable

FileMaker Pro 10 introduced Set Field By Name step, allowing you to use a calculation to choose the field to be edited. But where's Set Variable By Name? Here's how to dynamically name a variable using Let() and Evaluate().

Highlight the active field with conditional formatting

Highlighting the active field with conditional formatting requires the simplest formula in the world, but HOW to use it is not so obvious.