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FileMaker is a cross-platform (OS X and Windows) database development environment.

FileMaker is a cross-platform (OS X and Windows) database development environment targeted at both novices and professional developers, with deployment for desktop, mobile and web applications.

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SQL linked server with filemaker

I have a client with FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced. I need to be able to connect to the filemaker database via SQL. I am using MS SQL Server 2008 R2, or Server 2012 can be used. These are the steps I have tried 0) Turned on ODBC/JDBC sharing in File ->…
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Can Drupal be used as a shell for custom web apps?

I am looking to create a web site that will need to exchange information with a Filemaker Pro (version 11) database. Using PHP I can create simple web apps that submit and retrieve data from Filemaker. I would however like to use a CMS framework…
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Duplicate a tab within a tab control

I have created a tab control and want each tab within it to have the same layout/formatting (but perhaps filtering the results or pulling results from different tables). The easiest way to do this would be to duplicate my first tab and then edit it,…
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Populating a table with fields from two other tables

I have two tables in Filemaker: tableA (which includes fields idA (e.g. a123), date, price) and tableB (which includes fields idB (e.g. b123), date, price). How can I create a new table, tableC, with field id, populated with both idA and idB,…
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Python in Filemaker Pro

I was hoping to calculate fields using some rather complicated functions, which I don't think I can realistically write in filemaker. I would prefer to write a script to extract data into python, perform some procedures and then import it back into…
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Create a back-end database for ios & web apps using filemaker

I'm need to create an ipad app that has access to a relational database as well a lot of images (which should be hosted on the web). My boss suggested that I use Filemaker, as he has a license for one of the versions. I searched the web for…
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Drop down menu with name instead of ID

In file maker I'm trying to relate a record to another record. It has to have an ID associated it. You can display the ID and name in the drop down but the field actually has to be an ID. Is there a way display the name and ID in the field, or…
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Search for recently modified records in Filemaker?

I'm using FileMaker 11 and trying to do a search that will show me only those records that have been modified or added since yesterday. I'm trying to use the Modification_timestamp field (which I think is a built-in FM field) but I can't seem to…
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FileMaker Pro 10 and xDBC ODBC Plugin

Has anyone got a ODBC data source setup for FileMaker Pro 10 on Windows? The documentation that ships with FileMaker Pro 10 does not make sense as it is saying to click on a set-up file that does not exist. None of the forums are providing an answer…
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Setting min and max pool size for ODBC Drivers in Windows

I have coded a C# application to setup an ODBC connection to any ODBC enabled DB. I have used this application to connect to FileMaker DB via ODBC. To achieve better performance, I have enabled the connection pooling option for FileMaker ODBC Driver…
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how to query a layout via ODBC in Filemaker Database

I have to access a FileMaker DB via ODBC in a C# application... When querying database table, everything goes fine. However when it comes to query a layout named XYZ for instance (as far as I understood, layouts are some sort of SQL views, please…
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Objective C Scripting Bridge with FileMaker Pro 11

I'm trying to use scripting bridge to communicate with FileMaker pro 11, I can get it to launch the App, open the correct database file but can't get any further. Has anyone got an example scripting bridge file for FileMaker Pro, once I can get my…
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Filemaker 11 Certification

I want to take the Filemaker Certified Developer course. What reading material, or web-tutorials, would you suggest to prepare for the course?
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FileMaker Webviewer

I have the following problem. I built a website with html and javascript. The website works. A component of the website is an API from vis.js. Now I have the problem that my website is not displayed in the webviewer of FileMaker (I tried with…
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working with global variable with multiple repetition in filemaker pro 10

Hi all i have declared a global vriable with 2 repetition, set variable [$$arr[2];value:"9557878322"] as i know i have declared it with 2 repetition so that it should store maximum two value but i dont know how to insert multiple value when we…
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