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Printing Records With Different Output Designs

November 3, 2011 / 6 comments

Most of the time when we print records in FileMaker, the output of every record appears pretty much the same, with similar formatting and design. But what if we want records to print with a completely different output design depending on the type of record? In this article we detail some of the various ways in which this can be achieved, and the pros and cons of each method… Read more...

Making Your Windows Self-Aware (Mac Only!)

May 6, 2011 / 8 comments

In this article the term "self-aware window" refers to a FileMaker window that can know in real-time whether or not it is the currently selected window, and act accordingly. We introduce a technique for allowing windows to know this, and some examples of what windows could do with that knowledge… Read more...

Integrating Image Maps in FileMaker

April 29, 2011 / 12 comments

In this article I demonstrate how you can use image maps with web viewers in FileMaker. In doing so, you can display images that, when clicked, can report the coordinate chosen back to FileMaker to handle in whichever manner you wish… Read more...

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