Richard Carlton and Michael Wallace go under the hood of the RCC FileMaker Layout Optimizer.  From analyzing scripts to discussion of the Base Elements plugin, there is a lot of great info to be learned!

Important Note: WebDirect is for limited access… with limited numbers of users. If you have 10…or maybe 15 users who might sign up at one time… then WebDirect might be OK for you use. This is light weight *simultaneous* access.

If you are using FileMaker Server 13…then you can easily setup a Survey or Registration web page that fills information directly into your FileMaker database… without any programming. The trick is to get the browser to “auto-login” to a WebDirect page. This video will walk you through the process of setting this up. This video also shows you how to hide the toolbar and the menu bar…so the user cannot “see” they are in FileMaker. Very Cool!!!

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

Zip Code Lookup with Zippopotamus

Looking up location data is a piece of cake when you have a zip code and a free download of Zippopotamus!

Download Zippopotamus here:
http://www.zippopotam.us

Download FM Starting Point here:
http://www.fmstartingpoint.com

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Training Video Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

Validating Emails with a Service

Making sure the emails that you are sending from FileMaker are valid is very important for your organization and to your email provider.

Download FM Starting Point here:
http://www.fmstartingpoint.com

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Video Training Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

Progress Bars in FileMaker

Andy Persons, from Excelisys, has created an amazing free tool that helps you easily add Progress Bars to your FileMaker solutions.

Download the free sample file here:
http://www.excelisys.com/blog/2014/08/28/filemaker-pro-13-tip-n-trick-v3-filemaker-pro-progress-bar/

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Video Training Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

This video is a demo of Geist Interactive’s GoDraw application. It allows an iPad user to draw with their finger directly in a FileMaker Go solution!

Purchase GoDraw from Geist Interactive here:
https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/filemaker-drawing-tool-godraw/?giref=1

Download FM Starting Point here:
http://www.fmstartingpoint.com

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Video Training Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

What is FileMaker?

In this overview video, Richard Carlton, CEO of Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. discusses the FileMaker software platform.

FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc. that integrates a database engine with a GUI-based interface, allowing users to modify the database to fit their needs.

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

Geist Interactive’s Barcode Creator is a great companion tool for FM Starting Point 4.2. By copying in a few scripts, you can be scanning barcodes in less than a minute!

Purchase Barcode Scanner from Geist Interactive here:
https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/filemaker-barcode/?giref=1

Download FM Starting Point here:
http://www.fmstartingpoint.com

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Video Training Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

Get up to speed by learning the basics of barcode scanning and creation in the FileMaker platform. We’re focusing on using a scan gun with FileMaker Pro, or the built-in camera with FileMaker Go… for the iPhone or iPad.

All this technology is built into our FREE FileMaker starter solution, called FM Starting Point.

Purchase Barcode Scanner from Geist Interactive here:
https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/filemaker-barcode/

Download FM Starting Point here:
http://www.fmstartingpoint.com

Download the FileMaker Pro 13 Video Training Course here:
http://www.learningfilemaker.com

Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. provides customized database development services for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Our core competency is FileMaker Pro, where we hold FileMaker’s highest certifications. With a team of 27 staff, we are capable of deploying both small and large solutions for a wide variety of customers. We service all modern versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Go (for the iPad and iPhone). We also deploy FileMaker databases to the web, and offer PHP/Web Development, iOS Programming, FileMaker Server Support, and Hosting Services.

http://www.rcconsulting.com/

Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com

Looking “under the hood” at FileMaker’s starter solutions is a great way for beginning developers to learn how to develop a FileMaker database. The Invoice starter solution is actually built for intermediate to advanced developers. There are some complex features and functions under the hood that we will take a look at.

Want to learn FileMaker Pro?
http://www.rcconsulting.com/FMPro-Training/index.html