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  • Connecting FileMaker to PayPal with PHP – Overview

    Connecting FileMaker to PayPal with PHP – Overview

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2a6fb79″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2a6fb2f” ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/3qhAorNkpCM” wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2a6f2b1″ ][/st_video][st_text]Get an overview of using PHP pages to connect PayPal to FileMaker… to allow for easy management and sales of products and services.  This requires the use of FileMaker Server, and is a bit advanced, but the upside is a major labor saving in not double entering order data into your database.[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • Making a Scalable Database in FileMaker: Part 1

    Making a Scalable Database in FileMaker: Part 1

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2f35452″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2f35406″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/53IbDszSulU” wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb2f34b7d” ][/st_video][st_text]Part 1 – Making a database that can work with 100 simultaneous users is not something that is easily done for a novice developer. We have given you a good start in the right direction with FM Starting Point 4. This video provides a bit more direction on the topic.

    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[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • FileMaker: Sharing your Database with Other Devices and Users

    FileMaker: Sharing your Database with Other Devices and Users

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb30b05a5″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb30b0553″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/M-mhP6RLav0″ wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb30afb3e” ][/st_video][st_text]Learn how to properly share your database using FileMaker Network Sharing and FileMaker Server. There are multiple ways to share your database with your co-workers or employees, which is best for you?

    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[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • FileMaker Go Layout Rotations on iPad or iPhone

    FileMaker Go Layout Rotations on iPad or iPhone

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb331fb6f” ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb331fb23″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/1be_MSSzekg” wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb331f283″ ][/st_video][st_text]Learn how to build mobile apps with FileMaker Go and the FileMaker Platform in the 7 hour video training course. This is a real FileMaker developer who had a question… and we sat him down with our video course.

    http://www.rcconsulting.com/FMGO-Training/index.html

    Hit the ground running with this 7 hour training course. The videos spans subjects from beginner to advanced topics, including conversations on developing and building your app for commercial distribution.[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • How to Import Data into FileMaker Pro

    How to Import Data into FileMaker Pro

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb37596f6″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb37596ac” ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/RNRKk4diXbg” wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb3758d46″ ][/st_video][st_text 1=”#_EDITTED” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb3759661″ ]Downloading a fresh copy of FM Starting Point is always a great way to start a new project…but you shouldn’t have to “key in” all the data from your Excel spreadsheet or other data source.  Watch this video and learn how to import data into FileMaker Pro… and learn the little tricks to keep you out of trouble!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoW7WRRJSEA[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • Syncing FileMaker With Transactions Video

    Syncing FileMaker With Transactions Video

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb3b2b9e3″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb3b2b997″ ][st_video video_source_link_vimeo=”https://vimeo.com/89455585″ wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”vimeo” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb3b2b113″ ][/st_video][st_text]This is part 3 of a video series on FileMaker Transactions.  It might be helpful to watch part 1 andpart 2 first. But it’s not required. In this video we took a look at why transactions are important to syncing FileMaker and FileMaker Go. We use GoZync, our fully transactional sync framework, to demonstrate why transactions are so important to sync.

    https://www.geistinteractive.com/2014/03/21/syncing-filemaker-transactions/[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • Simple FileMaker Transactions Video

    Simple FileMaker Transactions Video

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb40d7644″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb40d75f7″ ][st_video video_source_link_vimeo=”https://vimeo.com/88808708″ wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”vimeo” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb40d6d5d” ][/st_video][st_text]This video is part 2 of a series on FileMaker Transactions. Part 1, titled “Fixing Slow FileMaker Reports” demonstrated one of the many reasons why transactions are an important part of building multi-user FileMaker apps.  In this video, we break down the simple FileMaker Transaction that we briefly see in part 1.  The video continues with a brief introduction to the low level FileMaker features that are used to build transactions safe scripts.

    https://www.geistinteractive.com/2014/03/11/simple-filemaker-transactions-video/[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • Fixing Slow FileMaker Reports

    Fixing Slow FileMaker Reports

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb44070d7″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb440708a” ][st_video video_source_link_vimeo=”https://vimeo.com/88708993″ wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”vimeo” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb44067e7″ ][/st_video][st_text]This video is part 1 in a series on FileMaker Transactions and why you should use them. In this video, we look at a slow FileMaker Report. The report is slow because it is based on unstored calculations. We look at a way to speed up the report, by storing data closer to where the calculation needs to occur.  This lets us create our report using less unstored calculations. The result is a report that is much faster.

    However, this opens our solution up to database integrity problems because no we have the same data stored in many places. In theory this is a bad practice. But in the real world of multi-user FileMaker applications running over the internet, it turns out to be something you will need to do.

    We solve this problem by employing FileMaker Transactions to make sure that we can reliably keep the de-normalized data in sync.

    https://www.geistinteractive.com/2014/03/10/fixing-slow-filemaker-reports/[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • Behind The Scenes At The Webinar

    Behind The Scenes At The Webinar

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    Behind The Scenes At The Webinar

    This was a live broadcast Webinar of our WebDirect optimization video.

    If you would like to see the video, click the link below.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T2H1L-f8a4

  • What’s New in FM Starting Point 4?

    What’s New in FM Starting Point 4?

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb4d1a99a” ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb4d1a949″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/7jsuAT6ZM-4″ wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” video_sources=”youtube” id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb4d1a09d” ][/st_video][st_text]This video covers what is new in FM Starting Point 4 – a FREE FileMaker template by Richard Carlton Consulting.[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]