FileMaker Videos for Learning and Solving Problems

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  • 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]

  • Introduction to FM Starting Point

    Introduction to FM Starting Point

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb4fdb173″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb4fdb128″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/b9AI3Ev-SAs” 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_5faddb4fda783″ ][/st_video][st_text]This is an introduction video to FM Starting Point, a FREE FileMaker template by Richard Carlton Consulting.

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  • Modular FileMaker Application Development

    Modular FileMaker Application Development

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb528f241″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb528f1f5″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMjBEYnKcU” 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_5faddb528e851″ ][/st_video][st_text]ModularFileMaker.org has done really well in 2013.  There are lots of modules available now, and the list keeps growing. One question that we are trying to answer is how do we organize our “Modules” into an “Application?  This is a topic that will likely remain beyond the scope of the Modular FileMaker spec, as it is almost antithetical to the whole approach.  Modular FileMaker specifically stays out of the Application Framework conversation. But in my own projects an organizational pattern is starting to emerge. I thought I would share it.

     

    Start With the End in Mind

    What I was looking for was a way to work… http://www.geistinteractive.com/2013/12/26/modular-filemaker-app-development/

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  • What is FileMaker?

    What is FileMaker?

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb555399d” ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb555394a” ][st_video el_title=”What Is FileMaker? | FileMaker Video Training” video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/xyft6KWKr5Y” 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_5faddb5552e63″ ][/st_video][st_text]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.[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • FileMaker 13: WebDirect Overview

    FileMaker 13: WebDirect Overview

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb575519f” ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb5755154″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/zS_8z9B95ic” 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_5faddb57548c0″ ][/st_video][st_text]FileMaker 13 WebDirect Overview and Optimization Presentation

    Richard Carlton, CEO of Richard Carlton Consulting, Inc. introduces FileMaker 13’s WebDirect and then how to optimize your FileMaker database for deployment on WebDirect. Includes lots of discussion of under the hood capabilities of WebDirect.

    Special thanks to the Product Management and Engineering teams at FileMaker Inc for their encouragement and technical advice in the production of this video.[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]

  • FileMaker: New Records, Finds, and Sorting 350,000 Records

    FileMaker: New Records, Finds, and Sorting 350,000 Records

    [st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb59a8864″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5faddb59a8817″ ][st_video video_source_link_youtube=”https://youtu.be/N7LNKvL3788″ 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_5faddb59a7faa” ][/st_video][st_text]Learn the basics of Creating, Finding, and Sorting records in FileMaker. Richard Carlton, CEO of Richard Carlton Consulting, uses a version of FM Starting Point – a free FileMaker template – with 350,000 records, to demonstrate the power of these tools.

    Download FM Starting Point for free: http://www.fmstartingpoint.com/

    Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com[/st_text][/st_column][/st_row]