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FileMaker 19 introduces an incredible leap forward in gathering data in the near-universal data exchange format known as JSON. No longer do we need to write schema just to collect a found set of records into a JSON array of record objects.…

As FileMaker developers, it’s common practice to need to contact the client records stored in the database, often scheduled daily, or weekly, or by a specific event. Without FileMaker’s ability to automate emails, this could…

From Dwayne Wright PMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, CSMCertified FileMaker DeveloperWEB: www.dwaynewright.comEMAIL: info@dwaynewright.comTWITTER: dwaynewright YOUTUBE: FileMakerThoughts This script step will take you to a layout in the current…

From Dwayne Wright PMP, PMI-ACP, CSMCertified FileMaker DeveloperWEB: www.dwaynewright.comEMAIL: info@dwaynewright.comTWITTER: dwaynewright YOUTUBE: FileMakerThoughts The Open URL Script Step opens a specified Internet URL address…

We all have had the experience of encountering a FileMaker error message. The most common occurrence is when FileMaker tells you that it didn't find any records that match your settings in a find command. Which isn't so much an…

FileMaker loop scripts will cycle  a  set  of  script  steps  over  and  over  again  until  it  receives  an  indication  to  exit  the  loop.  Scripts  with  loops  are  one  of  the  main  ways  to  have  FileMaker  perform …

Used to determine what set of conditions need to be met to exit out of an established ScriptMaker looping routine. This is based upon using the calculation dialog box to establish those “end loop” parameters. Here is a brief…