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Here's a list of the FileMaker Developer Conferences* through 2020:
| # | | Year | | Location |
| 23 | | 2020 | | Nashville, Tennessee** |
| 23 | | 2019 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 23 | | 2018 | | Grapevine, Texas |
| 22 | | 2017 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 21 | | 2016 | | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 20 | | 2015 | | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19 | | 2014 | | San Antonio, Texas |
| 18 | | 2013 | | San Diego, California |
| 17 | | 2012 | | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 16 | | 2011 | | San Diego, California |
| 15 | | 2010 | | San Diego, California |
| 14 | | 2009 | | San Francisco, California |
| 13 | | 2008 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 12 | | 2007 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 11 | | 2006 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 10 | | 2005 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9 | | 2004 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 8 | | 2003 | | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7 | | 2002 | | Palm Desert, California |
| 6 | | 2001 | | Orlando, Florida |
| 5 | | 2000 | | Palm Desert, California |
| 4 | | 1999 | | San Diego, California |
| 3 | | 1998 | | Monterey, California |
| 2 | | 1997 | | San Jose, California |
| 1 | | 1996 | | Santa Clara, California |
* Name changed to Claris Engage in 2020 to match renaming of FileMaker, Inc. to Claris.
**Due to the COVID-19 virus, this conference was changed to a virtual conference. |
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Preventing duplicates from ever being entered in the first place is my personal preference. Sometimes we don't have a choice and have to remove them after the fact. But, if you can stop them from ever being entered, it's going to make your life much easier. In this article, we'll discuss a variety of techniqu... |
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Database administrators have nightmares about duplicate data entry. There are tons of solutions out there. Which direction do you go? Do you try to prevent duplicate record entry with validation or scripting? Do you let the duplicates get entered and delete the periodically? And, what about merging two record... |
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Most people don't think about indexing when designing a solution. FileMaker automatically turns on indexing when needed so why should they? Indexing can only be good, right? I mean, it makes finds faster. Well, in most situations, indexing is nothing to worry about. But, under certain circumstances, indexing... |
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I hear it over and over on the forums, "my Tab Control changes to the default tab when I run a script". What initially seems like an innocent little script that adds a new related record by setting a variable to a primary key, switching layouts, creating a record, setting the foreign key and returning to the... |
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Just about every serious FileMaker developer has their own personal naming standards for fields, scripts, tables, layouts and anything else that can be named. There's really no correct naming standard. It's all about what works for you and your development style. Still, you need somewhere to start. I'm not ju... |
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Let me start by saying, this is the most complex technique in the series of five articles covering the restoration of found sets. The sequence started with an explanation of why it's important to save found sets, followed by simple solutions like creating new windows and collecting serial numbers. I even cove... |
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According to the FileMaker online help, the Snapshot Link feature saves a found set of records. But, it saves so much more including the current record, layout, sort order and the mode. The basic idea is to save a Snapshot Link and send it to a colleague via email so they can see what you are viewing. So much... |
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Don't be a one-trick pony and apply the same FileMaker feature to solve every problem. That's like wearing a tool belt and only putting one tool on it. FileMaker has many options, each with it's own unique advantages and disadvantages. Over-relying on a single tool will result in a subpar solution. Try to lea... |
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Forums are a great way to get technical advice for FileMaker but for some reason, many people don't think they have to be nice in the electronic world. I was raised to say "please" and "thank you" and that has translated over to the internet for me. But, other folks think the anonymity of cyberspace is an exc... |
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It took a while to scour the internet but I finally came up with my favorite videos and articles. I personally read each of these blog articles and watched every one of these videos. I've focused on choosing resources that use specific examples, rather than vague general discussions. I wanted to show off auth... |
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