Variable scope is a key concept in Claris FileMaker. This article will explain the differences between the three variable scopes and introduce some common use cases for each. Also, did you know FileMaker secretly introduced a fourth scope type with the introduction of the While () function?

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This article will show examples of good comments vs. bad comments, and how you can improve your code readability by following a few key principles. In our previous blog posts on code readability, we showed how to enhance code readability by using spacing and meaningful naming without adding comments.

Some of you might be wondering, what’s wrong with comments?

Accurate, well-placed, informative, and intention-revealing comments are good; however, most comments are not this way.

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I do code reviews for our developers. When I point out some of their scripts’ poor readability, nine out of ten times, they will react by promising to add some comments to their scripts.

But do you really need to use comments to enhance readability? Sometimes a few empty rows will do a great job.

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Of all the FileMaker features introduced in the past five years, many feel that being able to specify cURL options for the Insert from URL script step is the most impactful. Why might that be?

With this feature, all third-party web services with APIs can be extensions of our FileMaker solutions, which expands what our FileMaker solutions can do. Developers can confidently take on web integration requests, and deliver them across the entire product line, including WebDirect and FileMaker Go.

Integration projects usually start with authentication. This article will explain how to approach basic authentication for a web integration.

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This article explains the technique known as a single-pass loop, and why it is part of my script template. If you do a lot of error trapping or exception handling, this is a great technique to master.

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