December 7, 2020 Blog FileMaker FileMaker Techniques User Interface Design Checkboxesemojisradio buttonsWebDirect Better WebDirect Checkboxes Here’s a quick guide to creating visually pleasing FileMaker checkboxes and radio buttons in a format that translates to WebDirect (and even includes emojis)! Accessing FileMaker solutions via WebDirect is convenient, but has unfortunate limitations, especially when it comes to design. A common frustration among developers is that checkbox formatting in FileMaker doesn’t translate to […] Read more By Lennie Cottrell
May 5, 2020 Blog FileMaker FileMaker DevCon FileMaker Techniques insert filePDFScriptingWeb ViewerWebDirect Displaying PDF files in FileMaker Displaying frequently referenced PDF files in a web viewer is convenient for users and adds depth and interactivity to a layout. This article includes a simple step-by-step guide for displaying PDFs in FileMaker, as well as a backend look at why this works. Read more By Karl Jreijiri
March 7, 2018 Blog FileMaker WebDirectWebDirect Render WebDirect in an Iframe Is there a feature you want to add to your website that you could quickly implement using FileMaker but not using the language your site’s programmed in? You could send users to a WebDirect app, but replicating all of your website’s design elements in FileMaker can be time consuming. Plus, if your site’s style is […] Read more By Ian Harris
October 16, 2017 Blog FileMaker Techniques Card WindowsFileMaker Pro 16WebDirect Card Windows work in WebDirect Card windows have changed the way I develop. One of our other developers went over the awesomeness of card windows in this blog post, so I won’t rehash that content. I was, however, incredibly disappointed when I learned that card windows do not function in WebDirect. Websites are one of the places you see that […] Read more By Thomas Meglasson
March 16, 2016 Appworks News Blog DevCondeveloperFilemakerFM developerFM WebDirectWebDirect FileMaker Developer Conference 2016 – “Aptitude for Apps” The countdown has begun! FileMaker announced today that the 21st annual Developer’s Conference, or DevCon as it’s affectionately known, will be held July 18-21 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. This is the largest gathering of FileMaker developers in the world, with 1,500 of our closest friends gathering in one place to geek out about […] Read more By Shawn