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 PDF files in FileMaker web viewers 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 method 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