Blog : News, articles, tech briefs, and custom functions
Knowledge sharing is one of our core values: our team members are regular speakers at various FileMaker community gatherings, they also actively participate in technical forums, and contribute to open source projects.
This very blog is also a place where we share with you ideas, technical discoveries, features … and of course some pieces of our everyday lives.
Enjoy reading! and do feel welcome to comment.
Writing a calculation function: json2sql
10 November 2024 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, Technique
After spending two days writing a calculation function, I figured I wasn't a day short, and that sharing the story behind writing this function could be interesting for other developers—not so much for the function itself, but to capture the mindset and the general ideas that help approach a complex function. Moreover, since Claris has [...]
My Own Private FileMaker 21.1
6 November 2024 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, News
Exactly two years ago, at the first EngageU conference in Malmö, Matt Navarre organized a panel discussion and was kind enough to invite me to participate. In the presence of Brad Freitag, CEO of Claris, and Robert Holsey, FileMaker Product Manager, I suggested that Claris could devote a small portion of its resources to revisiting [...]
Everything about FileMaker 2024
4 June 2024 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, News, Technique, UncategorizedFileMaker 2024 has just been announced by Claris! See on Claris.com As usual, when Claris announces a new version of FileMaker you'll find everything you need to know on our blog, for geeks and non-geeks alike. Ready, set, go! Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) This is of course THE most visible feature [...]
Video: Get Started With FileMaker in 10 minutes… for FREE
28 September 2023 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, Technique, Video
When it comes to database management and application development, the FileMaker platform has been a trusted choice for years. However, with so much information available, it can sometimes seem like a daunting task to get started. That's where Fabrice Nordmann comes in to simplify the process for you. Who is Fabrice Nordmann? Fabrice Nordmann is [...]
FileMaker 2023 20.2 – Layout Calculations – Video
26 September 2023 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, TechniqueClaris has just announced a new release of FileMaker, 20.2. Among other new features and improvements, let’s take a closer look at layout calculations. Video by Fabrice Nordmann Updates: I forgot to mention symbols in the video. Introduced very early (FileMaker Pro 2 or earlier), symbols like ## (page number), @@ (record number), “//” (current […]
FileMaker 2023 – “Audit log”
25 April 2023 - Author : Fabrice - Category : Blog, FileMaker, Technique
As we saw in this detailed review of what's new in FileMaker 2023, one of the two flagship features, along with Perform Script on Server With Callback, is what Claris calls "Audit Log." There is so much to know about this feature that we preferred to dedicate a full post to it. Not an audit [...]
FileMaker 2023
25 April 2023 - Author : Fabrice Nordmann - Category : Blog, FileMaker, News, Technique, Video
FileMaker 2023 is available! an in-depth exploration. Claris just announced the immediate availability of the new version of FileMaker, FileMaker 2023. It has been a long time since we published a long article about a new version of FileMaker. The main reason to that was probably that numbering system in version 19 did not give [...]
The Claris Excellence Award for Innovation goes to fmcloud.fm!
15 December 2021 - Author : admin - Category : Blog, FileMaker, News
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to announce that 1-more-thing has been awarded today by Claris with the most sought-after prize: the Claris Excellence Award for Innovation Indeed, the jury has recognized our revolutionary FileMaker hosting service, fmcloud.fm and the fact that it is light years ahead of traditional services. For two [...]
Best Startup EU Names 1-more-thing Among The Top Data Integration Startups In Belgium
29 October 2021 - Author : admin - Category : Blog, News
We are thrilled to announce we have been featured in the Best Startup EU Magazine as one of the top Data Integration companies in Belgium. Thanks to our expertise in designing Low-Code applications and integration/orchestration, 1-more-thing was selected due to exceptional performance in the innovation category, among the following categories: Innovation Innovative ideas Innovative route […]
FileMaker on Linux / Docker – Presentation at Kentuckiana Developers Group
5 August 2021 - Author : Fabrice Nordmann - Category : Blog, Conference, FileMaker, Video
A few weeks ago, Jonathan Fletcher was kind enough to invite Romain Dunand (@airmoi) and I (@FabriceN) to do a presentation at his Kentuckiana Developers Group. The topic was a comparison of all possible ways to host a FileMaker database, from local server to Virtual Private Server, to, of course, our fmcloud.fm Linux/Docker solution. If [...]
