1. FileMaker Go – a Quick Review

    July 23, 2010 by Sameer

    Just a few days ago FileMaker released their newest version of FileMaker, running on the Mac OS mobile platform. Wittingly named FileMaker Go, this new version of the software shows excellent promise for mobile database access. With full screen, multiple windows, and multiple database access, FileMaker inc. has gone all out with this new version.
    The first thing to note is FM Go’s price, which runs at $19.99 for the iPhone version and $39.99 for the iPad version. After completing the download and starting the application, we get a very nice looking home screen which contains files loaded on the device, [...]

  2. A Natural System

    June 14, 2010 by Biran

    I recently returned from a visit to Woodstock, New Hampshire helping roll out a FileMaker database for the Hubbard Brook project and was thrilled to have experienced a closer bond with nature. This long-term research project is a joint effort of Wellesley College, Cornell University, the University of Vermont, Dartmouth College, and the Smithsonian Institution, and seeks to discover the effects of climate change on migratory songbirds. Their research focuses on the black-throated blue warbler (Dendroica caerulescens), a 9g songbird that breeds in mountain forests of eastern North America and winters in the Caribbean. The research consortium needed to have [...]

  3. Our staff is now FileMaker 11 certified

    May 14, 2010 by Anvil

    Congratulations to our developers! As of Monday 5/10/2010 Anvil Dataworks is now fully staffed with FileMaker 11 Certified Developers.

    If you have an interest in becoming a FileMaker certified developer Anvil Dataworks offers a specialized FileMaker Developer Exam boot camp. You will work one on one with one of our highly qualified staff to review and learn all of the skills you need to pass the exam. Please contact Sales@anvildataworks.com if you have an interest.

  4. DC User’s Group Meeting, May 12, 2010

    by Sameer

    (Demo file is available for download in detailed view of this blog)
    At our last DC User’s group meeting we covered the topic of using some advanced scripting methods in a database to increase efficiency and overall speed in our system. The areas we covered were:
    1. Using script triggers to free up real estate with buttons or tasks
    2. Inserting images to containers so that users can reference images without having to do the tedious work finding the shared folder location, and renaming images.
    3. Some basic centralizing of scripts for common tasks, such as creating new related records.
    4. Search methods with script [...]

  5. We now have FileMaker 11 Certified Developers

    April 8, 2010 by Anvil Dataworks

    As of Monday 4/5/2010 Anvil Dataworks now has 2 FileMaker 11 Certified Developers on staff. Sameer Khan and Chuck Melton both passed the beta certification exam. Our goal is to have the rest of our staff 11 certified by the end of the month.

    If you have an interest in becoming a FileMaker certified developer Anvil Dataworks offers a specialized FileMaker Developer Exam boot camp. You will work one on one with one of our highly qualified staff to review and learn all of the skills you need to pass the exam. Please contact Sales@anvildataworks.com if you have an interest.

  6. FileMaker 11 – Charting

    March 12, 2010 by Sameer

    Finally it’s here! FileMaker Pro Version 11 was announced Tuesday March 9th, and the flagship feature of FileMaker 11 is the new Charting objects. I wanted to talk about how the new charting system works, and also some generalized rules when using the charts.
    First thing we should go over is the different types of charts available. There are Bar, Horizontal Bar, Line, Area and Pie Charts available for use. The charts will work with Found Sets of Data, Related Data, and Delimited Data within one record. Some limitations exist with the Pie Chart, which can only show one set of [...]