![]() One of those options is the freely available BaseElements plugin. If you’re ever going to work with a truly powerful API such as those offered by YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, Google Apps and Vimeo, then you have to use something a bit more powerful.įortunately, for FileMaker developers, we have a number of possibilities. While the basics are always nice to have, you can’t do much beyond access public services with what FileMaker provides natively. Later down the road, FileMaker added in support for the POST method of service interaction with the httpspost:// url scheme. When it comes to FileMaker, you’ve always been able to do super basic REST with the Insert from URL script step. Before it, came SOAP and XMLRPC, but the two buzzwords you’ll hear over and over these days are REST and JSON. Your ability to locate data within BaseElements is unlimited.REST (Representational state transfer) has quickly become the de facto standard for communication between services and apps. And you can put up new windows, or perform normal FileMaker finds at any time. ![]() ![]() Using the shift key you can do a Go To Related using the current found set, so you can from a list of fields to all of the layouts those fields are on, or go from a list of scripts to all of the fields used in those scripts. Using the option key you can open any link in a new window, so you can retain your current found set and open a new one. BaseElements can become your storage point for a whole library of functions to reuse within your other files. You can copy Custom Functions, Scripts, Script Steps, Tables and Fields directly from any solution you have in BaseElements and paste back into your open FileMaker solution. Plus we highlight your find criteria within calculations and scripts to make locating the results quick and easy.Ĭopying your old solution data out of BaseElements into FileMaker Your BaseElements files can be made available on FileMaker Server for sharing amongst multiple users with ease.īuilt in use of the excellent fmSearchResults to allow you to search for specific text across your entire solution, and link directly to the results. That, coupled with years of iteration and improvement to our XSLT means we import faster than any other solution available. We’ve built our own custom plugin that we use to take advantage of the fact that FileMaker imports CSV files faster than any other file type. BaseElements will import any DDR from versions all the way back to 7. We’re always on top of new releases of FileMaker Pro and quite often have an update out the same day as new versions of FileMaker are made available. By using a Custom Privilege model we’ve made this transparent and fast.Ĭonstantly updated for the latest versions of FileMaker Pro You can link directly from any one item to another other with a single click.Ī single checkbox to allow searching within a single Analysis, or off to allow searching across multiple versions over time. We highlight active or inactive tabs so you’re not hunting and pecking for related information. Using a clean layout structure and efficient use of space, everything in BaseElements is easy to access and simple to find. And an early warning system to locate common pitfalls before they become problems.Įvery Field, every layout, every variable = everything in your FileMaker Solution is cross referenced and linked and it’s quick and easy to see exactly where everything is used, and what all the dependencies are. A comprehensive Unreferenced system that even understands Indirection. Complete error checking and simple discovery via text highlighting and smart tabs.
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