April 26 – Developer Tools: Inspector 3 and More
Overview. Vincenzo Menanno of FM::Nexus will be speaking.
Developer Tools: Inspector 3 and More
FM::Nexus Inspector is a widely used diagnostic tool for troubleshooting and improving the quality of FileMaker solutions. In this presentation, you will see the next release of Inspector with full support for FileMaker Pro 11. Redesigned from the ground up, this tool is full of features that help the developer stay on top of any FileMaker project, including powerful new Quick Find-based searching. Performance was one of the main goals of this new release, and I will show how it stacks up against the prior version. Come and discover what this new version of Inspector is all about and how it can you help you with your FileMaker development from start to finish—debugging, documenting, security and so much more.
As an added bonus I’ll demo our FOCUS framework that we use as a starter file for many of our projects, also updated for FM 11. You’ll see how quick and easy it is to get a solution up and running with this feature-packed framework. Even if you don’t end up using FOCUS, this presentation will get you thinking about ideas and techniques to use in your future projects.
Last but not least, you’ll hear a brief update on the latest features in the FM::Nexus Web Services Plug-in for integrating FileMaker solutions with other systems and services.
 Vincenzo Menanno FM::Nexus |
Questions?
Leave a comment below and we’ll get it to Vince to make sure he gets to it…
Script Triggers – “Sticky Tabs”
Today we talked about script triggers and offered an introduction. This is a redo of last years “sticky tabs” as published but updated a little for FMP 11. This demo file will work with FileMaker Pro 10 or 11. Here is the demo file: demo
All the best,
Brian Ginn
April Kentuckiana Meeting
Greetings, File Makers!
Well, after a change of program AND a change of venue, we finally have the details for this month’s meeting settled.
LOCATION
Next month (May) we will be back at the 1234 S. Third location, but this month we will be meeting in the board room of the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York Street, downtown Louisville. (Parking is on the street, so come a little early and bring quarters or your PARC SmartCards.)
TIME/DATE
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (or so)
April 15
PROGRAM
Bob Patin–our presenter on FileMaker and the web that was scheduled for this month–had a last-minute client issue and requested that we reschedule him for a future date. We’ll let you know when that is. In his stead, though, we have arranged a power-house lineup of local talent for you:
First up is Byron Songer who will continue his Intro to FileMaker series with a session on the calculation engine and how you can really simplify your work by letting FileMaker calculate a whole host of things for you.
Following that, Brian Ginn will give you his take on what’s cool about script triggers. This caps off Jonathan’s two-part introduction to the subject by taking it up a notch and showing you some really effective ways to automate your solutions.
NETWORKING
Following the main presentations will be a time of discussion and networking where you can ask questions and commune with other FileMaker users as long as you want.
FUTURE
We are still looking forward to Bill Kaiser and Bill Heizer (of FileMaker, Inc.) bringing their FileMaker 11 show to Louisville in May. We’ll keep you posted on that.
Info & RSVP: http://fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php
See you Thursday!
Creating and Deploying Custom Menus in FileMaker Pro
Join us on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010, and learn to harness the power of Custom Menus with world-renowned FileMaker trainer, Jerry Robin!
Custom Menus allow us to modify and enhance FileMaker’s menus, making the menus more meaningful and appropriate for different users.
Custom Menus can:
- Hide certain commands from users
- Give users easier access to commands
- Include a script as a command in any menu
- Make virtually unlimited functionality available to users
- Make your database look more like a custom application and less like “FileMaker”
- Reduce training time and minimize tech support needs
However, the concepts behind creating Custom Menus–and the series of dialog boxes for creating them–can be rather overwhelming at first. Jerry will take you step-by-step through the process so that it all becomes crystal-clear.
(NOTE: He will be demonstrating the new, improved Custom Menus interface for FileMaker Pro 11, which is considerably less intimidating than previous versions!)
Topics include:
- Terminology: Menu Sets, Menus and Menu Items.
- Commands, Submenus and Separators.
- How to dynamically override the title of a menu or menu item based on the current context.
- Understanding the difference between Commands and Behaviors in Menu Items, opening doors to powerful interface tools, like preventing users from activating the Close box.
- Installing your Menu Sets and determining how they appear.
- Determining which Menu Set is active.
- Common errors and gotchas that come with Custom Menus (such as locking users out accidentally).
About Jerry Robin
The owner of FMPTraining.com, Jerry Robin is an experienced consultant, trainer and developer of custom FileMaker Pro databases. Jerry has been a presenter at eight FileMaker Developer Conferences since 1997, and was ranked among the top-rated speakers from 2000 to 2008. A FileMaker 7, 8, 9 and 10 Certified Developer, Jerry was a Technical Editor for “FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual,” wrote and presented a highly praised FileMaker Pro 7 CD training series in 2004, and won the FileMaker Millionaire prize at the 2001 DevCon in Orlando.
When he’s not doing FileMaker, Jerry performs standup comedy and is also the throwing half of an award-winning competitive Dog Frisbee team (with his Australian Shepherd, Dakota).