by nickorr | Jun 4, 2007 | Uncategorised
In Parts one and two, I described XML, and more specifically, the FileMaker built in XML format that it understands and will import. In this final part, I’ll actually show some XSLT to transform some of the DDR from one format to another. So, what is XSLT? First...
by nickorr | May 17, 2007 | Uncategorised
In part 1 of this series, I described the XML format of the Database Design Report, or DDR. If you haven’t read that yet, go back and have another look as this section will assume you’ve read that and understand the basics of the XML format. If you...
by nickorr | Apr 25, 2007 | Uncategorised
In developing our BaseElements product we had to develop an intimate knowledge of the Database Design Report ( DDR for short ) that you can produce from FileMaker Pro Advanced. However BaseElements isn’t the only reason you might want to know what the DDR...
by nickorr | Apr 24, 2007 | Uncategorised
FileMaker Tip of the Day. Quite often when creating printed layouts, you need to have layout objects that change according to some specific set of circumstances. This means in FileMaker Pro that you need to create a calculation field that you then put on the layout....
by nickorr | Mar 2, 2007 | Uncategorised
As I type BaseElements 1.0.5 is being uploaded to the servers in time for a proper release announcement later today. Although this is only a 1.0.5 release there are some neat features included. First and foremost is a Runtime version of BE. This was something that was...
by nickorr | Feb 23, 2007 | Uncategorised
A few people who’ve been using BaseElements have commented to me on the usefulness of the back and forward buttons. It’s something I quite often implement in solutions I’ve developed, and I think it’s particularly suited to something like...
