Official FileMaker 12 Presentation

FileMaker Inc. invites you to a FREE demonstration of the NEW FileMaker Pro 12 and FileMaker Go 12.  Hosted by Bill Kaiser, your Regional FileMaker Business Account Manager, and Bill Heizer, FileMaker Sr. Consulting Systems Engineer, you will see:

• New FileMaker Go 12

• New themes architecture - Instantly change the look of layouts

• New design capabilities - Gradients, image slicing, borders, object states

• New quick charts - Create charts in a just a few clicks

• Enhanced Container Fields - Drag and drop to store documents, photos, videos, music, and more

We will be raffling off a copy of FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced at each event! Make sure to RSVP as space is limited.

When: Thursday, May 24, 5-7pm

Where: BBB Conference Center, 7668 Kings Point Road, Toledo, Ohio 43617-1551  (conference center entrance in back.)

REGISTER TODAY!

Questions? Contact Daniel Shanahan (419) 367-5236 or daniel [at] newleafdata [dot] com

May Meeting - Exploring FileMaker Pro 12

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 1, 5-7pm at ProMedica-Flower Hospital in Conference Room A on the first floor.  We’ll discuss FileMaker Pro 12.

PLEASE NOTE: ProMedica-Flower Hospital has recently built new conference rooms.  We are no longer meeting on the 8th floor.  Easiest entrance is at the Lake Park side.  More details will be in the upcoming meeting reminder (if you are not on the mailing list, please let me know).

Thanks to Gordon Shewach of Desktop Services for his presentation in May on Shell/Batch scripting with FileMaker Server.

Finally, I am in communication with Bill Kaiser, the FileMaker Inc. Sales Rep for this region, on a date for an official presentation of FileMaker Pro 12 by FileMaker Inc.  Stay tuned!

April Meeting

Thanks to Travis Sheaffer for his presentation on using MySQL with FileMaker Pro. We had a great turnout and a lively discussion. Thanks also go out to Brad Bechstein who helped secure our new meeting location at Flower Hospital at 5200 Harroun Rd. in Sylvania, Ohio.

At our April meeting, Tuesday, April 3, 5-7pm Gordon Shewach of Desktop Services will lead a discussion on how to utilize batch/shell scripting from FileMaker Server. Space is limited so register today!

March Meeting

We’re ready to reconvene! 2012 takes us to a new location - ProMedica Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Rd., Sylvania, Ohio. This is in the same vicinity as our former meeting place - Wyndam Hotel, but closer to US 23. And, unlike the Wyndam, the ProMedica Flower Hospital space is free, so no free-will donation will be taken. Many thanks to Brad Bechstein for arranging this!

Topic:
Combine the popularity and availability of MySQL databases and the ease of use of Filemaker Pro.

Description:
With so many people wanting to use the web for hosting their databases and Filemaker Hosting costing a premium, many people are looking at using MySQL databases in conjunction with the ease and simplicity of Filemaker Pro. In the March session, we will be looking at how to combine the popularity and availability of MySQL databases and the ease of use of Filemaker Pro.

Presenters:
Travis Sheaffer and Brent Gnagey.

Register Now.

Tell a friend and win an iPad (not really).
Bring a friend and win a free computer (not really).

In the Meantime

As you may know, our FileMaker user group does not meet over the holiday/winter months. However, that does not mean we are inactive! Here are a few of things to keep us busy until we meet again on Tuesday, March 6 from 5-7pm at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio:

1. Pause on Error London has produced twelve FileMaker videos, hosted on YouTube by Campsoftware. These resources are free and cover some hot topics in FileMaker including Virtual Lists, Optimization, FileMaker Go and the Cloud, and internal SQL. Pause On Error is a grassroots conference developed by and for FileMaker developers. You can follow Pause on Facebook and Twitter.

2. Linkedin has several FileMaker groups, including FileMaker Professionals, FileMaker Business Alliance (FBA), FileMaker Optimizers, FileMaker Pro Developers, and FMP Experts.

3. Keep the local FileMaker conversation going at Northwest Ohio FileMaker Pro Users Group (NWOFMPUG) listserv. If you are not part of the listserv, then join now! This is a great place to ask questions and start discussions with local users and developers.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas, please contact me.

Enjoy the holiday/winter season!

Winter Break

We had a great meeting a few weeks ago. We discussed script triggers and gave examples; there was a lot of group interaction!

We break for the holiday/winter months (Dec, Jan, Feb.) and reconvene in March. We always meet the first Tuesday of the month, from 5-7pm; our schedule for 2012 is as follows:

March 6
April 3
May 1
June 5
[summer break for July and August]
September 4
October 2
November 6

Brad Bechstein has secured a meeting room at Flower hospital, so there is no longer a need for a free will offering (previously, we met in a hotel meeting room which was not free). If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Shanahan - daniel@newleafdata.com - 419.367.5236

November Meeting

Come join us for our next meeting, Tuesday, November 1 from 5-7pm at the Wingate hotel in Sylvania.

We will discuss script triggers, a relatively new feature in FileMaker Pro. Script triggers can greatly automate a database and workflow. Our discussion will include demo files you can take with you (bring a flash drive or laptop).

Please RSVP early as space is limited.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.

November Meeting: Script Triggers

Brad, Dan, Gordon, Travis, and Virg will demonstrate the 12 script triggers in FileMaker.

Tuesday, November 1
5-7pm
Wyngate Hotel in Sylvania, Ohio
RSVP: http://www.fmpug.com/rsvp.php?eventID=1181

DevCon 2011 Links

At our September meeting Tom Lewis spoke about DevCon 2011 (FileMaker’s annual developer conference). He had several examples of the various techniques he picked up at the conference. Here are links to those examples:

Tree Interface; iPad app with pictures of camera

Infinite Hierarchy

Picker window

Book on From Design

Thanks Tom!

October Meeting

Our next meeting is a week from today, Tuesday, October 4 at the Wyngate Hotel from 5-7pm. Brad Bechstein will lead a discussion about how FileMaker works with enterprise SQL systems.

RSVP today!

We rent our current meeting space so a free will offering is welcome though not required. I’m currently investigating free meeting spaces for our 2012 meetings.

Finally, help spread the word about our user group. Certainly let other FileMaker users know about the group. FileMaker may also be a great discovery for people storing data in spreadsheets or word processing documents or even people using enterprise systems who need something for smaller projects and/or reporting.