How to Delete Attachments from Messages in Apple Mail
Someone recently asked me "I have a malware in my MacBook that Sophos can't deal with and supposedly, they are all in email attachments. I'd like to get rid of any problems." Here is how to get rid of...
View ArticleExporting UTF-8 Files from FileMaker Pro
In FileMaker 16, a new function was introduced called 'TextEncode'. It was a lifesaver and an answer to my repeated whinging about how much trouble it was in previous versions of FileMaker to export...
View ArticleFormatting Text in FileMaker using a Script/Button
Someone asked: In a word processor you can highlight text and then hit a button to change formatting, line BOLD, UNDERLINE, COLOR...etc. In Filemaker you use the format drop down menus, but does anyone...
View ArticleDialing for Dollars – Getting FileMaker to Call or Text to an iPhone, Skype,...
In this time of the COVID-19 epidemic, many people are working from home. FileMaker is often an important part of a workflow, even when homebound. Wouldn't it be great if you could launch your...
View ArticleAdding .ics files to Calendar on iOS
Try this, email an .ics file to yourself and then attempt to add it to the Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad. Does it work? It didn't for me as of 2021-07-31. Seems like it used to work. A web...
View ArticleWTF? Search – Available for Chrome
The web browser plugin we developed is now available on the Chrome store. This plugin was prototyped in FileMaker. We also have it available for Firefox and hope to have a Safari version soon. Please...
View ArticleGetting past Paywalls on a Mac with Safari
A Simple Solution to avoiding a paywall: Turn off Javascript in Safari (Safari Menu, Preferences, Security Panel, toggle 'Enable Javascript') and then the reload (Command R) the web page. Remember to...
View ArticleSending SMS Messages from FileMaker
What I was looking for though, was a free and non-server based option, something that could be done from a standalone database on a Mac computer or an iPhone in the field. This method could also work...
View ArticleSending SMS Messages from FileMaker using Apple Shortcuts
I couldn't find any articles about going outbound from FileMaker to Apple Shortcuts. It turns out that Apple's Shortcuts app support a url scheme, similar to what I used in my FileMaker to SMS demo.
View ArticlePart 3: Sending SMS from FileMaker with AppleScript
A reader, Pierre Boucher, asked if I had tried using AppleScript to send SMS. I hadn't but a quick web search revealed a fairly straightforward approach, so of course I had to see if I could make it work.
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