MightyNews - April 2012
Hello FileMaker user,
Welcome to our April newsletter! Check out the latest articles and events from the MightyData team.
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Susan Fennema
Dean of Success
 
FileMaker 12 Product Line is Released!
Yesterday, FileMaker Inc. (FMI) released the new FileMaker 12 product line. This release includes new versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server and FileMaker Go. We will have more information on FileMaker 12 in our next newsletter.
For now, the most important thing to know is this version introduces a new file format (.fmp12 instead of .fp7). This means once you convert a database to FileMaker 12, you cannot go back to an earlier version.
If your FileMaker Maintenance is active, you should be receiving an email from FMI to download the new version. In the meantime, our advise is learn about the new product line and carefully plan a transition to it. If you are not sure whether you have FileMaker Maintenance or have questions about moving to FileMaker 12, give Dave Weisiger a call at 972-390-8600 x103.
Announcing the 12 Days of FileMaker 12
FM Academy, a collaboration of leading FileMaker development and training companies, is proud to announce the 12 Days of FileMaker 12 webinar series. Each Tuesday and Thursday for the next six weeks the Academy will host a 60-minute webinar on a new feature of the FileMaker 12 product line. Read more
Game Changer: FileMaker Go Is Now Free!
by Kirk Bowman
FileMaker Inc. has announced FileMaker 12, the next version of its database platform. There are a lot of new features in this release. While other features may receive more attention in the developer community, I think the real game changer is that FileMaker Go is now a free download from the App Store. Read more
FileMaker Server-Side Scripts: File Paths
by Anders Monsen
In an earlier post
I wrote about FileMaker Server’s ability to combine system scripts, or shell scripts, with native FileMaker scripts. This shows one of the many ways that FileMaker integrates with external systems, one of the great benefits of working with FileMaker. Yet aside from integration, FileMaker’s server-side scripting also runs native FileMaker scripts. This can off-load many tasks currently assigned to robot boxes, computers whose sole purpose is to connect to FileMaker Server, mimic a user and run various events. With enhancements in FileMaker Server 10 and 11, a veritable movement has risen in the FileMaker community to stomp out robot usage in favor of handling such events through FileMaker Server instead.
Read more
Interviewing: How Not to Suck
by Susan Fennema
Kirk Bowman and I have been waxing philosophical on interviewing in our blogs lately. See mine about our process and his
about sample files. Step 3 in the process is to interview with me. And, if you can't get past me, the rest of the process is moot. I am the gatekeeper, so to speak. So, what's the secret of getting past me? It's actually a bunch of "don'ts." Here are a few: Read more
Java 6 Update 31 Not Compatible with FileMaker Server 11
Short Version
Do not apply the Java 6 Update 31 to any computer running FileMaker Server 11 or the Admin Console.
Long Version
Today, FileMaker Inc. published a knowledge base article explaining the Java 6 Update 31 is not compatible with the FileMaker Server 11 Admin Console. Read more
Upcoming FileMaker Events
Please mark your calendar for the following free events in April.
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