Claris Certified FileMaker Pro & Full-Stack Web Developer | Michael Kupietz Consulting

At https://www.reddit.com/r/filemaker/comments/1v7byt1/get_number_of_records_per_person_for_the_current/, a redditor asked, I use FileMaker for my patient files and am trying to find a way to display how many times that patient has come this year (1 record

This is a proof of concept.

FileMaker has a built-in GetThumbnail() function to resize and convert image formats for images stored in container fields.

A redditor asked, “If I enter a client that already exists in my database into a new record, how can I have it automatically fill in the company name from that client?”

The “Advanced SSH & Web Terminal” community add-on for the Home Assistant home automation package is a really awesome utility written by a guy who seems to have a bit of a surly attitude towards his users.

This one drove me crazy for a few weeks, and the solution was tough to find, so I’m posting it here.

SHORT ANSWER: Try moving the file ‘ServerCustom.pem’ from the “C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\CStore” directory to the desktop, and then try starting the FileMaker Server.

Note: This technique should be considered “almost always working”, not “always working” as previously (and wishfully) billed.

I do a lot of posting to Tumblr to archive notes on interesting things I’ve read online.

Due to FileMaker version 16’s new warnings about connecting to servers without SSL, after upgrading, some opener files simply don’t open files from FileMaker Server over the network like they did under previous versions of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Advan…