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September MeetingI hope your summer is going well. September is around the corner and that means that we will once again meet monthly for our Northwest Ohio FileMaker Pro Users Group (NWFMPUG). Our next meeting is in two weeks on Tuesday, September 6, 5-7pm at the Wingate Hotel in Sylvania. Agenda: Our main presenter will be Gordon Shewach of Desktop Services in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gordon has worked as an independent FileMaker consultant for 17 years and has been involved in a vast array of projects. Gordon is also a regular member of our FileMaker user group. ——————————————————————— While custom database development is just that — custom, there are certain elements that are common to most of my databases, including: • a single record table to maintain settings and preferences I’ll demonstrate these techniques and bring a sample database for distribution that includes these techniques. ——————————————————————— Please register early so we know how many people plan to attend. Also, you may recall that the Wingate hotel fee is $85/meeting. Therefore a free will offering is welcome, though not required. 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. Upcoming Meetings (always the first Tuesday of the month, from 5-7pm, currently at the Wingate Hotel): Mark your calendars! Aug 22 – DevCon Wrap UpJoin us as we discuss the highlights of the 2011 DevCon in SanDiego. Seattle was well represented, so if you didn’t make it to the show you’ll likely learn a lot from those who did. If you did go, come share your thoughts, what you learned, and your feelings about the future of FileMaker. RSVP here. Pizza etc. if you RSVP, the off to Paddy Coyne’s for beers and a bite after. New SpaceFor the last 5+ years, the FileMaker group in Portland has been meeting at MacForce. Sadly, they closed their doors on July 31, so now we’re moving to a new space for meetings. 800 NE Oregon, Room 1E. Portland OR 97232 Also, we’re moving to a new meeting time, during the day. We will meet from 3pm to 5pm. This will hopefully make it easier for people with families to come to the meeting, though I know it will make it more difficult for others. July Subject-of-the-month: Layout DesignOur next meeting is Tuesday, July 26th at the usual time and place. Byron Songer and Jonathan Fletcher will be talking about the lessons they learned from a FileMaker layout design webinar they participated in this month. The webinar included 10 hours of tips, tricks and user interface design goodness. Jonathan and Bryon registered for the seminar simultaneously, each ignorant of the other’s interest. So, you get two completely different points of view on what was useful and important in this really intensive workshop. As usual, you may also bring your questions, problems, solutions and just about any FileMaker related subject you want to discuss. We’ll be there. Come join us for good, clean techy fun. Schedule: DATE: LOCATION: Map: here Info & RSVP: here July 25 – Court Bowman on CCPivotCourt Bowman from FileMaker Platinum firm Cleveland Consulting will be here to talk about CCPivot, their latest tool for FileMaker reporting. CCPivot makes use of some cutting edge stuff and easily attaches to other solutions. We’ll be heading to Paddy Coyne’s for a bite afterwards. More on CCPivot here: http://www.clevelandconsulting.com/cc_pivot/ RSVP here. Off to Paddy Coyne’s for drinks and a bite after the meeting. Court Bowman Cleveland Consulting Have Something to Ask Court? Leave a comment below… FileMaker Challenges and SuccessesThis month, we’ll be having a “round table” discussion meeting with a focus on FileMaker development challenges and successes. This meeting will be what we make it, so please bring your FileMaker Challenge to share with the group and we will work to resolve it. Feel free to bring your FileMaker Successes as well to share how you addressed a challenging development issue. Typically, attendance at our meetings during the summer months is pretty low, so I would really appreciate your RSVP on this meeting. Looking forward to seeing you there! Audrey ❦ FileMaker Development: The Pros and ConsI enjoy doing FileMaker development so much so much that there are some mornings where I literally jump out of bed ready to get started. The problem is that this sometimes happens a little too early - like at 4:00 AM!
June 20 – FileMaker Go Offline: GoZyncTodd Geist of Geist Interactive and John Sindelar of SeedCode discuss their new “sync” framework for FileMaker Go: GoZync. We’ll be talking about the challenges of syncing offline data entry with your hosted files, the GoZync framework in particular, and the joys of “going local”: building local, offline, versions of your FileMaker Go solutions. More on GoZync here: http://www.seedcode.com/gozync RSVP here. Pizza provided if you RSVP, then to Paddy Coyne’s for drinks and a bite. Todd Geist geist interactive John Sindelar SeedCode Have Something to Ask Todd? Leave a comment below… Summer HiatusWe had a full house at our June meeting. Thanks to all who attended. We will not meet in July or August. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 6, from 5-7pm at the Wyndam hotel in Sylvania, Ohio. (Remember, our meetings are always the first Tuesday of the month.) If you have questions or comments about the Northwest Ohio FileMaker Users Group, please post them below or contact me directly. June MeetingThis is a reminder that the Northwest Ohio FileMaker Pro Users Group (NWFMPUG) will meet in two weeks, on Tuesday, June 7 from 5-7pm at the Wingate hotel in Sylvania. We will discuss the Relationship Graph as well as Scripting. Here is a tentative outline of both topics: RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 1. Approaches to graph organization/methodology (e.g. Anchor-Buoy, Sessions Model, etc.). 2. Naming conventions. 3. Multi-key/Multi-predicate relationships. 4. Portal filtering (new in FMP 11 and closely connected to multi-key relationships). 5. Commenting. SCRIPTING 1. Commenting scripts. 2. Script organization. 3. Different methods for passing parameters. 4. Indirection (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirection). 5. Debugging with Script Debugger and Data Viewer. If you would like to add something to either list, please let me know. RSVP for the meeting here: http://www.fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php Feel free to bring friends and colleagues. You can find us on the web at May 23 – DocuBinMichael Gaslowitz, creator of DocuBin, will be here from 360Works to talk about what DocuBin does, how it works, and some of the design and development decisions that went into making it. Even if you’re not looking for an asset management solution, DocuBin is one of the most well realized commercial FMP solutions and we can all learn a lot from it. Should be a great presentation. More on DocuBin here: http://360works.com/filemaker-document-management/ RSVP here. Pizza generously provided by Dwayne Wright if you RSVP, then to Paddy Coyne’s for drinks and a bite. Michael Gaslowitz 360Works Have Something to Ask Michael? Leave a comment below… Building a Relational Database in FileMaker ProJoin us in Phoenix on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, for a preview of Jerry Robin’s FileMaker DevCon session,”Building a Relational Database in FileMaker Pro - Part 2″. At this year’s DevCon, it will be presented as a Pre-Conference session, and will be offered for an additional fee of $149.00. But you can see the preview in Phoenix for FREE! Here’s the official session description from FileMaker’s website: “This is Part 2 of a 2-part (4-hour) session. Recommended prerequisite: Part 1 of this session or some prior experience with the fundamentals of relational design in FileMaker Pro. In Part 2 of this 2-part session, we will introduce some more advanced relational design concepts. We’ll show you how to create multiple Table Occurrences from the same Base Table. We’ll discuss Referential Integrity, cascading deletes, multiple-predicate relationships and Cartesian Joins. To help you keep your relationships clear, we’ll discuss some Table Occurrence naming conventions and we’ll introduce you to the concept of Anchor-Buoy design, which allows even very complex graphs to be highly readable and easy to manage. What You Will Learn • Creating Multiple Table Occurrences (TOs) from the same Base Table About Jerry Robin The owner of FMPTraining.com, Jerry Robin is an experienced consultant, trainer and developer of custom FileMaker Pro databases. Jerry has been a presenter at nine FileMaker Developer Conferences since 1997, and was ranked among the top-rated speakers from 2000 to 2008. A FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Certified Developer, Jerry was a Technical Editor for “FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual,” wrote and presented a highly praised FileMaker Pro 7 CD training series in 2004, and won the FileMaker Millionaire prize at the 2001 DevCon in Orlando. When he’s not doing FileMaker, Jerry performs standup comedy and is also the throwing half of an award-winning competitive Dog Frisbee team (with his Australian Shepherd, Dakota.) Looking forward to seeing you there! Audrey June 7th MeetingOur next meeting is Tuesday, June 7 from 5-7pm at the Wingate hotel in Sylvania. Topics will include managing the Relationship Graph and Scripting. RSVP here: http://www.fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php NWOFMPUG now on Meetup.orgNWOFMPUG is now on meetup.org. Check out our calendar at http://www.meetup.com/nwofmpug/ Remote FTS Classes OfferedFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Remote FileMaker Training Series Course Chino Hills, Calif., November 4th, 2010 -- Well known FileMaker authors John Mark Osborne and Steven Blackwell are the first trainers authorized to teach the FileMaker Training Series for FileMaker Pro 11 remotely. Remote classes offer students the same benefits of a traditional classes like asking questions and in-class exercises but without the cost of travel and time away from work. The FileMaker Training Series (FTS) is the official training curriculum from FileMaker, Inc. It offers a series of 12 training modules that cover a comprehensive set of topics designed to help you master the essentials of FileMaker solution development. This new series incorporates the many new features of the FileMaker 11 product line throughout the modules but stresses good programming skills for FileMaker 7, 8, 8.5, 9 and 10. Database Pros offers the FTS modules grouped as follows: - Planning a FileMaker 11 Solution - Developer Skills - Advanced Developer Skills - FileMaker Server - Security The entire course covers 40 hours of training at a price of $999.00 or half the price of a traditional 5 day in-class course. The remote course is taught via GoToMeeting. Class is held twice a week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 1pm to 3pm Eastern Standard Time for 10 straight weeks. To find out more information or register for a class, visit the Database Pros web site: http://www.databasepros.com/professionaltraining.html These courses are also offered privately. Just contact the phone number below for more information. "We have included additional examples, points and concepts from our own experiences as trainers and developers to help students meet real- life challenges,” says John Mark Osborne. "In addition, stretching out the remote course to 10 weeks allows for homework and better retention of the material." "We feel the additional material will assist students in grasping the core elements necessary to build and maintain reliably functioning FileMaker Pro databases. In addition, Steven Blackwell will focus on how FileMaker Server and FileMaker Security contribute to reliably functioning systems that avoid the adverse consequences of systems that fail," Osborne also noted. John Mark Osborne has been working with FileMaker Pro for the last 20 years and has become one of the leading industry experts. John Mark is co-author of the wildly popular Scriptology book and CD ROM which has become the standard for FileMaker Pro developers. Recently, he received a prestigious award from FileMaker, Inc. for developing outstanding technical resources for his popular FileMaker Pro web site, Database Pros www.databasepros.com . John Mark is also a regular speaker and trainer at MacWorld Expos and the FileMaker Developer Conference. Database Pros works closely with FileMaker, Inc. as one of 40 Platinum level FBA (FileMaker Business Alliance) members and 1 of 16 trainers authorized to teach the Professional Training Series from FileMaker, Inc. John Mark is a certified FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 developer having passed all 5 certification exams. Steven Blackwell is president and founder of Management Counseling Services. Steven has written a multitude of articles for FileMaker Advisor Magazine, white papers for FileMaker, Inc., a video on FileMaker security and the only book on FileMaker security ever written. Steven is a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 certified developer and one of 40 platinum level FBA (FileMaker Business Alliance) members. With 20 years experience in the FileMaker market, he is a legendary developer known by all. To find out more information or register for a class, visit the Database Pros web site: http://www.databasepros.com/professionaltraining.html or, call: 909-393-4664 or, email: jmo@filemakerpros.com # # # 
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