These FileMaker demos grew out of seeing various techniques repeatedly explained in more than one FileMaker newsgroup and mailing list. If you have any questions or suggestions for making them easier to understand, by all means let me know.

You might also find one of my Custom Functions (or any of hundreds from other contributors) useful.

Enjoy!
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Matt Wills

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Dynamic Columns (FM 7 +)
Column content changes based on value selected in column header.

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Dynamic Images (FM 7+)
Display an image based on subject selection.

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Dynamic Value List (FM 7 +)
Second list changes based on value selected in first.

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EventScript (FM 7 +)
Several techniques using the free plugin. The latest versions of the plug for both Mac and Windows are included, or you can get them directly from the source.

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Extraction (FM 8.5)
Extracting information from a web page using the Web Viewer (more text parsing than anything else).

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FMClock (FM 7 +)
Demonstrates a continuously updating time field (which is to say, a clock) using the free plugin zippScript.

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Holidays (FM 7 +)
Useful in calendar applications, this standalone solution projects the dates of both calendar and formulaic holidays. Preloaded with the ten US Federal holidays plus Easter (but they can be deleted and other observances added). This implementation requires EventScript, but is easily converted to zippScript or doScript.

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Portal (FM 7 +)
Switchable portal technique.

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Visual Flag (FM 7 +)
Adding a colored background to a field based on field value. NOTE: As of FileMaker 9, this is a native function.