FileMaker Go Apple Pencil

FileMaker Go Apple Pencil

Does the Apple Pencil work with FileMaker Go? The answer is yes!  You can use an Apple Pencil along with FileMaker Go's native signature capture feature. Here at Geist Interactive we have two addons for FileMaker Go, GoDraw and GoSign and both Apple Pencil compatible....

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One Spark – For the Future

One Spark – For the Future

How do we prepare the next generation for a world where the only constant will be change? A world where the jobs they will hold consist of skills that haven't been invented yet; in which they will have to re-tool many times in their adult lives to adjust to the...

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Lock FileMaker Records Open

Sometimes you want to make sure that once a user opens a record it remains "locked" until the user is done with it. Unless you as the developer take special measures, the user...

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WebDirect Script Triggers That Don’t Trigger

WebDirect Script Triggers That Don’t Trigger

Many solutions use Script Triggers like On Record Commit or On Object Exit to ensure that records are updated correctly.  This works great on FileMaker Pro. But if you are deploying with Web Direct, and relying on Script Triggers  to enforce business logic and...

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DevCon Sale Extended

DevCon Sale Extended

We are extending our FileMaker DevCon Sale until the end of July, 2015. Get 15% off all our products. Barcode Creator - create barcodes with just FileMaker GoSign - Signature capture for FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro GoDraw - drawing add on for FileMaker Pro and...

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GoSign v3.5 Supports Scriptel Signature Pads

GoSign v3.5 Supports Scriptel Signature Pads

We are excited to announce the release of GoSign 3.5 with support for Scriptel Signature Pads. Scriptel has a complete line of signature capture devices that work on both Macs and PCs. With GoSign, these devices can now easily connect to any FileMaker Pro 12 or...

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Barcode Creator Updated to v1.2.0

Barcode Creator Updated to v1.2.0

The award winning Barcode Creator has been updated to v1.2.  This new version can generate QR codes faster than previous versions, and performs a more compact encoding of Japanese characters.  This minor update is recommended for users who are using QR codes or...

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FileMaker QuickBooks Connector – fmQBO Released!

FileMaker QuickBooks Connector – fmQBO Released!

We are excited to finally and officially release fmQBO, our FileMaker to QuickBooks Online Connector.  You can use fmQBO to connect to QuickBooks Online with FileMaker Scripts.  It runs on Macs & PCs.  It also includes a free developer tool that actually writes...

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Barcode Creator – Filemaker QR Codes

Barcode Creator – Filemaker QR Codes

We are very excited to release Barcode Creator v1.1.  Last year, Barcode Creator won Commercial Product of the Year. But we didn't stop there. Today it gets three new symbologies, including QR Code. It also gets a nice image rendering speed boost. Barcode Creator v1.1...

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One Spark Academy 2014

One Spark Academy 2014

As many of you know, my wife and I founded a non profit learning center a few years back called One Spark Academy.  I wanted to update our friends, followers and supporters on the progress we have made in the 4 years since we got started, and to ask those of you have...

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BaseElements Plugin gets JavaScript

BaseElements Plugin gets JavaScript

Over the last couple of months, I have been working with Nick Orr at Goya to get a couple of things added to the BaseElements plugin, the biggest one being the ability to execute JavaScript without a web viewer.  Last week, Nick released version 3.0.0. with...

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