My lab has a Django database and MoinMoin wiki on a severely aging Mac (Leopard, 10.5) server. Please, people who keep up with this sort of software, tell me: what's my best course of action for modernizing it? More info and options inside.
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posted by supercres
on Aug 27, 2012 -
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Dear Chaps, I have two products, an Excel spreadsheet and a Filemaker Pro database. The excel spreadsheet is for sale to mortgage brokers. It's the kind of thing designed for a user to enter figures and get all kinds of graphs and information based on the data entered. The other is a contact manager database, again designed as an easy-to-use program for the end user. Does it make sense to turn these products into iPhone/Android/Cloud-based apps, and what would be the next steps in doing so? In other words, what exactly would I be turning them into, and whom would I outsource this job to, if it makes economical sense?
posted by DesmondDoomsday
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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Which programming languages are best suited to creating a timetabling application?
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posted by bister
on Jun 26, 2011 -
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I was recently promoted to developer relations at my company, and I'd like to keep better track of those developer relationships than I've previously done. I use a macbook pro, an iPhone, and an iPad.
What software do you recommend?
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posted by TimeDoctor
on May 19, 2011 -
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Help me solve a database design stumbling block. How can I track # of consecutive absences in my membership attendance database?
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posted by jlowen
on May 10, 2011 -
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Filemaker Pro 11: Best way to create a ranked, ordered list that can be re-ordered easily, without knowing how many elements the list may contain?
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posted by odinsdream
on Dec 9, 2010 -
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Is any hiver aware of an Ipad app that will allow me to view a relational database created in Filemaker pro 6?
Not having any luck so I hand this over to the geniuses
posted by citybuddha
on Oct 25, 2010 -
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My dad has inherited an old Filemaker Pro 7 (Mac) database. He needs to access and update the data... from his Windows machine, without Filemaker. Help!
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posted by nkknkk
on May 19, 2010 -
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I am looking for an inexpensive contact management solution. I am on a PC and would love to use FileMaker Pro, but it is too expensive.
Any ideas?
Thanks
posted by cg1
on May 10, 2010 -
6 answers
Please point me to a comprehensive resource of designing databases to be published with Filemaker Instant Web Publishing.
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posted by lalex
on Nov 18, 2009 -
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Filemaker 8: I'm having trouble getting a calculation field to refresh when the data changes.
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posted by ifandonlyif
on Nov 10, 2009 -
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Filemaker Filter. I need help publishing a database to a leased server- preferably in the way that my boss can access it on his iPhone.
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posted by lifeofthunder
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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How do you create repeating fields in Filemaker so that I can organize my karaoke songs by disc instead of by artist?
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posted by smersh
on Jul 17, 2009 -
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Filemaker question: Is there a way to copy the structure of an existing database (all its fields, tables, settings, etc.) into a new database?
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posted by prior
on May 12, 2009 -
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Anyone out there good with Filemaker? I need to do something to email addresses and can not get my arms around this one...
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posted by bkeene12
on Apr 14, 2009 -
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I'm working in Filemaker Pro 7. I've created a basic database for tracking computer system hardware. Most of it is in one main d/b, with some related tables for passwords, user ID's, updates and the like. My problem is that when I publish the main d/b using instant web publishing, the fields from related tables do not show up. The portal is there but there's no fields in them. What am I doing wrong?
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posted by diode
on Nov 6, 2008 -
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How do I build a website to catalog historic documents, photographs, autographs, books and magazines out of FileMaker and AbeBooks.com HomeBase databases?
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posted by nessahead
on Oct 28, 2008 -
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When I try to create a tab using Filemaker Pro 8.0v2 on my Mac (OS version 10.4.11), it displays correctly in "edit" mode. But when I enter data-entry mode, FM "sees through" the tab - and displays all fields (from all the tabs) stacked on top of one another. Clicking the other tabs, I see the same thing - all fields stacked.
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posted by cg1
on May 13, 2008 -
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My mother-in-law is a horse breeder and wants to create a web site that shows the lineage of a particular breed of horses. She has some of the data in a Filemaker 5.5 database, but needs to expand it greatly and put it online. How can we go about doing this, and/or hiring someone to do it?
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posted by procrastination
on Mar 26, 2008 -
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I'd like to find an application that would help two assistants keep track of incoming phone calls (and their status) for a small office of 10 employees, without having to commit to an expensive database solution like Filemaker.
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posted by phaedon
on Feb 25, 2008 -
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Filemaker Pro XSL Web Publishing Filter: I don't know XSL syntax at all, but what I want to do should be very simple. Details inside...
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posted by crapples
on Oct 2, 2007 -
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On Mac OS 10.4, how do I completely uninstall FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced without access to the physical CD? Then how do I test that it's entirely gone?
posted by lorimer
on Sep 6, 2007 -
6 answers
Can FileMaker read from a SQL database? I've talked to (SQL) developers and they can't find a way to do it.
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posted by mark7570
on Jun 21, 2007 -
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Password emergency / mystery. I'm a new Filemaker user and I've somehow set a password that's keeping me from accessing the file I just put two days of work (and some not easily replaceable data) into.
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posted by lorimer
on Jun 11, 2007 -
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FilemakerFilter: I need some database help, because I am a n00b. My FIRST robotics team is creating a database of teams at our regional event, for scouting...
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posted by weaponsgradecarp
on Feb 7, 2007 -
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How do I add a single piece of data to a list of Filemaker entries (1500 out of 4500)? I do not want to replace data, just add.
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posted by anonymous78
on Feb 2, 2007 -
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I'm using Filemaker Pro 5.5 and one of the fields is locked, so to speak. It's supposed to have several possible entries/terms but only one pops up when you click on it. I therefore can't search for records with any other terms. Any ideas how to fix this?
posted by anonymous78
on Jan 17, 2007 -
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How can I automagically parse the oddly-formatted text from the body of an email so that Filemaker can use it?
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posted by bink
on Dec 17, 2006 -
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Filemaker Pro 8 refuses to launch. Why? Mac OSX 10.4 Server, Powermac G4 Quicksilver, 1GB RAM. It ran fine for months and then, with no changes to anything, just started crashing on startup, with no warning or dialogue boxes. I've deleted preferences, fixed permissions on all drives, reinstalled FM8, removed FM7 (which I also had on the machine) to no avail. Trying to avoid reinstalling OS X server. Advice?
posted by fourcheesemac
on Oct 29, 2006 -
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Filemaker Pro 8 Instant Web Publishing Filter: Am I doing something wrong or is it really glitchy?
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posted by crapples
on May 23, 2006 -
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I need some help with Filemaker. I think that there is more of my work that I can make it do.
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posted by rossination
on Apr 19, 2006 -
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How do you change the language setting in FileMaker? Functions like MonthName() are outputting in French and we want them to output in English. (FileMaker database originated on a French computer but is now being hosted remotely)
posted by cg1
on Feb 21, 2006 -
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I'm making a contact database for the first time in Filemaker. I've got a field where I'm entering useful tags. I want to make a front end for this system in the form of a tag cloud. Since I'm so new to Filemaker, I don't know if this is useful or possible -- all I know is Google's never heard of such a thing.
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posted by electric_counterpoint
on Feb 2, 2006 -
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I'd like to be able to send an email from filemaker 7 to mailsmith. in filemaker 6 the send mail script would send to whatever the default mail client was. filemaker 7 seems only to talk to the apple mail program. is there anything I can do to fix it? thanks!
posted by cgt
on Aug 18, 2005 -
2 answers
Does anyone know of a freeware or shareware database program that can read and edit .fp5 files? I know they're proprietary to filemaker.
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posted by Metametadata
on Sep 15, 2004 -
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I am a freelance journalist, and a document freak. But also I am very chaotic. I would like to use some sort of database to keep track of the articles, documents, web snippets, references, quotes, URLs, bibliography that I use in my work. But I have many questions and doubts [more].
Should I use a database that it is linked to the external documents (which I keep nonetheless), or should I go for a database that has all of these documents embedded? I work in a Windows / OSX environment (desktop PC and a G4 Powerbook), so this keeps me from going all the way to Access (which I hate) or Filemaker (which I don’t know very well). I’ve been thinking of keeping a MySQL database server, maybe powered with a modification of something like
Everything, and accessing the data via web browser, but I fear that the thing wouldn’t escalate well. (Keep in mind that I am not a programmer, I can install Movable Type or GeekLog in my webserver, and tinker a little with php files changing little things here and there, although I have friends that can help me)
I don’t know if there are built-in solutions for what I need, or if you can point me to a database template (for Access or FileMaker) already built for journalist research. The fact is that I have tons of information and documents (some of them already stuffed in CD and DVD backups), but I have a hard time keeping track of everything, and very often it is very difficult for me to retrieve information that I know I have saved but I can’t tell where it is.
posted by samelborp
on May 11, 2004 -
9 answers
