The new FileMaker GO product has been released by FileMaker, Inc.

Before connecting to production or development files with FileMaker GO, please carefully read these three Tech Infos:
http://thefmkb.com/7733
http://thefmkb.com/7734 and
http://thefmkb.com/7743.
There may have already been an instance of a file's having its data compromised by failure to pay attention to the important important contained in these three Tech Infos.


UPDATE: An additional tech Info http://thefmkb.com/7754 is also available.

Late Breaking Update--Very Important

See http://thefmkb.com/7757.



Steven

There is now a Mono-safe version available of fmDotNet 0.9.5.

The only difference between the Mono version and the regular version is that the Mono version does not have the functionality to transform a .NET DataSet into an older style ADODB recordset.

Mono Project is the open source project sponsored by Novell that ports all of .NET to Linux and OSX.

If you want to know more about this, come to my devcon presentation!

fmDotNet web page

fmDotNet 0.9.5 has been tested with FileMaker Server and Server Advanced 11.

Remember that you do not need Server Advanced to use fmDotNet as the XML interface is available in regular FileMaker Server.

fmDotNet web page

New FileMaker Pro 11 Delivers Eye-Catching Charts, Easy Reporting and Improved Productivity Features

Innovative new ways to create, share and visualize databases
now available in FileMaker Pro 11

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 9, 2010 –FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 11(http://www.filemaker.com/r/fm11_pr) . Packed with new and innovative features led by charting, “on the fly” reporting, a new Quick Find capability, and a host of productivity tools for easier database creation, FileMaker Pro 11 makes using databases easier and quicker than ever.

For advanced FileMaker users and developers, FileMaker Pro 11 delivers many new features for creating professional solutions in record time.

Also available today with new features is the entire FileMaker 11 product line, which includes FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced, FileMaker Server 11 and FileMaker Server 11.... (read more)

OS Level Scripting and Account Privileges: A New FileMaker Server® 11 Feature

By:

Wim Decorte and Steven H. Blackwell



FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Advanced both allow for the running of OS level scripts such as VB Scripts, Windows batch files, Shell scripts and AppleScripts. FileMaker Pro developers must manage privileges that such scripts require to execute properly in these instances. Because they are triggered by FileMaker Server they run in the Local System bubble on Windows and the fmserver bubble on Macintosh. Frequently these accounts do not have privileges that the OS level script needs to perform the action a developer might assign it. A frequently encountered example is copying files from the FileMaker Server machine to some other location on the network.

While there have been workarounds to address this issue, often times they are complex and convoluted. In the just released FileMaker® Server 11 Advanced, FileMaker, Inc. added the ability to specify alternate Accounts (and therefore alternate privileges) for OS level scripts. This however raises several new questions. We want to offer some suggestions for best use of this new feature.... (read more)