1. New Product & Video Release

Scriptology Icon Collection Volume 1 & FREE VIDEO about Translucent Dialog Boxes

2. New Magazine Articles

1) Zero to Awesome - Predevelopment Tracking  Tracking your development

2) Hierarchical Value Lists
 (Also known as Dependent Value Lists)

3. Search for FileMaker resources easier
"SearchFileMaker.com for better results"

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#1. NEW PRODUCT & VIDEO:
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Scriptology Icon Collection Volume 1 Released

With over 188 high-quality icons, this collection can be used as many times as needed to make all your FileMaker solutions look like masterful works of interface art.

The icons speak for themselves and I'm happy to be releasing them. Also...

LEARN HOW TO MAKE TRANSLUCENT DIALOG BOXES

I've got a free video on the icons web page. This video will teach you how to make and use translucent dialog boxes. If giving your layouts that extra jazz is something you're always looking for, then watch this video!

Remember to download the Icons Demo file because it contains the free Translucent Dialogs file!

http://www.scriptology.com/icons-volume-1

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 OH, THE HUMILIATION OF AN UGLY INTERFACE!

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Your new layouts from the Scriptology Theme Library will make your users more productive*. Take a look at our ready-to-use layouts which take the simple-focus approach? The Scriptology Theme Library is jam packed with valuable interface goodies. You can easily copy and paste whole layouts or you can pick and pull graphic elements that suit your tastes.

Click this link for more info...
http://www.scriptology.com/theme-library

*We don't know how much more productive your users will be, but we think a lot!

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#2. NEW MAGAZINE ARTICLES:
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1) Zero to Awesome - Predevelopment Tracking

Continuing with my Zero to Awesome series, in this video I provide you with some insight into a great way to track the changes of your ongoing development. There will be many times, while developing a solution, where questions arise about what you may have done in the past and why. Add to this, any questions that any other developer may have - eventually, you may move on from the project.

Having a quick, easy-to-follow method for tracking incremental changes is a great way to document what you've done as you develop a solution.

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/articles/ zero-to-awesome-predevelopment-tracking.html

2) Hierarchical Value Lists - (Dependent Value Lists)

Knowing how to structure hierarchy, within data, should be one of your core pieces of know-how regarding data structure. Once you understand it, you can always leverage the knowledge for a variety of tasks. This structure applies to checking for sequential numerical entries (knowing when sequence is broken), generating a visual tree of levels and sub levels or storing a list of hierarchical value lists - most efficiently.

Building on a file presented in 2004, it goes to show that this basic structure for how data is stored does not change, nor is it likely to ever change. It's simply how you store data for hierarchy based information.

If, in your database, you need to present value list selections that hinge on each other then this is the video and technique file that you need!

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/videos/ hierarchical-value-lists-dependent-value-lists.html

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We'll give you 3 months of free access for your FileMaker Pro tips!

Click this link to submit

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/submit-a-tip

or

Send them to editor@filemakermagazine.com

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#3. SEARCHFILEMAKER.COM A GREAT WAY TO SEARCH!
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This one is too easy! If you've got a question about FileMaker and you're looking to narrow down the scope of results to top FileMaker resources then use SearchFileMaker.com. It's easy-to-remember and easy-to-use.

Here's the cool part. It uses Google for finding things. Rather than searching the whole Internet. It allows you keep your search focused. There are a number of features, but I'll let you watch a video about that.

Find the video within the Scriptology Video Browser (see the news item just above) It's in the "FileMaker Help Resources" and is titled "Using SearchFileMaker.com". There are some great searching tips in there that help you find answers fast!

http://searchfilemaker.com

Enjoy the article!

Matt Petrowsky
Editor - ISO FileMaker Magazine