Entries by Andrew Duncan

Creating Apple Wallet Passes from FileMaker

One of the main benefits of attending Claris FileMaker related developer conferences is learning about new techniques and being able to use them with your existing clients when you return. I’ve been attending FileMaker developer conferences for over 25 years and usually return home with a number of tips, tricks and techniques that I can […]

Leveraging the FileMaker Admin API in Client Solutions

When the FileMaker Admin API was first released, initially as a trial with FileMaker Server 17 and then officially with FileMaker Server 18, my curiosity was piqued and I wondered if this was something I would be able us with client solutions in the future. We already had the web Admin Console interface as well […]

fmMMS Updated for Telstra Messaging API v3

fmMMS, our FileMaker solution that lets you send and receive MMS messages from the Claris FileMaker Platform, has been updated to support the Telstra Messaging API v3. The Telstra Messaging API v2 was switched off on 31 August 2024 and all users should now be using the v3 API. You can download a trial version of […]

fmSMS Updated for Telstra Messaging API v3

fmSMS, our FileMaker solution for sending and receiving SMS messages from the Claris FileMaker Platform, has been updated to support the Telstra Messaging API v3. The Telstra Messaging API v2 was switched off on 31 August 2024 and all users should now be using the v3 API. You can download a trial version of fmSMS to […]

FileMaker Custom Integrations

The Reconnect.Brisbane Claris FileMaker Developer conference gets underway tomorrow in Brisbane and it’s shaping up to be a great conference. With attendees from 9 countries and sponsors from 6 countries it’s going to have a real international flavour this year. Databuzz is pleased to once again sponsor the Reconnect conference and I’ll be doing a short […]

fmSMS Now Supports SMS Express SMS Gateway

fmSMS, our FileMaker solution for sending and receiving SMS messages from the Claris FileMaker Platform, has been updated to support the SMS Express SMS Gateway based in Australia. The Guni SMS Gateway delivers SMS messages to Australian and and New Zealand mobile numbers – with SMS Express You only pay for SMS. Everything else is free. […]

fmSMS Now Supports Sending WhatsApp Templates with the Vonage Messages API

Earlier this year we updated fmSMS, our FileMaker solution for sending and receiving SMS messages from the Claris FileMaker Platform, to support sending messages to WhatsApp users via the Vonage Messages API. We’ve just realised a minor update to this integration to now also support sending WhatsApp Message Templates using the Vonage API for WhatsApp. WhatsApp […]

FileMaker Pro 2024 Now Supports Local Notifications

I’ve written previously about generating local notifications from FileMaker Pro (for example when a new incoming SMS has been received) which use AppleScript to create the notifications. The use of AppleScript had a number of limitations: this was limited to macOS users and didn’t support performing a FileMaker script when the user clicked the notification, […]