SeedCode Newsletter

Dear [firstname,fallback=FileMaker Developer],

Welcome to our January newsletter. Below we'll present some of the newest items surrounding our FileMaker calendar templates along with some tips to help you get the most out of them. We hope you find this useful.

All the best,

John Sindelar
SeedCode Support
Tel. (206) 715-2126
support@seedcode.com

Introducing NinjaCal

Date ranges just got easier

This is a mini-calendar that does more that just offer a sexy interface for selecting dates. NinjaCal converts selected dates and date ranges into keys you can use for date range searching or portal filtering: examples show you how.

Best of all, NinjaCal can be pasted into your file in just a couple minutes and returns selected dates and ranges as global variables so you can make use of them in your own scripts.

Developed at Proof, by the team behind fmSpark, NinjaCal presents the kind of persistent, 3-month date selector we're all used to using, like the ones on Travelocity and Google Analytics. This is what your users are expecting, and now it is easy to give it to them.

Learn more here.

Movie Trailer: Gantt Charts

A new movie showcasing the gantt charts in our calendar

Gantt charts are included with our calendar in SeedCode Complete so you can show some or all of your activities on a gantt chart, as well as showing them on the regular calendar views. We've created a short new movie putting the gantt chart through its paces.

FileMaker 10 Resources

Oh yea, there is a new version of FileMaker!

Some sleeper features (live sub summaries) and some obvious game-changers (script triggers): FileMaker 10 takes a little while to fully appreciate.

This overview by Geoff Coffey gets you there and includes a great movie showing off live sub summaries. Geoff has written a series of great pieces on 10 and you can find them all here. You'll also want to check out the FileMaker 10 FAQ to learn *exactly* what's new in this release, along with a more random collection of behavious changes on FileMaker's site.

Tip: Double Click

Teach you buttons to respond differently to a double click

You can branch scripts so that your buttons understand the difference between a single click and a double click. Here is a sample script that understands double clicks:

Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .001 ]
If [ $$Click = "1" ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Single click"; Message: "That was a single click"; Buttons: “OK” ]
Else If [ IsEmpty ( $$Click ) ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Double click"; Message: "Ooooo A Double Click."; Buttons: “OK” ]
End If
Set Variable [ $$Click; Value:"Closed" ]

To use this, format a button on your layout which calls this script and assign the following script parameter to the button:

Let (
$$Click =
If ( IsEmpty ( $$Click ) or $$Click = "Closed" ; "1" ; ""
)
; "" )

Enjoy!

Tip: Inline Images in fmSpark

Add images to HTML emails without editing the HTML Stationery

Did you know fmSpark has built-in image embedding support? This means you can just grab any image off your computer and stick it into a region of your choice. For example, if you want to put a 'coupon' in the footer region of a template, you'd select the footer region, click "add attachment", and then add the image as an attachment. Then, before closing the attachment pop-up window, click the "anchor" icon. This will generate an inline link which you can copy and use as an inline image, pasting it anywhere in your message (including in the footer region).

Catch Up with the Latest Versions of SeedCode Calendar

See the latest builds along with instructions for modifying your copy

We occasionally publish new builds of our SeedCode Calendar templates, often to fix a bug or to refine a small feature. These builds are offered at no charge to existing licensees. However, if you've modified your copy extensively, (as we hope you have!) you might not want a whole new file. That's why we include instructions for making most of these changes yourself. Find the latest version of your calendar here:

SeedCode Calendar Pro Complete (the one with Projects and Invoices): Version History

SeedCode Calendar Pro: Version History

Seattle Users Group

SeedCode is now chapter coordinator for the Seattle FMPug group

If you're in the Seattle area please come to our first meeting of the new year on Jan 26. Alexei Folger, Senior Systems Engineer at FileMaker, will be on hand to provide a thorough demo and discussion of FileMaker Pro 10. More info and directions to our new meeting location in South Lake Union can be found on the FMPug Seattle Blog.