A client who was using SeedCode’s DayBack calendar wanted to implement Dayback’s Zoom integration to be able to schedule Zoom meetings directly from the calendar. Fancy schmancy stuff. So I set it up. It didn’t work. Well, not at first, anyway.

With Carafe Kitchen, implementing JavaScript into your Claris FileMaker 16+ solutions has become as easy as copying a script. With all the new features in FileMaker that are supporting JavaScript, the one thing that I found lacking and still difficult to overcome was a solid process for managing and implementing JavaScript libraries. After struggling to roll my own implementations that could be maintained easily, I was relieved and excited to find this valuable tool. Carafe Kitchen has been one of the most exciting FileMaker tools for me this year.

Registration for the annual developers conference for FileMaker and Claris Connect has opened and it will be virtual again this year. While I’ll miss the opportunity for a bit of travel and to see my fellow developers, the Engage Beyond 2021 virtual conference will make it a lot easier for the entire Portage Bay team to participate. This year, Claris has extended the timeline for Engage Beyond and we’ll be having great learning opportunities all year long.

Every month, on the third Wednesday at 12pm Pacific, we host an online Meetup focused on Claris Connect. One aspect of the Meetup features a "Connector of the Month", and Brad Stanford recently shared an introduction to the QuickBooks connector. We hope you'll enjoy watching the video and seeing how you might begin to incorporate QuickBooks with your solution.

This post is an update of our 9/28/19 article on this topic. CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL DEMO FILE FROM 2019. Please download this article’s demo file as a replacement. The Modular Export demo addresses exporting a FileMaker solution into CSV files with field names.