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Turbocharge Your FileMaker Email Workflow with OAuth 2.0: Why It’s Time for an Upgrade

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If you're still clinging to the SMTP-based authentication of yesteryears for your FileMaker email workflows, let's talk about why it's high time for an upgrade. Enter OAuth 2.0, the robust authentication protocol that's making waves in 2023. Read more
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Want To Hire A FileMaker Developer? Get Insight From An Insider’s Perspective

I’m going to use a construction analogy here … would you hire a builder who was building their first house? We have been building Claris FileMaker Pro solutions for over 30 years and with our current team we have Read more

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Quick Tip: Behavior Changes in Insert From URL

Sometimes there are small changes in different versions of FileMaker as they are released and without careful attention to detail, bugs can crop up. I came across one such minor change recently that has to do with Insert from URL.

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Map Widget Overview Video

Combine the power of Google’s mapping technology and your FileMaker solution with Portage Bay’s Map Widget. In a few easy steps, integrate Google Maps to display interactive location data utilizing Google’s Marker Clustering function along with callbacks to FileMaker.

We released the Map Widget last year, but have just recently published a new overview video to provide an easier way to get an idea of how it works.

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Introducing the Map Widget

We are pleased to announce the release of our Map Widget v.1.0 product. This is a new tool built natively with FileMaker which can be easily integrated into your existing FileMaker solution. The Map Widget provides you with the ability to display your FileMaker data as locations on a Google Map, using the Google Maps clustering functionality. You can easily interact with the Google Map, click on each pin, display details about the location, and even click a link to return you to that specific record in your FileMaker solution.

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Isn’t Google Maps Free?

If you have been using Google Maps in any of your solutions or projects, you might have noticed some changes recently. You likely received an email announcement from Google letting you know about a pricing change, or you might have experienced a slightly dimmed watermark on your map stating “for development purposes only”. This is a gentle reminder that things have changed of late.

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