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Re: Review of the top 6 Synchronization tools for Filemaker Pro

Court Bowman — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:23:00 -0000

Thanks for your comment. We used Filemaker server version 13.

Re: Review of the top 6 Synchronization tools for Filemaker Pro

Ricky Chan — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:18:54 -0000

hello,
May I ask what the server version is? Did you guys use PSOS script in FMS 13? thanks.
Ricky

Re: FMGoSync – The sixth synchronization tool reviewed

Nihm — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:11:32 -0000

This was an epic series! Thanks for seeing it through to the end.

Re: FMEasySync – The fifth synchronization tool reviewed

Nihm — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:20:08 -0000

Thanks again- these reviews have been a real boon! I had hoped this review would sell me on FMeasysync (I like to be sold free things!). I'm left more skeptical than I would have liked, but on the other hand...FBA Development of the Year?!

One of the things I keep coming back to though it may seem immaterial is Seedcode's web presence. Their videos, websites, products, etc... just paint a really positive picture of an active organization.

In a similar vein, having an active & helpful blog like this is really a huge recommendation for you firm (for a person like me at least).

Re: SyncDek2Go – The third synchronization tool reviewed

Court Bowman — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:12:52 -0000

Gnurps,

I can see how it is not a complete review of the companies product line, but in what was is the review unfair?

We'd be glad to correct any inconsistencies or omissions but I'll need a bit more to go on.

Re: SyncDek2Go – The third synchronization tool reviewed

Gnurps — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:46:46 -0000

I feel that the omission of the SyncDek desktop/server product is grossly unfair.

Re: RestFM – The fourth synchronization tool reviewed

Court Bowman — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:07:57 -0000

Nihm,

Good question. The features lists can be your guide a bit. It really comes down to cost vs needs. If you are always syncing both GoZync and MirrorSync are good choices if you have FileMaker Go in the mix.

If you have ongoing development and less savvy users GoZync may get the edge because the new version deployment is a bit cleaner for users. If not MirrorSync is a bit cheaper and just a bit faster to get going initially. You really can't go wrong with either.

Re: RestFM – The fourth synchronization tool reviewed

Nihm Brisby — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:14:28 -0000

Do you feel any or all of the solutions are suited to *always* using sync? Would love an approach that could give the best of WAN and LAN for small single-site businesses that only need the 'cloud' for back up and the occasional trade show /road trip. Thanks again!

Re: GoZync – The second synchronization tool reviewed

Court Bowman — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:57:45 -0000

Tom, thanks for the kind works, and the proofreading. Typo fixed.

I wonder what goes wrong in the brain to switch the last letter and first letter of adjacent words...

Re: GoZync – The second synchronization tool reviewed

Tom — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:25:48 -0000

Thanks for the excellent reviews. This is very helpful deciding on a sync option with a current project.
Small typo above: "Once integrated we started out rests"

Re: SyncDek2Go – The third synchronization tool reviewed

nihm — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:08:34 -0000

Thanks again for these reviews. Would love to read the FMEasySync review next- it being free and all.

Re: GoZync – The second synchronization tool reviewed

Court Bowman — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:32:17 -0000

It is a fair concern. I would clarify and say that I don't think integration is finicky, that implies a level of fragility, rather it is exacting. The guides are great, but if not careful there are a number of places you can go awry.

The simple solution, just be careful. :)

Re: GoZync – The second synchronization tool reviewed

nihm — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:44:22 -0000

Thanks for this. I love the tutorial videos Seedcode has released for GoZync, but on the other hand finicky integration issues make me nervous.

Re: MirrorSync – The first synchronization tool reviewed

nihm — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:56:54 -0000

Yeah- I'll be forward to these. Plug-in reviews are in short supply.

Re: MirrorSync – The first synchronization tool reviewed

mattpetrowsky — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:28:16 -0000

Thanks a lot for doing these reviews. I'm looking forward to the reviews of the other products and the newer ones as well!

Re: Finding new talent for the FileMaker community

pixi — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:06:37 -0000

Court, that is a similar approach on what we are doing over here with the "FileMaker Mentoring"-project: www.filemaker-mentoring.com
Getting a dedicated 1:1 relationship with a hand-picked single person will cost you much in the beginning but definitely pays of in the long run.

I already had a Mentee even before the website was ready (i mean - really - ready ;o) and we have quite an encouraging relationship. This person certainly will become someone I'd share my business with.

The only thing I am seriously wondering is how to make more developers stop complaining about too much work and starting doing those kind of Mentorships.

So, thanks for bringing your view to our attention!

Egbert (pixi)

Re: CCPivot 2 Just released!

cci_support — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:04:18 -0000

The plugin for CCPivot2 does use Java. We are currently in the process of updating it to be compatible with Java 7 update 25. I apologize for the difficulty you had! When our update is completed, we'll send out the updated version of the plugin.

Re: CCPivot 2 Just released!

Brenda Wendling — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:34:24 -0000

Is there a Java issue with CCPivot2 when updating Java to update 25? When I did that, I could not open FileMaker. I had to revert back to Java 7 update 21 to make it work. Does CCPivot2 use Java?

Re: MVC and FileMaker, The View

cci_support — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:03:24 -0000

Mario,

Thanks for comments! Our decision to put the global fields into the parts table is just a preference. You could easily put the global fields into one table. For our own organizational preferences, we like to keep related information in the same table, just so it's easy to understand what is what. However, the sample file here was meant to help illustrate how MVC might look in FileMaker, rather than a complete way of organizing a system.

As for the choice to use fields over variables. This is since using custom dialog windows don't allow direct input into global variables, but require global fields to accept the data. The custom dialog was not intended to be the "best" way to get the data from the user, but rather an "example" of one way to get that data. It was intended to show that by separating the view from the model you can get the data any way you want and still process the data in the model the same way using the same code.

I hope that makes sense and helps. Thanks again for reading!

Re: MVC and FileMaker, The View

Mario — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:32:29 -0000

Forgot to add, regarding the first part, wouldn't it be better to just use global variables and a "custom dialog window"

Re: MVC and FileMaker, The View

Mario — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:31:05 -0000

I can understand the use of global fields to take advantage of Filemaker's Custom dialog box, but I'm not clear why you tie those fields to the model (i.e. the parts table) instead of a global table?

Re: CCPivot 2 Just released!

Court Bowman — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:09:10 -0000

Sorry for your trouble, you were right, there was one lingering link in the product page, but the v2 help is all up and ready for use.

Sorry for the lingering link to the first version of Pivot on the product page.

Re: CCPivot 2 Just released!

Guest — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:31:40 -0000

When do you plan to post the Help file for v2? The product page for CCP2 links to the v1.1 Help, which lists system requirements as min FMP11, but I think CCP2 is FMP12. Please add system requirements to the product page...?

Re: MVC and FileMaker, Wrapping It Up

Court Bowman — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:52:49 -0000

OK, we found the bug. A mistake on our part. When we put the file up a custom function didn't get copied over. The download should be all good now.

Thanks for pointing it out.

Re: MVC and FileMaker, Wrapping It Up

Court Bowman — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:19:05 -0000

Brian,

I think you are right, it looks like there may be a bug in the sample file code for edit. Let us take a look at it and we'll post a fix as soon as we can.

Court