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One of the things I didn't know about was how dates, times and timestamps were treated internally. The documentation for FileMaker is great and the example calculations often lead you in the right direction. When first starting with FileMaker, I remember learning all the default Date/Time/Timestamp functions. If you've not used a lot of add-ons or experienced how they might (or might not) be useful in your own development then give this video a once over. It all comes down to implementation and the condition of the UI/UX. The experience is somewhat telling of what a new or even intermediate user might go through.

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In this week's video I take a look at installing and using an add-on download from the Claris marketplace. For myself, the question tends to center around build-it-yourself or leverage someone else's efforts.ДЇortunately, if you're comfortable with your own assessment skills regarding FileMaker development, you can determine if a given Add-on is worth using or not. While I have my own personal strong opinions about how Add-ons were implemented and are currently used, there's no doubt you can save a lot of time by using certain add-ons within your solution. I think the concept still has legs as you can see that the new experience Claris is putting into FileMaker currently leverages what was built. Thus far, I don't know exactly what the adoption rate is and if the effort is paying off for Claris.

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When Add-ons were announced, it sounded like they were going to be the holy grail of transportable code within FileMaker.

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This video and technique file will show you how to take full control of value lists and use Custom Dynamic Value Lists in the exact way you think you should be able to! Doing this is 'almost' impossible unless you know the special 'hacks' which allow you to achieve the desired result. You also want them in some type of fixed order and separated with dividers. They need to be custom and you want to include calculated values which are dynamic in nature. If you have a class of cars and you need a value list with a sublist of models, then getting a related value list is really easy and useful.Д«ut, what if you need a bit more control? You want to specify the exact values used. But, at least they get the job done.ДЇor FileMaker, the fact that you can derive a value list from a related set of values is extremely valuable. Some are hidden in the corners of FileMaker development because they feel like they're 'hacks'. The unfortunate thing is that some of these obscure methods and techniques just aren't that easy to replicate from memory. Many of these have been around for many years. Within the realm of FileMaker development, there are a number of key techniques which allow you to do the types of things you'd normally expect in any development environment.