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For Hire Archive

In the past I was occasionally hired to write documentation and whitepapers for software systems. I have archived some of these here. A lot of my for-hire writing is lost.

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FileMaker Web Integration

The fastest growing platform for data-rich interactive applications is not Microsoft Window, Mac OS X, or Linux. Instead, more and more businesses turn to the Web to deploy software systems. Theses so-called “Web Applications” are not limited to high-traffic public Internet services (like Google, MapQuest, or the Internet Movie Database). A web-based system can be made available only to key partners, clients, off-site employees, or even just in-office users. Although developing a web-enabled database is sometimes not as simple, straightforward, or inexpensive as a traditional FileMaker database, in certain circumstances, it is an excellent option. Read more…
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øAzium Charts

FileMaker Pro is generally considered the easiest to use powerful relational database available, but it does not have built in support for graphical charting of Data. To accomplish the common and powerful task, developers had two options: Get fast flexible charting from a separate application, which required a time consuming multi step process, or get slow inflexible charting in FileMaker through incredibly complicated and tedious tricks. øAzium Charts puts easy to use, flexible and fast charting right in FileMaker Pro. Read more…
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øAzium Strings

øAzium Strings is a FileMaker Plug-in that provides you with new calculation functions for working with text strings. Among other things you can: convert a text-string into your desired format extract an item from a list within a text string distinguish between upper and lower case extract sub-strings Most of what this plug-in does can be accomplished with normal FileMaker calculations, but øAzium Strings significantly simplifies common string manipulation formulas. Your calculations will be easier to write, easier to read, and easier to modify. Read more…