Author archive for Chris Irvine

A common need in integrated business systems utilizing is the ability to place files onto a public server for...

It was great yesterday seeing many of you  at the Kentuckiana Developer Group meeting. During the presentation we...

That portal looks right, but I’d really like to see the newest information at the top. Can you change...

For a long time, FileMaker has provided a helpful message to interactive users when they bump into each other....

In this series we set out to answer the question, “Is FileMaker ACID compliant?” …tests that were performed revealed…

The durability property of the ACID model mainly involves how data is safely preserved, such that once a transaction is committed, it...

The isolation property of the ACID model mainly involves topics related to concurrency, locking, and in some cases, caching. Related FileMaker features...

The consistency property of the ACID model mainly involves topics related to validation, constraints, and even the implementation of business rules. Related...

The atomicity property of the ACID model mainly involves how changes to records are committed or discarded. Situations where a...

Wether your are selecting a database platform for a new project, or looking to bolster the durability of an…