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New video: Multilingual FileMaker solutions

We’ve released a new video showing how to build true multilingual FileMaker solutions. Our free command-line tool DDRparser parses XML exported from any FileMaker app and creates a structured folder with layouts, base tables, scripts, and...

UPDATE: DDRparser version 1.3.2 released

DDRparser is a free tool for FileMaker developers that converts XML exports from FileMaker Pro — either Database Design Report (DDR) or SaveAsXML — into a well-organised set of text files. This makes it...

GIT Source Control for FileMaker? Meet DDRparser.

🔍 Intro: FileMaker has always been a powerful platform for building business apps. But when it comes to understanding how a solution changes over time — which script was edited? what field was added?...

Writing ACF Functions: Improved Workflow

At Horneks, we’ve always authored our ACF scripts in external editors — most recently using TextMate — where the source code lives in text files and is manually loaded into FileMaker for compilation. The typical workflow...