#webdirect

UPDATE: Google Chrome 63 was released on Dec. 6 and this problem is now fixed :-)

Google Chrome 62 was released on Oct. 17, 2017. With it came a situation on some (older?) Macs running El Capitan (OS X 10.11) in which the buttons in the FileMaker WebDirect Toolbar do not appear, even though they still function. UPDATE: FileMaker’s Testing department has been able to reproduce this also in Sierra & High Sierra (macOS 10.12.6 & 10.13), although I haven’t seen that. (link)

I've created a bookmarklet that should restore the button images.

 How to create the bookmarklet:

  a) Copy the JavaScript code (below)   b) Right-click (or hold the “option” key and click) on your Bookmarks Bar in Chrome   c) Select “Add Page…”   d) Enter a Name for this bookmarklet   e) In the URL field paste in the JavaScript   f) Click “Save"   g) Log into your WebDirect solution and then click your new bookmarklet.   (gone are the days when you could just drag a bookmarklet onto your bookmark bar :( )

javascript:(function(){var newcss=".fm-statusarea-container .v-nativebutton, .fm-statusarea-container .v-menubar{background-clip: content-box;}";if("\v"=="v"){document.createStyleSheet().cssText=newcss}else{var tag=document.createElement("style");tag.type="text/css";document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(tag);tag[(typeof document.body.style.WebkitAppearance=="string")?"innerText":"innerHTML"]=newcss}})();

FWIW: The issue seems to be connected to CSS, so the bookmarklet injects some CSS (via JavaScript) so that the buttons are visible again. For whatever reason, the elements that hold the buttons have something weird going on with their background CSS. Using background-clip: content-box; seemed to be the simplest fix, even if it’s not exactly changing the root cause of the problem.

You can see more about the issue and follow for updates at: WebDirect Toolbar buttons no longer display in new Chrome 62 on El Capitan on FileMaker Community.

FileMaker WebDirect is its best attempt to date to provide easy web pages created by less than experienced FileMaker scripters with no HTML experience. However, the PDF file for WebDirect lists exception after exception and things that don’t work so all is not rainbows.

However, there is one security flaw that FileMaker must address and that is a typical browser scenario.

When WebDirect exits…

I have looked for years on a way to make an office floor plan map using FIlemaker Pro.  I wanted the map to be usable via the web and update whenever I changed an employee's contact information, such as office number, picture, name, etc.

Well I figured out how to do it and it is a very easy setup.  It does take time on the front end because you have to set up every location individually.  Once it is set, you don't have to touch it again.

One of best things I found that discusses how to do this is an article about showing multiple records on one layout.  Check it out.  I also used a simple switch from Seedcode for viewing name, office numbers and if any offices are empty currently.  Seedcode makes some sweet Filemaker Pro stuff.  You can download the switch file from them directly Here.

To download the example files I created, Click here to download   It includes a contact database and a database for the map.

To read more about how the database is set up, click below