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There have been a number of improvements throughout the platform that will ultimately help improve the overall user experience (UX) and functionality of the tool. FileMaker 16 is the most performant version of FileMaker, ever.FileMaker Go on iOS devices now features Animations, Transitions, and an improved signature capture interface.Our FileMaker expert, Mike Beargie, further explores this feature here. Card windows are the next evolution in modal dialog elements in an application interface. A new user interface (UI) element, card windows, has been added.Windows users can now spawn multiple, independent windows, greatly improving their user experience.

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There is no more Application wrapper window when running FileMaker Pro on Windows.For processing complex PDFs, or simply automating tasks, this is an extremely useful addition.

Along with the WebDirect support, PDFs can now be generated as a server side script.

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This was a major limitation for many users and we now have a seamless native solution for PDF generation.

PDFs can now be generated using the FileMaker WebDirect interface.

OAuth 2.0 support allows FileMaker solutions to be authenticated with Microsoft Azure, Google or Amazon accounts.

This replaces the need for using a plugin to perform these functions.

Improved cURL and JSON functions allow for FileMaker to natively request and parse data from other applications.

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The REST Data API is currently available as part of a free trial until September 2018.

FileMaker 16 now features a REST Data API, which greatly simplifies the ability for other applications to pull data from FileMaker.

From my perspective, here’s some of the most important features… This is a brief overview of FileMaker 16 new features and is not exhaustive.FileMaker 16 is here, and it brings a number of exciting improvements to the FileMaker platform.

The REST interface for FileMaker Server will enable 3rd parties (like Tableau) to connect to FileMaker Server securely and in an industry standard protocol. JSON and cURL support will allow developers to more easily integrate with the huge array of data services on the internet, like Google Maps, Weather Underground, and. Microsoft Windows users are going to really like the new, more modern behavior of windows in FileMaker 16, especially when working with multiple monitors.įor many developers, the most exciting new features of FileMaker 16's development environment are the addition of JSON support and the REST integration for FileMaker Server (FileMaker Server Data API). This new feature of the Layout editing environment allows you to hide and show objects by type and move objects up and down through layers, greatly simplifying work on complex layouts.Ĭard windows are a new window type that will allow developers to display data from different contexts on the screen at the same time and aid in developing modular applications. See our demo file on using Save as PDF in WebDirect 16.įileMaker Pro The development environment in FileMaker 16 has received a lot of attention and the new Layout Objects Window will benefit all FileMaker developers. For web applications that need to generate high fidelity printed documents, this is a critical feature. One of the most important features in FileMaker 16 (for some applications anyway) will be the introduction of PDF generation from WebDirect and server side scripts.

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