Hi Jonathan,
This looks like a promising tool. From the website, it implied that it was
not a plugin, but an app, but I didn't see that expressed explicitly. Is
that true? I am wary of adding a plugin for this kind of work, and would
prefer an application that, if it goes down, doesn't take anything else
with it, or that may create very subtle problems that take forever to
troubleshoot. Something we've seen from plugins from some of the most
reliable shops. Seems like nothing is immune to changes to the OS, Java,
or Filemaker itself.
Thanks,
John Weinshel
Datagrace
Vashon Island, WA
(206) 463-1634
Associate Member, Filemaker Business Alliance
Certified For Filemaker 11
On 6/27/11 11:12 AM, "Jonathan Fletcher" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear Fellow FileMaker Fanatics,
>
>As mentioned on the last FileMaker Talk podcast, Dave Ramsey has created
>a tool that gives the developer access to the field metadata on a layout.
>It is called FMXRaySpecs, and can very quickly tell you all about your
>script triggers, conditional formatting, find settings, tab layers and
>much more. This can save a lot of time when trying to decipher complex
>layouts and find errant triggers and such. Take a moment to check this
>out:
>
>Video:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AncfeCMyMWk
>
>Also accessible from the videos page of the apps site:
>http://workflowdata.com/fmxrayspecs
>
>FileMaker Talk podcast with Matt Navarre, John Sindelar and Todd Geist
>(they talk mainly about GoZynk--which is an interesting discussion of
>itself--but have a brief discussion of FMXRaySpecs near the end):
>http://filemakertalk.com/
>
>
>As it is heavily dependent on AppleScript, PC users will want to buy a
>Mac just to be able to use this tool!
>
>[Full disclosure: I occasionally work for Mr. Ramsey, and I helped Beta
>test this tool, but it is just SO useful that I had to tell y'all all
>about it.]
>
>j.
>
>--
>Jonathan Fletcher
>FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer
>
>Fletcher Data Consulting
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>
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