Seattle FMPug Meeting - October 27, 2008

Cris Ippolite will be presenting on:

Extended Uses for Web Viewer
Web Viewer offers developers the ability to integrate web viewing functionality as a Layout Object. Web viewer comes with default functionality to integrate maps, searching and tracking. However there are many other exciting uses of the Web Viewer that can easily be integrated. This presentation will cover using the Web Viewer to : Display Images and video as an alternate to containers, Display documents as a Help System, run java using plug ins, "Scrape" HTML content, and Displaying Flash or Flex to provide extended layout functionality.

Cris Ippolite is president and founder of iSolutions, Inc. He has been working with databases since 1991, is an FSA Partner member, specializing in FileMaker Development and Training in addition to being a pioneer in Flash and FileMaker integration. For more information visit: http://www.crisippolite.com and http://www.isolutionstraining.com.

Cris will be providing 2 FileMaker 9 Training DVDs and 2 Bento Training DVDs for raffle as well as 24 hour lynda.com passes for each attendee.

UPDATE: Bob Majors form 7th Wave Productions has graciously volunteered to make and bring Lasagna! (Thanks Bob!)

NOTE: Meeting will be at the WaMu Center, 1301 2nd Ave, (Jupiter Room - 6th Floor), Seattle, WA 98101. This is the last formal meeting of 2008 so don't miss out!!! (Don't forget to RSVP so that you will be admitted by security!)

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Vincenzo Menanno to speak at September Seattle Chapter FMPUG meeting

We are proud to announce that Vincenzo Menanno, Chief Database Architect at FM::Nexus, will be our speaker for the September 2008 Seattle Chapter FileMaker Professional User Group (FMPUG) meeting. This meeting will be held at the Washington Mutual Center, 1301 2nd Ave, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101. Please RSVP to be included in the security list.

Menanno will answer the questions, “What are Web Services, what the heck is a WSDL, and how can FileMaker developers take advantage of them?” Menanno will demonstrate powerful Web Services available on demand across the Internet. He will show how easy it is to plug Web Services into a solution, starting with an example database talking to FedEx Shipping. Menanno will also configure the ability to send SMS messages from inside FileMaker, implementing this in less than 5 minutes, with most of the heavy lifting done by a plug-in, a WSDL, and minimal coding. He will also go over the enhancements and changes made in the 2.0 version of the plug-in and how those changes greatly improve the usability and deployment.

Next on Menanno’s agenda, he will share the development framework that he and others use to start projects - the FOCUS framework. Menanno will talk about the merits and drawbacks of what he calls FOCUS, and the benefits of this approach with code re-usability, UI objects, functional groupings, etc. He plans to make this framework freely available early next year and is looking for developers interested in contributing suggestions and advice. So far the framework has adopted some gems from the FileMaker community, and he will dive under the hood to present those to the audience.

Menanno will be raffling off a free copy of Web Services 2.0 to an FMPug member, as well as a secret surprise only available to those who show up! In addition, other raffle prizes include a copy of FileMaker 9 donated by Phil Smith of FileMaker and the book “FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual” courtesy of Peachpit Press.

The meeting will be held on Monday, September 22, 2008 from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM and is open to all current FMPUG members. Not yet a member? Want to see what FMPUG is all about? Feel free to attend your first meeting at no charge. Event organizers, SolutionMakers, Inc., will provide PIZZA and beverages and Washington Mutual has once again donated the beautiful meeting space, the White Oak Room on the 42nd floor of the Washington Mutual Center in downtown Seattle. The address is 1301 2nd Avenue, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101. Attendees will need to register online at http://www.fmpug.com to obtain access to the building.

Help us Choose a New Meeting Place!

Hello Puggers!

Thank you for participating in our survey about the physical location and times of our Seattle FMPug meetings!

To date, we have had an overwhelming response to keep the meetings in Seattle and keep them on the 4th Monday night of each month.

So, we have some options:

1) The Seattle dBug Resource Center (thanks to Bruce Robertson for offering this option!) is available every 4th Monday of the month. Location is 9620 Stone Avenue North, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98103-3378. We can bring in food (pizza) and beverages (beer was a common request) and parking is free. HOWEVER, it's possible that the room may not be avialable as early as January 2009.

2) Revolution's office (one of our members - thank you DeForest Shotwell!). Location is 421 Fairview Ave North,Seattle, WA 98109. We can bring in food and beverages and keep the schedule of every 4th Monday of each month. The only challenge may be parking with limited areas.

3) Adobe (thanks to Angelo Luchi for getting a sponsor for this site). Location is 801 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103. We're verifying now if we can bring in food and beverages and what the parking accommodations are.

Please weigh in and let us know what you prefer. The survey is listed to the right of this post. Thanks for your participation!

Laura Bowyer, Chapter Coordinator