FMSnippets
FMSnippets
FMSnippets is a time saving tool that makes FileMaker Development faster. FMSnippets requires
an
abbreviation
expansion tool such as TextExpander for Mac OS X. When you type in one of our abbreviations,
it types out
the
expanded text. For instance: If you type 'fmsubs' in a calculation, it will be expanded to
'Substitute (
text ;
searchString ; replaceString )'
FMSnippets for TextExpander contains over 250 abbreviations for FileMaker 9 and FileMaker
10. The set of
snippets includes practically all functions used in the FileMaker calculation engine.
FMSnippets has saved our developers hours of time by assisting them to be more productive.
According to
the
TextExpander statistics, one of our developers saved four hours over a two month period with
1,226
snippets
expanded saving him from an additional 95,962 keypresses!
How does FMSnippets work?
Once TextExpander is installed, you import FMSnippets. Then you can type simple abbreviations
rather than
type
out or reformat FileMaker functions. This will make your development faster, allowing you to
focus on the
code
rather than trying to find the functions you need amongst the very long list of functions.
Imagine typing
'fmgsp' for 'Get ( ScriptParameter )' instead of having to choose a menu item and then
scrolling through
the
list!
When you register, you will receive both a link to download the FMSnippets as well as a link
to subscribe
to the
FMSnippets. Subscribing will keep your FMSnippets up to date automatically.
Examples
Typing 'fmifs', our abbreviation for 'fm if short', will expand to:
If ( test ; resultOne ; resultTwo )
Typing 'fmifl', our abbreviation for 'fm if long', will expand to:
If (test ; resultOne ; resultTwo )
Typing 'fmcase', our abbreviation for 'fm case', will expand to:
Case ( test1 ; result1 ; test2 ; result2 ; defaultResult )
Examples
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Questions & Answers
Have a Question?Can I use FMSnippets on Windows?
FMSnippets is designed for TextExpander, but Breevy, can import TextExpander snippets.
Is it possible to FMSnippets with SpellCatcher?
Yes, but not as they are. The FMSnippets file is XML, so it would need to be transformed to work with SpellCatcher.