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Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended
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Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended


  • Subject: Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended
  • From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 13:46:41 -0500

That wasn't what came to mind for me when I read "front end". Maybe
it'd be clear if I knew what you were trying to accomplish. Anyway,
just curious, I do a lot of FileMaker work myself.

Michael



On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:25 PM, email@hidden <email@hidden> wrote:
> Because I think Filemaker's appleScript implementation is crap and its
> internal scripting is worse.
>
> ES
>
> On May 23, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Michael Grant wrote:
>
>> Out of curiosity, why didn't you use, umm, FileMaker as your FileMaker
>> front end?
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Stockly, Ed <email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've used for everything from simply adding a fourth button and a second
>>> field to a dialog, to using it as a front end to a complex FileMaker
>>> database, and some of the other beta testers went far beyond what I could
>>> manage.
>>>
>>> Mark and Matt put a lot of hours and a lot of good brainpower into
>>> getting
>>> it as far as they did. (I thought it was pretty close to release).
>>>
>>>  I'm sorry to see it go.
>>>
>>> ES
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05/21/09 7:57 AM, "email@hidden"  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Facespan 5 Development Suspended
>>>> To: email@hidden
>>>> Message-ID: <54d36008f9b2a20ca959e67f2d8220e5@localhost>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm kinda surprised not to see this being discussed yet:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.latenightsw.com/blogfs5/?p=179
>>>>
>>>> I know there are Script Debugger users, and probably plenty of former
>>>> Facespan users... was no one looking forward to FS5? I'm not even sure I
>>>> would use it - can't say until I've played - but I'm always encouraged
>>>> to
>>>> see new Applescript tools... and discouraged when one is shelved for, at
>>>> least in part, lack of interest. I cut my scripting teeth in large part
>>>> on
>>>> AppleScript, and while I probably only do 20% of my scripting using
>>>> Apple-specific tools anymore, it's a solid 20% that'll be sorely missed
>>>> if
>>>> it ever goes away entirely.
>>>
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 >Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended (From: "Stockly, Ed" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Facespan 5 Development Suspended (From: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>)

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