A FileMaker Wishlist
I’m certain I’m not the only one who has hopes and desires for FileMaker. But without skimming the FileMaker newsgroup, other forums, or being privy to the submissions of suggestions by users to FileMaker, it’s difficult to know exactly what FileMaker users and developers want.
I’ve assembled a list and I’m willing to add more and more and communicate it to FileMaker, but for the time being I need your input. And here’s your chance, so post a comment.
Two things for mailing:
[1] On label layout forms, be able to choose starting label print position so that partially used label sheets could be fully utilized.
[2] Translate zip code fields to postnet barcodes.
Both of these features are said to be available as “plug-in”, but they should also be part of FileMaker itself.
John,
The postnet barcodes is a good one! I don’t know why they haven’t implemented that kind of a feature, most especially since a predominant number of filemaker users and developers use FM as some form of a contact management system. There was a template that rendered PostNet barcodes that I believe was on the databasepros.com website, I would say to check it out or just Google FileMaker postnet and I’m sure you’ll find the file. Worse comes to worse, I could dig it up for ya.