Jul
31st

Scripting Filemaker

Author: Jo | Files under Article, Code

FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc. (a subsidiary of Apple Inc.), known for its combination of power and ease of use. It is also noted for the integration of the database engine with its GUI-based interface, which allows users to modify the database by dragging new elements into the layouts/screens/forms [...]


Jul
24th

cURL - basic script part 2

Author: Jo | Files under Code

In the first part of this basic cURL script tutorial it was demonstrated how to navigate to a web page using pycURL and then download it to a text file on your PC. See part 1 here.
This part of the tutorial will demonstrate navigating through to a secure page within a website to see protected [...]


Jul
21st

cURL - basic script part 1

Author: Jo | Files under Code

cURL is a really useful tool for the automatic scripting of websites. Basically anything which you can do on a website can be scripted through cURL. The uses are almost endless when you think about it. I’m currently using it to automate content generation for a Drupal based site and to generate user website user [...]