{"id":10661,"date":"2017-06-21T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T20:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seedcode.com\/?p=10661"},"modified":"2017-06-21T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T20:58:46","slug":"schedule-gotomeetings-filemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedcode.com\/schedule-gotomeetings-filemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule GoToMeetings from FileMaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post will show you how to schedule GoToMeetings from DayBack Calendar using the new cURL and JSON functions in FileMaker 16, as well as how to do it in JavaScript if you’re using DayBack Online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Custom actions<\/span><\/a> in DayBack let you add your own buttons to your events in the calendar. These buttons run your own FileMaker scripts and are a great way to extend the calendar’s capabilities.\u00a0<\/span>One great way to use Custom Actions is to interact with third party applications that have an available API (Application Programming Interface), like GoToMeeting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Overview: GoToMeeting and FileMaker<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve been scheduling meetings in <\/span>GoToMeeting<\/span><\/a> quite a lot since I started at SeedCode. I’ve always done\u00a0it manually, either by starting a quick meeting right before it was scheduled, or by creating\u00a0it in the GoToMeeting app, copying that data into DayBack, and then sending the details to the customer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since DayBack is the shared calendar we use to manage SeedCode, it didn’t make sense to be duplicating work, both in GoToMeeting and DayBack. One quick search led me straight to <\/span>GoToMeeting\u2019s API documentation<\/span><\/a>, so I set out to make some custom actions that would allow me to do all the scheduling, rescheduling, canceling and starting meetings directly in DayBack.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a video of it in action: <\/span>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/221944155<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n