Do you define the same finds over and over again-for example, Q4 sales, or unpaid invoices, or your favorite contacts? FileMaker 10 keeps track of your finds and lets you re-execute them without having to switch to find mode and reenter criteria over and over again. The status toolbar saves at least do-it-yourself developers some effort by providing a wider array of buttons than previous versions had it’s also somewhat customizable.Ī less cosmetic, more substantial improvement in FileMaker 10 is a new saved-and-recent finds feature. The status toolbar provides ready access to more tools in an updated location that new users will find familiar from other applications. The most obvious example of this is the application’s new Status Toolbar, which replaces both the status area (on the left) and the toolbar (at the top) of previous versions. Or to put it differently, if you’re an end-user, you may be able to see some of these benefits without needing to call the developer at all. One thing that makes this a compelling upgrade is the fact that, if you’re the developer, you’ll be able to pass on significant advantages to end-users with little or no effort. Here’s what to expect from this FileMaker update, based on an initial look at version 10. And what if you’re new to FileMaker Pro? Then you’re looking into the database application at a great time. In fact, at first glance, FileMaker Pro 10 offers so many real benefits to developers and end-users alike that, if you’re already using FileMaker, you’re going to find it hard to resist the urge to upgrade. So I’m pleased that this upgrade offers lots of gain and almost no pain. Why does this matter? The upgrade from FileMaker Pro 6 to FileMaker Pro 7 was perhaps the most significant upgrade in the program’s history, but that great step forward twisted more than a few ankles at the time, and those of us who lived through it aren’t eager to do that again just yet. But this new release uses the same format (.fp7) that FileMaker has had for nearly five years now, since the release of FileMaker Pro 7.
In its first dozen years, FileMaker got a new file format every other version. The first thing that struck me about the new version of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced released Monday is that the file format hasn’t changed.
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