16.0.3 / October 10, 2017; 2 months ago ( 2017-10-10),,,,, Website FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform application from, a of It integrates a with a graphical user interface () and security features, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms. Current versions are: FileMaker Pro 16, FileMaker Pro Advanced 16, FileMaker Server 16, and FileMaker Go 16 for and. FileMaker evolved from a application, but was then developed primarily for the and released in April 1985. Since 1992 it has been available for and for the and, and can be used in a cross-platform environment. FileMaker server briefly ran on, but Linux support was abandoned with FileMaker 7, thereafter only running on Windows or macOS servers. A client version was released for devices in July 2010. It is available in,, iOS and -delivery configurations.
The Outlook Manipulator plug-in provides two-way data exchange between FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange.
In 2016, FileMaker Cloud was introduced, including a Linux server (), which was offered exclusively through the. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] FileMaker began as an –based named Nutshell - developed by Nashoba Systems of, in the early 1980s. Nutshell was distributed by, an electronics marketer that had recently started selling -compatible computers.
With the introduction of the Macintosh, Nashoba combined the basic data engine with a new forms-based (GUI). Leading Edge was not interested in newer versions, preferring to remain a DOS-only vendor, and kept the Nutshell name. Nashoba found another distributor,, and introduced the program on the Macintosh platform as FileMaker. When Apple introduced the in 1986 the next version of FileMaker was named FileMaker Plus to reflect the new model's name. Forethought was purchased by, which was then introducing their product that became part of. Microsoft had introduced its own database application, Microsoft File, shortly before FileMaker, but it was outsold by FileMaker and Microsoft discontinued it.
Microsoft negotiated with Nashoba for the right to publish FileMaker, but Nashoba decided to self-publish the next version, FileMaker 4. Purchase by Claris [ ] Shortly thereafter, Apple Computer formed, a wholly owned subsidiary, to market software. Claris purchased Nashoba to round out its software suite. By then, Leading Edge and Nutshell had faded from the marketplace because of competition from other DOS- and later Windows-platform database products.
FileMaker, however, continued to succeed on the Macintosh platform. Claris changed the product's name to FileMaker II to conform to its naming scheme for other products, such as MacWrite II, but the product changed little from the last Nashoba version. Several minor versions followed, before its replacement by the release of FileMaker Pro 1.0 in 1990. In September 1992, Claris released a multi-platform version for both the Mac and Windows; except for a few platform-specific functions, the program's features and user interface were the same. Up to this point FileMaker had no real relational feature; it was limited to automatically looking up and importing values from other files.
It only had the ability to save a state—a filter and a sort, and a layout for the data. Version 3.0, released around 1995, introduced new relational and scripting features.
By 1995 FileMaker was the only strong-selling product in Claris's lineup. In 1998, Apple moved development of some of the other Claris products in-house, dropped most of the rest, and changed Claris's name to FileMaker, Inc., to concentrate on that product. Later updates [ ] Version 4.0, introduced in 1997, added a plug-in architecture much like that of, which enabled third-party developers to add features to FileMaker. A bundled plug-in, the Web Companion, allowed the database to act as a web server.
Other 'plugs' added features to the interface and enabled FileMaker to serve as an client, perform external file operations, and send messages to remote FileMaker files over the or an. Solaris Performance Tools Pdf Editor there. Version 7, released in 2004, introduced a new file format (file extension.fp7) supporting file sizes up to 8 terabytes (an increase from the 2 gigabytes in previous versions). Individual fields could hold up to 4 gigabytes of binary data (container fields) or 2 gigabytes of 2-byte text per record (up from 64 kilobytes in previous versions). FileMaker's relational model was enriched, offering multiple tables per file and a graphical relationship editor that displayed and allowed manipulation of related tables in a manner that resembled the format. Accompanying these foundational changes, FileMaker Inc.
Also introduced a developer certification program. In 2005 FileMaker Inc. Announced the FileMaker 8 product family, which offered the developer an expanded feature set. These included a tabbed interface, script variables,, enhanced debugging, custom menus, and the ability to copy and paste entire tables and field definitions, scripts, and script steps within and between files. Version 8.5, released in 2006, added an integrated web viewer (the ability to view such things as shipment tracking information from FedEx and Wikipedia entries) and named layout objects. FileMaker 9, released on July 10, 2007, introduced a quick-start screen, conditional formatting, fluid layout auto-resizing, hyperlinked pointers into databases, and external links.
FileMaker 10 was released on January 5, 2009, before that year's, and offered scripts to be triggered by user actions and a redesigned user interface similar to that of (10.5) applications. FileMaker 11, released on March 9, 2010, introduced charting, which was further streamlined in FileMaker 12, released April 4, 2012. That version also added themes, more database templates (so-called starter solutions) and simplified creation of databases.
FileMaker Go 11 (July 20, 2010) and FileMaker Go 12 for iPhone and iPad (April 4, 2012) allow only the creation, modification, and deletion of records on these handheld devices. Design and schema changes must be made within the full FileMaker Pro application. FileMaker Go 12 offers multitasking, improved media integration, export of data to multiple formats and enhanced container fields. FileMaker 13, released after the launches of and (10.9), first shipped in December 2013. The client and server products were enhanced to support many mobile and web methods of data access. FileMaker Go 13, the parallel iPad-iPhone product, has now become a single client for both these handhelds, and the Server Admin tool now runs in, no longer requiring a app.
FileMaker 14 platform released on May 15, 2015. This included FileMaker Pro 14, FileMaker Pro 14 Advanced, FileMaker Server 14 and FileMaker Go 14. This was followed by version 15 in May 2016 and version 16 in May 2017; both including equivalent Pro, Pro Advanced, Server and Go versions. Version history [ ] Date Version Comment Apr 1985 FileMaker v1.0 Published by Forethought Inc. 1986 FileMaker Plus Published by Forethought Inc. Jun 1988 FileMaker 4 Published by Nashoba Systems Aug 1988 FileMaker II First version to be published by Claris Corporation Oct 1990 FileMaker Pro Oct 1992 FileMaker Pro 2 Windows version added Aug 1993 FileMaker Pro 2.1 Jul 1994 FileMaker Pro Server 2 Dec 1995 FileMaker Pro 3 Relational architecture, networking introduced Jan 1996 FileMaker Pro Server 3 Sep 1997 FileMaker Pro 4 Plug-in architecture introduced May 1998 FileMaker Pro 4 Developer Edition Last version to be published by Claris.
Aimed at expert/professional FileMaker user. GRMCULFRER ES DVD.iso. Jun 1999 FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 First version to be published by FileMaker, Inc.
Sep 1999 FileMaker Pro 5 Nov 1999 FileMaker Server 5 Apr 2001 FileMaker Pro 5.5 Native support for Sep 2002 FileMaker Pro 6* Last version to support Mac OS 8 and 9 Mar 2004 FileMaker Pro 7 Multiple tables/file architecture introduced; multiple windows; relationships graph; calc variables; Improved security with individual accounts and passwords introduced new file format.fp7; Mac version requires Mac OS X. Aug 2005 FileMaker Pro 8* Scriptable creation of reports; script variables; tabs on layouts Jan 2006 FileMaker Mobile 8 FileMaker Mobile line discontinued Jul 2006 FileMaker Pro 8.5* Mac OS X Universal Binary support, embedded browser (Web Viewer), object names Jul 2007 FileMaker Pro/Server 9* Native support for the SQL databases MS SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle. This section does not any.
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