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| FileMaker Pro 8.5 Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Filemaker Inc.
Category: Software
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 3917
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp, Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8.1 x 2
MPN: K10187
Model: TH325LL/A
UPC: 044866028563
EAN: 0044866028563
ASIN: B000GPIQ8C
Release Date: July 10, 2006
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 Best database software on market - but upgrading is a bummer September 2, 2006
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
FileMaker Pro [FMP] is without a doubt the best and easiest database software for home or small business users -- far easier to learn and use than Microsoft Access, and great flexibility. Constructing a relational database (tying together, for instance, client names, invoices, expenses, etc) is a snap and the Help files really are helpful. Lack of a printed manual [rather than just a scanned file] is a downer.
As for upgrading from previous versions [like FMP6] is a bummer however, in that the recently introduced [with version 7] security change is utterly frustratirng. Yes, the old *.fp6 files do convert easily and swiftly, but if you can't open your old 'flat' unsecured Rolodex people files because you don't know the proper password to use, you won't be happy. Took me hours to figure it out -- for upgraders at least, the company should have included printed instructions in plain words so you can go right to work. As to upgrading from ver 8.0 to ver 8.5: the company charges nearly a hundred bucks for the multi-megabyte download, forget it. On-line support is good, with an active user forum.
The software itself rates five stars - but the needlessly complex transition from prior file structure, the lack of a decent printed manual in the box, and the ludicrous charge for an intra-version upgrade take away some of the luster. Still, all considered, FMP beats the Microsoft product by miles.
 I can now manage the Web... July 20, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
When I heard that you could actually insert a Web brower such as IE or Safari right into a database, I was a little skeptical. But after downloading the FileMaker Pro 8.5 free trial and actually doing it, it blew my mind and I purchased the software. I tried doing adding a Web browser to my Access database but I gave up after days of struggling away with a bunch of Active X controls, etc. Now, I just simply add a URL to a the details of a record and I've got updated info on the customers I track in my Marketing Research practice. I can also add just about anything to my database records, video clips, digital photos, sound files and I can send off records to my clients in PDFs or in Excel right out of FileMaker. Very cool!
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