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FileMaker 9 - Just Around The Corner?Posted by: Editor / Monday, March 5, 2007 – 4:13am
It looks like we'll have a few more features to dis"cover" in the later part of this year. ThinkSecret.com has released some information about the next version of FileMaker. At the very latest, I would hope that FileMaker 9 would be out by Devcon 2007 - but who knows - I know I don't. For some reason, FileMaker Inc. seems to overlook me when it comes to testing new versions. Overall, things like this don't bother me like they used to. When I first started using FileMaker and getting involved in the community, I thought it was the cat's meow to be able to have access to beta versions. It was a "sense of pride" thing when you considered part of your world to be the FileMaker community. These days, I'm all about simply providing good educational information about using FileMaker to the fullest. It's a great program for a wide variety of solutions - especially the lower end of the database spectrum. Having evolved my own programming skills to include AppleScript, VBScript, Perl, PHP, Shell (of course) and little bits of other languages and environments, I can say that working my way through FileMaker has been the impetus for becoming a programmer in general. Most everything you'll find in FileMaker will translate to some other language or tool - it's all just logic, the rest is syntax and environment. For myself, the most interesting features coming up are the resizable windows and live SQL connectivity. I've been wanting the window features for years! However, one thing I won't be surprised about is if FileMaker still uses those 1984 pattern palettes. I can understand the need for staying compatible with older databases, but "Please" FileMaker, enter the 21st century. Check boxes aren't black outlines anymore <wink>-and-a-<grin>. One thing I can say about ThinkSecret is it tends to be pretty accurate with regards to their FileMaker related information - but, not because I gave it to them. I'm looking forward to a new version and new features! . Thin client.
. Anonymous said this on Monday, April 9, 2007 - 7:14pm.
. The major requirement im looking for is a thin client, I hear this is to be released.. I wonder if it will be competitive as networking is a major issue for small company users, its almost driving me away from filemaker altough if this is implemented it would put a smile on my face :-) . . SQL and thin client.
. simondsweden said this on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 - 3:43pm.
. I am holdning my thumbs and hope to see it implemented soon. . |
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