Free Filemaker Pro 4.1 (for Mac User's Guide 1998

Mar 1, 1999 - If 1997 was a year of incredible lows, 1998 gave the Mac community equally. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 (free; 425/882-8080, ) is the. And Mac users can mount Windows file servers via the Chooser. Yet another of the countless features that make FileMaker Pro 4.1 ($199;. If 1997 was a year of incredible lows, 1998 gave the Mac community equally breathtaking highs. From the revitalization of the PowerBook to the stunning debut of the iMac, 1998 was the.

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Is a cross-platform (Mac OS and Windows) relational database (RDBMS) application published by Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. Born at Nashoba Systems, Concord, MA, in the early 1980s as Nutshell, a DOS-based database, it was adapted to the Macintosh with a graphical user interface in 1985. On the Mac, it was known as FileMaker. FileMaker went head-to-head with Microsoft File, then the dominant database app on the Mac, and within a year it matched its sales. Two years later Microsoft discontinued its program. Noashoba had three major revisions of FileMaker before the company was acquired by Apple to become part of its Claris. software division in 1986, at which point the software was renamed FileMaker II.

FileMaker became a cross-platform app with Mac and Windows versions in 1992. The first version to support Mac OS X, FileMaker Pro 5.5, was released in 2001, and version 6 was the last to support the Classic Mac OS. FileMaker's appeal was the integration of the database engine with a forms-based GUI that made it much easier to implement databases than other software available - a distinction it has maintained ever since. FileMaker can easily be used to create small, simple databases, such as personal contact lists or recipe files, but it has the power to enable complex enterprise-level relational systems as well. Its interface has remained essentially the same over the years, so FileMaker users can use new versions right out of the box without having to relearn it.

Version History FileMaker v1.0 (4/85) Requires System 3.2 to 4.2 and Finder 5.3 to 6.0. FileMaker Plus v2.1 (10/86) Same system requirements as FileMaker 1.0. FileMaker 4 (6/88) FileMaker II 1.0 (8/88), 1.1v2 (7/89) By 1988, Apple had formed Claris, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to market software; Claris purchased FileMaker from Nashoba in July 1988, renaming it FileMaker II and making only minor changes. All these versions require System 4.2 and Finder 6.0, but none run under anything beyond System 6.0.7. FileMaker Pro 1.0 v1 (10/90); 1.0v2 (3/91); 1.0.v3 (4/92) FileMaker Pro 1.0.vx requires System 6.0, but nothing later than System 6.0.7. FileMaker Pro 2.0 v1 (10/92), 2.0v2 (11/92), 2.0v3 (3/93), 2.0v4 (4/93); 2.1 (8/93), 2.1v2 (2/94), 2.1v3 (7/94) FileMaker Pro Server 2.0 (7/94), 2.1v1 (3/95) FileMaker Pro 2.0 was the first cross-platform version (Mac/Windows). Users on either platform can share databases with users on the other.

Other additions included ScriptMaker, field formatting, summary data export, and AppleEvents and QuickTime for Mac support. Also new with 2.0 was the first release of FileMaker Pro SDK 2.1 (a 'Solutions Distribution Kit' which enabled developers to compile templates into stand-alone applications) and FileMaker Pro Server. Sharing regular FileMaker databases is possible across any AppleTalk, MacIPX, or TCP/IP network on Macs or Windows or both. This requires each user to have a own licensed copy of FileMaker; and when more than a small handful of users are logged in simultaneously, performance degrades appreciably.

FileMaker Pro Server was intended to serve larger networks more quickly and less expensively. Version 2.1 was a minor upgrade, bringing NETBIOS and MacIPX support, server administration, and QuickTime for Windows support. FileMaker Pro 2 versions require System 6.0 'or later' (according to FileMaker Inc.).

I haven't been able to find a copy to determine if that includes 8.x or 9.x or whether it will run in Classic Mode under OS X. (If you know, please take a minute to tell us!) FileMaker Pro 3.0 v1 (12/95), 3.0v2 (1/96), 3.0v3 and SDK 3.0 (6/96), 3.0v4 (12/96), 3.0v5 (1/97) FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 (12/95) and 3.0v2 (6/96) FileMaker Pro 3.0 introduces files and portals, TCP/IP networking capabilities, and OLE support. A new file format was also introduced, with the suffix.fp3; older files (with the suffix.fm) require conversion to the new format; once converted, they will no longer run in older versions of FileMaker. If you need or want to open a file in an older version, be sure to save a copy in the older format before converting to the new. System requirements (except for Server): 6 MB RAM (v3 needs a minimum of 3 MB RAM, which, combined with System 7's requirement of 2 MB - the absolute minimum! - means you essentially need 6 MB; System 7.0 through 9.2.2, and will run in the Classic Mode in OS X. FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 requires System 7.1 or higher.

System requirements, Server 3.0: 68030 or better CPU; 4 MB RAM (8 MB RAM for PowerPC Macs). Note: Updates for all versions of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, and FileMaker Server 4.0 and later which follow. FileMaker Pro 4.0 v1 (9/97), SDK 4.0 (9/98), 4.0v2 (10/98), 4.0v3 (7/99); 4.1 (6/98), 4.1v2 (6/99), 4.1v3 (7/99) In early 1998, Apple moved nearly all Claris products (the ones they didn't discontinue) in-house - all except FileMaker and Claris Home Page. They renamed the subsidiary FileMaker Inc., and it continued to develop and market the database. Version 4.0 introduced plugins support - developers could write various extensions adding to FileMaker functionality. (There are hundreds of plugins now available - search for 'FileMaker' at or to see what's available.) The Web Companion, a bundled plugin, made its bow, with its own http server and CGI, enabling users to run a website with one copy of FileMaker Pro. Also new was sorted relationships, object rotation, support for GIF and JPEG images, exact field match, and the ability to import Excel files directly.

Version 4.1 added ODBC/SQL import via plugins (PPC hardware only), kiosk mode, and Euro symbol support. System requirements: System 7.1 through 9.2.2; also runs in Classic mode in OS X. It is the last version of FileMaker Pro which will run on 680x0 Macs. FileMaker Pro 5.0 v1 (9/99), 5.0v2 (2/00), 5.0v3 (3/00) FileMaker Pro Server 5.0 (11/99), 5.0v2 (5/00) Version 5.0 was a major upgrade, with another new file format (.fm5) that required conversion of older databases (with the same caveats as before).

New features: built-in ODBC driver, enhanced Web publishing, layout/report assistant, table view, script import, conditional value lists, data merge on import, and QuickTime VR support. System requirements: PowerPC CPU; Mac OS 7.6 through 9.2.2; runs in OS X via Classic Mode. Also required is a PowerPC processor, 16 MB RAM, 17-30 MB free space on your hard drive, and a CD-ROM. FileMaker Pro 5.5 v1 (4/01), 5.5v2 (12/01) FileMaker Pro Server 5.5 (7/01), 5.5v4 (10/03) This version is the first to run natively in Mac OS X.

New features included improved ODBC support, record-level security, two-way dynamic ODBC exchange, Excel Named Range import, and multithreaded Web Companion. Requires Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X (runs in Classic Mode in OS X). FileMaker Pro 6.0 v1 (9/02), 6.0v2 (10/03), 6.0v3, 6.0v4 (11/03) Added XML import and export, multimedia and digital image import, Format Painter, import folder of files, custom dialog boxes, constrain and extend found set. System requirements: Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.2.2; Mac OS X 10.1 (runs in Classic Mode, no support for toolbars). FileMaker Pro 7.0 v1 (3/04), 7.0v2 (5/04), 7.0v3 (10/04) - FileMaker Pro Server 7.0 (5/04), 7.0v2 (9/04), 7.0v3 (2/05), 7.0v4 (10/05) FileMaker Pro 7 was a 'Great Leap Forward' - with another file format change (.fp7).

(To use databases from FileMaker Pro versions 2.x or earlier, you first have to use a version of FileMaker between 3.x and 6.x to convert upwards, then use version 7.0 to convert that file. If you don't already have one of those versions, you can use trial versions to do the job -, for ) A new relational structure allows up to a million tables in a one file, along with multiple files and windows, and increased database capacity (8 terabytes). Other new features include: entity relationship diagrams, calculation variables, store/import/export any file in container field, enhanced Instant Web Publishing (better rendering, more script steps supported, new status area), split portals, sort on summary field, and accounts/privilege-based security parameters on scripts and buttons. System requirements: G3, G4, or G5 CPU; 128 MB RAM; 800 x 600 display (1024 x 768 or higher preferred); Mac OS X 10.2.8 FileMaker Pro 8.0 and Advanced 8.0 v1 (8/05); 8.0v2 and Advanced 8.0v2 (12/05); 8.0v3 and Advanced 8.0v3 (4/06) FileMaker Pro 8 offered many new features, including: PDF Maker (save as PDF) and Excel Maker (save in Excel format or export to Excel), tab control, script variables, auto-completion for data entry, calendar dropdowns, enhanced finds, email merge, table import, and scriptable PDF reports. FileMaker Pro Advanced offers developers extensive control over menus available in their databases and allows scripts, relationships, and fields to be copied and pasted. System requirements: G3, G4, or G5 CPU (Intel CPUs supported via Rosetta); 256 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.3.9 FileMaker Pro Server 8.0 v1 (9/05), 8.0v3 (4/06), 8.0v4 (7/06) Server Advanced 8.0 (1/06), 8.0v3 (4/06), 8.0v4 (7/06) In FileMaker Server 8 and FileMaker Server 8 Advanced, the database engine was improved, providing significant speed increases over FileMaker Server 7.

System requirements: G3, G4, or G5 CPU (Intel CPUs supported via Rosetta); 256 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.3.9 FileMaker Pro 8.5 and Advanced 8.5 v1 (7/06); Advanced 8.5v2 (runs under Leopard) (12/07) Universal binary (supports Intel Macs). The new FileMaker Web Viewer allows viewing web pages directly within database records, based on data held within a record (such as a map based upon an address). Databases can also be integrated with web enabled applications. Also has new object functions and scripts, and the FileMaker Learning Center. System requirements: G3, G4, G5 or Intel CPU; 256 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.3.9 for PowerPC Macs, 10.4.5 for Intel Macs FileMaker Pro 9 v1 (7/07), Advanced 9.0v2 (11/07), 9.0v3 and Advanced 9.0v3 for Tiger (2/08), 9.0v3 and Advanced 9.0v3 for Leopard (12/07) FileMaker Pro Server and Server Advanced 9.0v2 (9/07), 9.0v3 for Tiger and for Leopard (2/08), 9.0.3.326 (3/08) New features include native SQL support for Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and MySQL; script grouping; conditional formatting; and append to PDF.

Server 9 and Server Advanced 9 have a new admin console, secure connections to external SQL data sources, PHP site assistant, and server-side scripting. System requirements: G3, G4, G5, or Intel CPU; 256 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.4.8 FileMaker Pro 10 v1 (1/09), v2 (4/09, Windows only bug fix), v3 (7/09) FileMaker Server v1 (1/09, v2 (7/09) New features include instant Web publishing and script triggering. System requirements: G4, G5, or Intel CPU; 256 MB RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.11 FileMaker Pro 11 v1 (3/10) New features include charts, snapshot links, filtered portals, and recurring imports.

System requirements: G4, G5, or Intel CPU; 512 MB RAM; Mac OS X 10.5.7 Resources., Wikipedia., Glenn Koenig, 2004.04.02., Brian Dunning, 1999.03., Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 2008.10.06. Although there's no version of FileMaker Pro for the iPhone, FMTouch will let you use your data and layouts on it. The Claris brand was discontinued in 1998, ClarisWorks was renamed AppleWorks, and FileMaker Inc.

It's only products at the time were FileMaker Pro and Claris Home Page 3.0, which was never again updated; it was discontinued in 2001. FileMaker Inc. Added a new database product, Bento, in 2008. Low End Mac is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.

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. Powered By eForms User Guide. WSDOT eForms User Guide Index of Topics Basic Instructions Form Buttons Entering Information Browsing Records Finding Records Menus Printing Layouts Importing and Exporting Records Supported Systems and Printers Glossary of Terms Powered by - March 2010 10-1 Appendix A Page ii. WSDOT eForms User Guide New for the March 2010 Release We have added more electronic forms: 9 New and 58 Revised FileMaker Pro Runtime Forms If this is your first installation of the WSDOT eForms, please disregard this section This release of the WSDOT eForms will install the Runtime forms in a new directory named WSDOTForms DOTeForms3.10 in the c: Program Files WSDOTForms folder.

WSDOT eForms User Guide 350-092B EF Hot Mix Asphalt Compaction Report (80 Ton) 350-120 EF Reduced Acceptance Criteria Checklist 421-050 EF Design-Build Contract - Minor Change 530-040 EF Supplier Confirmation or Specification Compliance 670-079 EF Standard Prequalification Questionnaire (Ferries) Revised: 130-015 EF Y Agreement Information 140-039 EF. WSDOT eForms User Guide 272-006 EF Contract - Highway Construction 272-008 EF Contract - Building Construction 272-036C EF Region Ad and Award Contract Proposal - Signature Page 272-036D EF Proposal - Signature Page 272-036H EF Non Collusion and Debarment Affidavit 272-040 EF Certification for Federal Aid Contracts 272-056 EF. There are 352 FileMaker Pro Runtime forms available on this release and 15 Adobe Acrobat PDF forms.

As more electronic forms become available, they will be added to the system. Please let us know about any desired addtions or any problems with using the system. List View layout using the layout dialog box. The ‘Main Menu’ button will close the current form file and return to the CD Library Electronic Forms Main Menu. The keyboard shrotcut is “Ctrl+W”. EForms User Guide Page 2 - 1. Buttons These ‘Forms Buttons’ will be found on all List Views: The ‘Print List’ button will call up the Print Dialog Box.

Click on ‘Records Being Browsed’ to print the List View. See section 10 of the User Guide for more information. Entering Information Filling in information or entering data is perhaps the easiest and most used function of electronic forms. This section describes the various options available in filling in forms using FileMaker Pro. A New Form Three options are available to fill in a new form (or record): 1. Entering Information Text Fields can contain up to 64,000 characters, however depending how the layout is arranged, not all data may show when printed.

The only data that will print is what is displayed within the defined field boundary within that layout. The extra data is still in the database, it will simply not print. Entering Information Repeating field in vertical orientation Field #1 Field #2 Field #3 Field #4 Altering data in an Existing Record Altering an existing form is very similar to entering information in a “New Record’. Simply ‘Find’ or ‘Browse’ to the record desired. Either ‘Tab’. Browsing Records In ‘Browse’ you can create new records and edit, sort, print, and export them to another file. The records appear in the current layout.

FileMaker Pro opens a file in ‘Browse’ mode by default. Status Area Flip through the pages of the book to browse through the records contained in. Browsing Records The list view does not include all fields in the database but enough information is included to identify specific records. After a specific record(s) is located you may then switch back to the ‘Form Layout’ to view or print that record on the form.

Finding Records Using Find Mode In ‘Find Mode’ you make ‘Find’ requests to locate records based on selected criteria. The located records become the ‘Found Set’ for browsing, sorting, previewing, and printing. FileMaker Pro switches to Browse after completing a find request. Use ‘Find Mode’. Finding Records Click on the ‘Perform Find’ button (or press ‘Enter’) to execute Find. Omit Choose this option when you want to include all records except those meeting the selected criteria. Example: “Mary” as the selected criteria with ‘Omit’ checked will find all records except those with “Mary”.

Finding Records eForms User Guide Choose the ‘.’ wildcard to substitute for any number of unknown characters. For example, to find McKineh and McKenneh, type McK. FileMaker and Form Menus FileMaker Pro has nine pull-down menus on the menu bar. File Edit View Insert The menu groups, definitions and commands available within each group are as follows. The explanations are also available within FileMaker Pro Help. File Use File menu commands to manage, print, copy, and recover files, set. FileMaker and Form Menus Records Use Records menu commands to work with records in the file.

The Records menu commands are only available in Browse and Preview Modes Scripts Use Scripts menu commands to activate individual commands and scripts. Window Use the Window menu commands to arrange and activate file windows. Printing Forms eForms User Guide There are several ways that electronic forms may be printed. One way is to use the ‘Print’ buttons provided that use a ‘Script’ to perform a function of FileMaker Pro. The ‘Print’ button will print all pages of the current Layout. To print a range of pages, click ‘Pages’ and type the first page in the ‘From’ box and the last page in the To box.

If your printer offers different print qualities, click ‘Print Quality’ and select a print quality option such as a dpi value (dots per inch) or High, Medium, Low, or Draft. These margins are defined by the maximum printable area for the printer selected and is not definable by the user. This causes most of the problems such as multiple pages running onto the next or previous page(s). Returns to the CD Library Electronic Forms Main Menu Electronic forms will always have at least two layouts: the Form Layout and a List View Layout. Other layouts may be included as required such as supplements, instructions or related forms. Some form files may also include several different form layouts using a shared database (such as the ‘Special. Importing and Exporting Records Importing Records into FileMaker Pro You can import records from other FileMaker Pro files or from files created in other applications.

To import records from a FileMaker Pro file or files from other applications: 1. Open the destination file. This is the file that will receive the imported records. Importing and Exporting Records eForms User Guide 4. The fields in the source file will map to the fields in the destination file as shown in the list. You can drag the field names in the ‘Fields In’ list to change where FileMaker Pro maps data.

Click the ‘Scan Data’. Importing and Exporting Records 7. Click on ‘OK’ and FileMaker Pro will do the rest. Exporting Records from FileMaker Pro Exporting records from FileMaker Pro to another application type is just as simple. Open the source file - Locate the source file in the files list and click ‘OK’.

Some of the exportable file types are:.DBF = dBase III and IV.WKS &. Importing and Exporting Records eForms User Guide Simply perform a ‘Sort’ (see Section 2, Buttons) prior to importing or exporting.

This will cause the bottom of pages to be clipped off. On most printers, the clipping will be fairly minimal and not be a significant problem. Some older printers or printers not tested, may have considerable clipping, enough to be unusable with the Runtime electronic forms. EForms User Guide.

Long Print Times Several different reasons will cause long print times of electronic forms. Troubleshooting long print times can be difficult. The following causes have been found to cause long print times for users. Glossary of Terms Browse In Browse you can create new records and edit, sort, print, and export them to another file.

Free Filemaker Pro 4.1 (for Mac Users Guide 1998 Pdf

Button An object, graphic or icon to which a script is attached so wneh the button is ‘pushed’ the attached script or mini-program will start. Click Clicking means to point the pointer or I-bar on an item in the layout and pressing the mouse or pointer button once. The PC equivelant is directory or subdirectory. Font A style of text type used by a computer to display text on the screen and for printing. Electronic forms use Arial (Helvetica) and Times New Roman (Times) for display and printing. Found Set Records selected using the Find Mode becomes the Found Set. Preview usually refers to a screen mode to see how records will look like when printed.

Read-Only A Read-Only file cannot be saved, updated or written to. Electronic forms files are located in a Read-Only directory. They must be copied to a directory where the user has read and write priveleges.