FM9, where's the meat?

#11

Bill Marriott wrote:

Quote:

If you can live with some of the limitations, you could obviate the need for
FileMaker Server by using MySQL as your central repository and simply
deploying FileMaker as a "front end."

But FM Server 9 does still serve a couple important purposes here:

1) It allows multiple users to share that front end.

2) It will do the SQL connection so that individual client machines do
NOT need to each have individual SQL drivers.

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Howard Schlossberg
FM Professional Solutions, Inc. Los Angeles

FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
Member, FileMaker Business Alliance

#12

Howard Schlossberg <howard (AT) nospam (DOT) fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

Quote:

Well, there's conditional layout formatting, which is worth a look and
will only display on FM9 clients. There's also a new feature that
allows fields to expand as you drag the window wider. There's also more
control over tab layout objects.

Yes... but, if my office will not upgrade clients (I hope to make them
upgrade Server to schedule scripts to run automatically on the server),
can it be worthwhile for me (as main developer) upgrade my license of
Filemaker 8.5 Advanced? Or can this bring more pains then benefits?

#13

Oh yes, there are still some circumstances where FileMaker Server is
desirable, especially with the redesigned administrator control panel and
the ability to perform scripts server-side. But as far as the front-end
issue goes, it really is just a convenience that you would log in to the
hosted file and get the front end automatically. You could just as easily
distribute the front end via file sharing.

In fact, going with MySQL as the server makes true "separation model" design
a reality, where all the data is stored in a completely separate system, and
FileMaker is just a UI for it.

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