Version 8 for Macintosh

#11

Bill Marriott <wjm (AT) wjm (DOT) org> wrote:

Quote:

The number 1 reason to upgrade for 8 is that for the first time, FileMaker
is offering an upgrade path from the regular version to the Advanced
(Developer) version.

I just did this from FMP 6, which was an upgrade from 5.5. FM says the
offer stands till June 30th, 2006.
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#12

I recently upgraded to FM8, but not to the Advanced version. Which of
the improvements in this list are not included in the standard FM8
upgrade? Having upgraded to the standard FM8 is there any way to do a
further upgrade to the advanced version from here?

albert

In article <11mhv1akoi7mn0b (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com>,
Howard Schlossberg <howard (AT) antispahm (DOT) fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

Quote:

1) FM8 is so much more stable and relatively bug free, including many,
many Windows redraw issues.

2) Speed. Drop-down lists, finds, sorts, everything much faster and solid.

3) My absolute favorite new feature (FMP Advanced) is the ability to
copy and paste scripts, script steps, fields, tables, table occurrences,
etc.

4) Type-ahead auto-fill on fields and drop-down lists.

5) Tool tips

6) Ability to add buttons to your layout tab order.

7) Script variables that make for much more efficient scripting and,
among many other things, allow for custom naming exported files.

8) Ability to define Custom menus helps clean up the interface and ease
of use.

9) Built-in ability to export or create/mail PDFs and Excel spreadsheets.

10) Fast searching on a field through right-click context menus

11) Improved mail merge and user-interface for sending record-based emails.

12) Tab objects to more easily design and organize layouts.

13) Mouse-wheel support on OSX

14) Some easier to use functions (like GetValue, GetNthRecord, etc)

And many other little things. This release is everything that FM7
should have been. I'm sorry you invested in the upgrade from 6 to 7,
but my feeling is that you invested in the wrong version.

Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
What were your reasons for upgrading?

In article <11mfl882ngcs9bd (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com>,
Howard Schlossberg <howard (AT) antispahm (DOT) fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

If you are happy with 7, then stick with it. When I was working with 7,
I'd wished I had stayed with 6. But after moving from 7 to 8, I never
want to go back to 6 or 7 ever again. Of course, I have to because some
of my clients are still in 6, but with 8 there is reason for them to
upgrade that I just didn't feel they had reason for in going to 7.

Lawrence Leichtman wrote:

#13

See notes for each item below, where I note FMP (Pro) or FMPA (FileMaker
Pro Advanced)...

Albert wrote:

Quote:

I recently upgraded to FM8, but not to the Advanced version. Which of
the improvements in this list are not included in the standard FM8
upgrade? Having upgraded to the standard FM8 is there any way to do a
further upgrade to the advanced version from here?

In article <11mhv1akoi7mn0b (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com>,
Howard Schlossberg <howard (AT) antispahm (DOT) fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

1) FM8 is so much more stable and relatively bug free, including many,
many Windows redraw issues.

Both

Quote:

2) Speed. Drop-down lists, finds, sorts, everything much faster and solid.

Both

Quote:

3) My absolute favorite new feature (FMP Advanced) is the ability to
copy and paste scripts, script steps, fields, tables, table occurrences,
etc.

FMPA

Quote:

4) Type-ahead auto-fill on fields and drop-down lists.

Both

Quote:

5) Tool tips

Displays in both, but only definable in FMPA

Quote:

6) Ability to add buttons to your layout tab order.

both

Quote:

7) Script variables that make for much more efficient scripting and,
among many other things, allow for custom naming exported files.

both

Quote:

8) Ability to define Custom menus helps clean up the interface and ease
of use.

Displays in both, but only definable in FMPA

Quote:

9) Built-in ability to export or create/mail PDFs and Excel spreadsheets.

both

Quote:

10) Fast searching on a field through right-click context menus

both

Quote:

11) Improved mail merge and user-interface for sending record-based emails.

both

Quote:

12) Tab objects to more easily design and organize layouts.

both

Quote:

13) Mouse-wheel support on OSX

both

Quote:

14) Some easier to use functions (like GetValue, GetNthRecord, etc)

both

Additionally, FMPA lets you define custom functions that can than be
applied to field or script calculations from either version.

FMPA also lets you create runtimes, rename groups of files, has built-in
file maintenance tools and debugging tools.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Howard Schlossberg (818) 883-2846
FM Pro Solutions Los Angeles, California

FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance

#14

Albert,

I believe you can upgrade "again" to the Advanced version... Just purchase a
separate upgrade (serial number of your old version is not required) and
when you install, point to the old version of the product.

Bill

"Albert" <asteg (AT) mindspring (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Having upgraded to the standard FM8 is there any way to do a
further upgrade to the advanced version from here?

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