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| Name | FileMaker |
|---|---|
| Logo | |
| Screenshot | |
| Caption | FileMaker Pro 11 screenshot showing an Invoicing template |
| Developer | (formerly Claris) |
| Latest release version | Version 11.0 |
| Latest release date | |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, iOS |
| Genre | Database management system |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | FileMaker Inc. |
FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from , formerly Claris, a subsidiary of Apple Inc. It integrates a database engine with a GUI-based interface, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms. Current versions are: FileMaker Pro 11, FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced, FileMaker Pro 11 Server, FileMaker Pro 11 Server Advanced and FileMaker Go.
FileMaker evolved from a DOS application, but was then developed primarily for the Apple Macintosh. Since 1992 it has been available for Microsoft Windows as well as Mac OS, and can be used in a heterogeneous environment. FileMaker server briefly ran on Linux, but Linux support was abandoned with FileMaker 7, and the server currently only runs on Windows or Apple servers. It is available in desktop, server, iOS and web-delivery configurations.
With the introduction of the Macintosh, Nashoba combined the basic data engine with a new forms-based graphical user interface (GUI), creating a program that was dramatically easier to use. Leading Edge was not interested in newer versions, preferring to remain a DOS-only vendor, and kept the Nutshell name. Nashoba found another distributor, Forethought Inc., and introduced the program on the Macintosh platform as FileMaker. When the Macintosh Plus was introduced, the next version of FileMaker was named FileMaker Plus to reflect the new model's name.
Forethought was purchased by Microsoft, which was then introducing their PowerPoint product that became part of Microsoft Office. Microsoft had introduced its own database application, Microsoft File, shortly before FileMaker, but it was outsold by FileMaker and Microsoft discontinued it. Microsoft negotiated with Nashoba for the right to publish FileMaker, but Nashoba decided to self-publish the next version, FileMaker 4. |- | 1985-04 || FileMaker, v1.0 || rowspan="2" | Forethought Inc. || rowspan="8" | |- | 1986-10 || FileMaker Plus, v2.1 |- | 1988-06 || FileMaker 4, v4 || rowspan="1" | Nashoba Systems |- | 1988-08 || FileMaker II, v 1.0 || rowspan="23" | Claris Corporation |- | 1989-07 || * FileMaker II, version 1.1v2 |- | 1990-10 || FileMaker Pro |- | 1991-03 || * FileMaker Pro 1.0v2 |- | 1992-04 || * FileMaker Pro 1.0v3 |- | 1992-10 || FileMaker Pro 2 || First Multi-platform (Macintosh and Windows) version |- | 1992-11 || * FileMaker Pro 2.0v2 || rowspan="9" | |- | 1993-03 || * FileMaker Pro 2.0v3 |- | 1993-04 || * FileMaker Pro 2.0v4 |- | 1993-08 || FileMaker Pro 2.1 |- | 1994-02 || * FileMaker Pro 2.1v2 |- | 1994-07 || * FileMaker Pro 2.1v3/SDK 2.1 |- | 1994-07 || FileMaker Pro Server 2 |- | 1994-07 || * FileMaker Pro SDK 2.1v1 |- | 1995-03 || * FileMaker Pro Server 2.1v1 |- | 1995-12 || FileMaker Pro 3 || Relational architecture, TCP/IP networking introduced |- | 1996-01 || * FileMaker Pro Server 3 || rowspan="5" | |- | 1996-01 || * FileMaker Pro 3.0v2 |- | 1996-06 || * FileMaker Pro 3.0v3 |- | 1996-06 || * FileMaker Pro 3.0v4 |- | 1996-06 || FileMaker Pro SDK 3.0v1 |- | 1997-09 || FileMaker Pro 4 || Plug-in architecture introduced |- | 1998-05 || FileMaker Pro 4 Developer Edition || Aimed at expert/professional FileMaker user |- | 1999-06 || * FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 || rowspan="6" | FileMaker, Inc.|| rowspan="3" | |- | 1999-09 || FileMaker Pro 5 |- | 1999-11 || * FileMaker Server 5 |- | 2001-04 || FileMaker Pro 5.5 || Built-in support for Mac OS X |- | 2001-07 || * FileMaker Server 5.5 - 5.5(v4) || rowspan="1" | |- | 2002-09 || FileMaker Pro 6* || Version 6 is the last to support Mac OS 9 and 8 |- ! Date !! Version (7+) !! Published by !! Comment |- | 2004-03 || FileMaker Pro 7 || rowspan="34" | FileMaker, Inc. || Multiple tables/file architecture introduced; multiple windows; relationships graph ; calc variables. Mac version requires OS X. |- | 2004-05 || * FileMaker Server 7.0v1 || rowspan="4" | |- | 2004-05 || * FileMaker Pro 7.0v2 |- | 2004-09 || * FileMaker Server 7.0v2 |- | 2004-10 || * FileMaker Pro 7.0v3 |- | 2005-08 || FileMaker Pro 8* || Scriptable creation of PDF reports; script variables; tabs on layouts |- | 2005-09 || * FileMaker Server 8.0v1 || rowspan="3" | |- | 2005-12 || * FileMaker Pro 8.0v2* |- | 2006-01 || * FileMaker Server 8.0v1 Advanced |- | 2006-01 || FileMaker Mobile 8 || rowspan="1" | (FileMaker Mobile line now discontinued) |- | 2006-04 || * FileMaker Pro 8.0v3* || rowspan="2" | |- | 2006-04 || * FileMaker Server 8.0v3* |- | 2006-07 || FileMaker Pro 8.5* || Mac OS X Universal Binary Support, Embedded browser (Web Viewer), object names |- | 2006-07 || * FileMaker Server 8.0v4* || Mac OS X Universal Binary Support |- | 2007-03 || * FileMaker Pro 8.5v2* || Windows Vista Support |- | 2007-07 || FileMaker Pro/Server 9* || Native support for the SQL databases MS SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle. |- | 2007-09 || * FileMaker Server 9.0v2* || Web Publishing Bug Fixes |- | 2007-11 || * FileMaker Pro 9.0v2* || Bug Fixes |- | 2007-12 || * FileMaker Pro 9.0v3* || Bug Fixes |- | 2008-02 || * FileMaker Server 9.0v3* || Mac OS X Server 10.5 (Leopard) Support |- | 2008-03 || * FileMaker Server 9.0.3.326* || Bug Fixes |- | 2009-01 || FileMaker Pro/Server 10* || Status Area now Horizontal; Script Triggering |- | 2009-01 || * FileMaker Pro 10.0v1a* || Instant Web Publishing Update |- | 2009-02 || * FileMaker Server 10.0v1a* (Windows) || External Authentication Update |- | 2009-04 || * FileMaker Pro 10.0v2* (Windows) || Citrix/Terminal Services Bug Fixes |- | 2009-07 || * FileMaker Server 10.0v2* || Bug Fixes; DBF Import and Export Available |- | 2009-07 || * FileMaker Pro 10.0v3* || Bug Fixes; DBF Import and Export Available |- | 2010-03 || FileMaker Pro/Server 11* || Charts, snapshot link, filtered portals, and recurring imports |- | 2010-06 || * FileMaker Pro/Server 11.0v2* || Bug Fixes |- | 2010-07 || FileMaker Go 1.0 || FileMaker for iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) |- | 2010-09 || FileMaker Go 1.1 || PDF creation, Photo support, Import from FileMaker Pro |- | 2011-02 || * FileMaker Pro 11.0v3* || Bug Fixes |- | 2011-04 || * FileMaker Server 11.0v3* || Bug Fixes; Compatible with Java 6 Update 24 |- | 2011-04 || FileMaker Go 1.2 || Printing, Signature Capture, Charts, Enhanced PDF creation |}
FileMaker files are compatible between Mac and Windows. File type extensions are
Self running applications (runtime, kiosk mode) are platform specific only.
The Central European version includes an English, Polish, Czech and Turkish interface; the Middle Eastern version is available in English and French and the "Indian" version in English. The custom versions offer spell checking, data entry, sorting and printing options for languages of the respective region. They also contain localized templates and a localized Instant Web Publishing.
For Central Europe, there are customized templates for Polish, Czech, Turkish. In addition Russian, Greek, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Hungarian are supported to varying degrees.
The Middle Eastern version supports Arabic and Hebrew, including an option to change the text to right-to-left instead of the western left-to-right. For South East Asia there is version that supports text entry in all Indian languages, as well as sorting and indexing in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Panjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam.
Versions from FileMaker Pro 5.5 onwards also have an ODBC interface.
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