Description
With the ability to customize menus and add Tooltips, as well as robust troubleshooting
and database analysis tools, FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced provides powerful tools to:
• Design and develop customized, advanced databases with custom menus
and custom Tooltips.
• Debug and troubleshoot more efficiently with the built-in debugging and
reporting tools.
• Maintain and modify databases with ease while keeping databases running
at peak performance with built-in file maintenance tools.
Design and develop
FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced allows you to customize your FileMaker solutions far beyond
FileMaker Pro. With new Custom Menus and Tooltip options, FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced
is the ultimate development environment to create and manage advanced FileMaker
solutions that work the way you want.
• Rename, add, or delete menu items, customize keyboard shortcuts and have menus
perform scripts.
• Make your layouts more informative and intuitive by adding text-based or calculated
Tooltips to fields or layout objects.
• Distribute royalty-free FileMaker runtime solutions in Windows or Mac OS.
Maintain and modify
Use advanced tools to help you maintain larger and more customized solutions.
• Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables or by using copy/paste to
move fields, tables, scripts, and script steps.
• Get comprehensive information on database schema and options, like fields, portals,
layouts, Custom Menus, and more with the Database Design Report.
• Use the file maintenance tools to maximize performance of your solutions.
New features in FileMaker Pro 8:
• Create Adobe PDF files with the PDF Maker so you can more easily share FileMaker information with others.
• Use the new Excel Maker to create Microsoft Excel files, allowing you to share and analyze FileMaker information with others.
• Fast Send feature lets you Email the contents of any field instantly.
• Fast Match feature helps you search the database without typing.
• New alignment tools allow you to create cleaner looking database layouts.
• Send personalized messages to multiple customers with the new Email merge.
• Import tables into FileMaker more efficiently than ever.
• The Relationships Graph helps you document databases and field relationships.
• The new Tab Control helps you build layouts with multiple tabs in a single step.
New Features- Custom Menus
Rename, add, or delete menu items, customize keyboard shortcuts and have menus perform scripts. - Mouse Over Tooltips on Layouts
Make your layouts more informative and intuitive by adding text-based or calculated Tooltips to fields or layout objects. - Create RunTime Stand alone FileMaker Solutions
Distribute royalty-free FileMaker runtime solutions in Windows or Mac OS. - Script Debugger
Pinpoint problem areas by reviewing scripts step-by-step in the Script Debugger. - Data Viewer
Monitor fields, variables, expressions, and even test calculation formulas with the Data Viewer, as well as temporarily disable script steps to test portions of your scripts. - Copy/Paste fields, tables, scripts
Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables or by using copy/paste to move fields, tables, scripts, and script steps. - Database Design Report
Get comprehensive information on database schema and options, like fields, portals, layouts, Custom Menus, and more with the Database Design Report. - Create Adobe PDF files
with the PDF Maker so you can more easily share FileMaker information with others. - Use the new Excel Maker
to create Microsoft Excel files, allowing you to share and analyze FileMaker information with others. - The new Tab Control
helps you build layouts with multiple tabs in a single step.
Compare Newer Features of
FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced
- The PHP Site Assistant
menu item has been added that launches the PHP Site Assistant feature (FileMaker Server 9 required). - The Debug Login
The Debug Login lets developers login to the Script Debugger and FileMaker Data Viewer to troubleshoot restricted access scripts upon authentication. - Custom Menus
Rename, add, or delete menu items, customize keyboard shortcuts and have menus perform scripts. - Mouse Over Tooltips on Layouts
Make your layouts more informative and intuitive by adding text-based or calculated Tooltips to fields or layout objects. - Create RunTime Stand alone FileMaker Solutions
Distribute royalty-free FileMaker runtime solutions in Windows or Mac OS. - Enhanced! Script Debugger
The Script Debugger now includes the ability to place multiple breakpoints on multiple steps at the same time or pause script steps that are about to be executed. Also, you can now view the error result of the last script step and set scripts to automatically pause when a script error occurs. - Enhanced! Data Viewer
The Data Viewer now includes the new Current tab to view all field and variables used in the currently executing script. Also, you can now sort the columns of the FileMaker Data Viewer by simply clicking on the header. - Copy/Paste fields, tables, scripts
Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables or by using copy/paste to move fields, tables, scripts, and script steps. - Enhanced! Database Design Report
The Database Design Report has been updated to document information on all the great new features. Get comprehensive information on database schema and options, like fields, portals, layouts, Custom Menus, and more with the Database Design Report. - Kiosk Maker
Create a kiosk-based application where all menus are hidden - great for self-serve mailing lists and event registrations.
Software Compatibility Matrix
|
FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced
$199 |
FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced
$339 | FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced
$399 | FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced
$299 | FileMaker Server 8
$599 | FileMaker Server 9
$699 |
$ |
$ |
| Compatible Windows OS | XP
Vista
7
8 | XP
Vista
7
8 | XP
Vista
7
8 | XP
Vista
7
8 | Server 2000
2003 | Server 2003
2008 | | |
| Compatible Mac OS | 10 - 10.4
10.6 | 10.4
10.6
10.7
10.8 | 10.4
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9 | 10.4
10.6
10.7
10.8 | 10 - 10.4
10.6 | 10.4
10.6
10.7
10.8 | | |
| License Type | Retail | Retail | Retail | Retail | Retail | Retail | | |
| Upgrade/Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | | |
| Architecture | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | 32Bit Intel/Power PC Hardware | | |
Tech Specs
Compatibility with Other FileMaker Versions:
Filemaker 8.5 is compatible with:
FileMaker Pro 7 - 11
FileMaker Pro Advanced 7 - 11
FileMaker Server 7 - 11
note: FileMaker features designed in later versions will not work in older FileMaker versions
OS Compatibility:
Filemaker 8.5 is compatible with:
Windows OS:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows Vista,
Server 2000, Server 2003
Mac OS:
Mac OS X 10.0 - 10.2
Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.3
Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 (PowerPC)
Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 (Intel)
Contents
- Software License Key
- Full Retail Package
- Installation DVD
Notes
Product Satisfaction Guarantee & Disclaimer:
This product may not be new. The product has been verified to be genuine and no longer in use by the previous owner.
We offer a Total Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, for any reason, you can return your purchase within 14 days of the purchase date.
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Contents
- Software License Key
- Full Retail Package
- Installation DVD
