FileMaker Pro 8.5 Win/Mac

Average customer rating: 3.5

No product - no response from Reduction Mart
8.5 upgrade won't install on Mac
great program with one exception
Best database software out there
Glad I finally upgraded to 8.5 . . .

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FileMaker Pro 8.5 Win/Mac

Manufacturer: Filemaker Inc.
Product Group: Software
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: B000GPIQ8C
2006-07-10

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- Marketing Information: The award-winning ease of use that is built into every aspect of FileMaker Pro continues to be praised by millions of customers and industry experts around the world. With its easy installation and setup, youandquot;ll be up and running in a matter of minutes not hours or days. Then a few clicks will convert your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and other files to FileMaker databases for easier searching, sorting, printing and reporting. The intuitive point-and-click interface helps you customize solutions and share them with ease. So whether youandquot;re tracking a simple contact list or multiple project tasks, FileMaker Pro helps you manage it all faster and easier than ever before. Product Information - Software Sub Type: DBMS - Software Name: FileMaker v.8.5 Pro - Complete Product - Features and Benefits: - Beyond bookmarks - Instant access to information - Integrate with Web-enabled applications - Maximum Mac performance - Learn at your own pace - Every object deserves a name - Build on the power of FileMaker Pro 8 - Language Support: English - Platform Support: PC - Platform Support: Mac License Information - License Type: Complete Product - License Pricing: Standard - License Quantity: 1 User

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FileMaker Pro 8.5 is the new version of the world's best-selling, easy-to-use database software for Mac OS X and Windows users. The application provides you with world-class tools to manage, customize and share your information about people, projects, and assets on a network or over the Internet. In fact, FileMaker Pro 8.5 revolutionizes the way you interact with data online, letting you incorporate live web pages in records in your database and take advantage of up-to-the minute information from the web. <table align=left width=250 cellpadding=10> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pagemaker8.5-1.jpg" border=0 align=top>

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As effortlessly as you can bookmark a web page in your browser, you can add a live web page to a record in your database. View larger.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pagemaker8.5-3-sm.jpg" border=0 align=top>

Get up and running quickly and easily. The FileMaker Learning Center offers a fun, convenient way to learn FileMaker Pro 8.5 at your own pace. View larger.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pagemaker8.5-4-sm.jpg" border=0 align=top>

FileMaker Pro's designers have pre-designed databases, set up reports and mailing labels, and added automation features to help you get started even faster. View larger.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pagemaker8.5-5-sm.jpg" border=0 align=top>

The award-winning ease of use that's built into every aspect of FileMaker Pro continues to be praised by millions of customers and industry experts around the world. View larger.</td></tr> </table> Putting the Web and Your Network to Work
The most advanced version of the industry-leading database application to date, FileMaker Pro 8.5 lets you add a live Web browser window to any database layout as easily as you bookmark a Web page. Since FileMaker automatically updates the information on the fly, your database remains current, without any searching or browsing necessary on your part. Your information is even more valuable when you can share it. With the cross-platform, multi-user network support, you'll be able to share FileMaker information over a network with up to five simultaneous Windows users, Intel-based Mac users or PowerPC Mac users. And the program's Instant Web Publishing lets you share FileMaker information over the Web -- giving your team secure access to the information they need anytime, anywhere via a browser. If you have remote offices, clients or vendors that need anytime, anywhere access to your FileMaker information, you're in business. Easy Set-up and Programming
With FileMaker Pro's easy-to-follow on-screen, step-by-step instructions, you'll be up and running in a matter of minutes. Whether you want to organize a home library or your company's inventory tracking system, FileMaker not only meets your every needs but offers an application that's easy to set-up, easy to learn and easy to use. In fact, FileMaker Pro 8.5 comes with its own Learning Center -- complete with 28 QuickTime video tutorials -- that lets novices and FileMaker experts alike tap into the richest features of the application. When it's time to start working, converting your data couldn't be easier. Just drag your Excel files onto the FileMaker icon on your desktop, and the information will import automatically. FileMaker can also import many different file formats so there's no need to re-key your information. Searching, sorting, and reporting is also easier than ever. When you need to create daily project lists, weekly sales reports, monthly newsletters or mailing labels, FileMaker produces what you want, sorted the way you want. Plus, you can save your output to Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel formats, and send it via email in seconds. Thanks to FileMaker's robust toolset, you can create your own database in minutes, complete with your company logo and custom name fields. In fact, you can customize almost every area of FileMaker to work the way you do, so you're not forced to manage your information in a pre-set way. And by providing you with pre-defined Web addresses for some of the most popular, information-rich web sites on the Internet -- e.g., FedEx, MapQuest Maps, Google search and Wikipedia -- FileMaker Pro 8.5 makes it simple to add Web-based content to your database. Storing Your Data
Got data? FileMaker Pro 8.5 lets you store virtually any type of file, including Word files, movies, pictures, and PDFs. Sharing the information in your FileMaker databases is also a breeze. Once you've built your data base, it couldn't be easier to print invoices, letters and mailing labels; produce reports in PDF or Excel formats; create customized electronic forms that look just like your paper forms; e-mail the contents of virtually any field with a single click and view live Web information associated with your data from within FileMaker.

Customer Reviews:

No product - no response from Reduction Mart.......2007-06-11

I never received my product nor receive any response to my e-mails to Reduction Mart. I hope that Amazon will reimburse me in some way.

8.5 upgrade won't install on Mac.......2007-06-04

I paid the company almost $200 for a downloadable upgrade to version 8.5. When I downloaded it, the disk image file downloaded fine and opened into a nice CD icon. But after that, bupkus. Double clicking did NOT launch an installer, just a windoow of the file contents. Double clicking the (supposed) application file did nothing but launch an incomprehensible script window of some sort. Tried to change the file name to add a .pkg or .app extension, but no dice, locked and can't change it. Even went so far as to use disk utility to make a new .dmg image from the mounted cd-icon, made it read-write, then changed the file name, still no installation. Then tried to submit an e-mail help request using their web page, got all the way thru the e-mail, then got a message saying sorry we only do phone support for this. Phone support of course is only during "business" hours. I used to think the product was good, but their customer support STINKS.

great program with one exception.......2007-05-19

i've been using this fmp for a few months now. i was able to get the general gist of how to use it but personally found taking a class really helped my understanding. the program can do so many things! well worth the money.

however... one of the books i read on the program "FileMaker Pro Design & Scripting for Dummies" stated, "FileMaker provides full, multiuser support for up to five users without requiring the user to add any additional licenses or patches." that statement is misleading. i understood that statement to mean one license would allow five user. not true! as long as each computer attempting to view the same file has a unique license number, five users can access the same file at the same time. if more than five users at a time are going to be using the file, you'll need to buy filemaker server.

Best database software out there.......2007-05-02

I've always been a bit of a technophobe, but as a small business owner, I grew out of spreadsheets long ago and realized I needed a database for invoicing, project management, and other business tasks. The thought of building a database nearly gave me hives but I tried FileMaker Pro and was pleasantly surprised. Templates let me get a jump start on designing my database and now with version 8.5 I've found it easier than ever to customize menus, use fields and tables, and create relationships between tables to make the database meet my needs. I can also easily export content as PDF files to exchange information with clients or contractors. I love this product! It makes file sharing and web publishing a breeze.

Glad I finally upgraded to 8.5 . . ........2007-05-02

Our small real estate agency (5 brokers) has been on FileMaker Pro 7 for a couple of years now. I hesitated upgrading to FM 8 because we had only just built a couple of solutions using 7. But then I saw the Web Viewer feature in FileMaker 8.5 and we had to have it. I had heard that upgrading might be a challenge, but it only took about an 45 mins. of work after installation to check that everything worked. We immediately began adding the new features of 8.5 to our apps. We have a customer database which is pretty extensive and shows pictures of their existing homes and images of the types of homes they are looking for. Our other solution ties into the multiple listing service, plus has our own home data files and we included links to Google Earth in the Web Viewer so our customers can log into our "homes database" and look at location, lot configuration and how the home is situated on the street. While checking out all the info associated with the listing, our buyers can check out all the images associted with it. Very cool. This has definitely given us the competitive edge against agencies larger than we are. What's more, we didn't have to hire a consultant to do this - although admittedly I've been using FileMaker for 2-1/2 years now. The price of this database is an absolute steal given what it's done for our business.

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