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FileMaker Pro 7
Manage Your Data from Desktop to Web FileMaker Pro 7 is the leading workgroup database software for quickly creating and sharing solutions adapted to your business needs. Powerful features, broad platform support, and an easy-to-use interface make FileMaker Pro 7 indispensable for anyone who needs to track and manage people, projects, images and information. Use built-in instant-productivity templates to quickly design and deploy customized solutions. Easily communicate by sharing content with others over a network or intranet to collaborate on multiple projects for greater workgroup productivity. And, with the ability to exchange data with a virtually limitless number of other applications, FileMaker Pro 7 is ideal for gathering, managing and sharing all types of information.
GATHER DATA Gathering data is easier than ever with FileMaker Pro 7! Convenient import options, plus added support for data exchange standards, open a new world of connectivity to desktop applications and corporate data sources. Enhance Your Solutions with Multimedia New! Bring your solutions to life with digital images and other rich forms of data (such as JPEG, MOV and MP3). Capture images and their related data directly from your digital camera*, or import multiple image files directly from your desktop. Universal Data Exchange New! (TOP) With support for such standards as ODBC, JDBC, and XML, FileMaker Pro 6 allows you to gather many types of data from a virtually limitless number of applications and data sources. Import a Folder of Files New! With just a few clicks, import a folder of files into your FileMaker Pro databases—this feature simplifies the storage of a variety of files, including text files, images, sound files, QuickTime movies and more.
Convert Excel Spreadsheets Drag and drop Excel spreadsheets into FileMaker Pro 7 to instantly create functional, modifiable databases.
MANAGE DATA (TOP) With powerful new data handling tools, FileMaker Pro 7 is ideal for tracking and managing people, projects, images and information. From a simple contacts database, to a powerful digital photography/video storage and cataloguing solution, FileMaker Pro 7 is the flexible information management tool for novices and professionals. Get Started Quickly with New Templates New! Be instantly productive with more than 20 new professional-quality templates for business, education and home. Or use the Layout/Report Assistant to quickly and easily create your own reports and summaries. Data Handling Features New! Use the new Global Find and Replace feature to easily change specific text throughout your database. The Constrain and Extend Found Set feature allows for more sophisticated Finds without a series of complex steps. Take advantage of the new Field Context Menu Sort feature for a more intuitive way of sorting a record set in Form view. Visual Design Tools New! Use the comprehensive graphic tools built into FileMaker Pro 7 to make your information look the way you want. The new Format Painter lets you copy and apply the visual design attributes of a text block or object for swift creation of stunning solutions. Layout Themes help you create a consistent appearance for your corporate reports. Author Sophisticated Solutions The relational capabilities in FileMaker Pro 7 allow you to enter data just once, then use that data throughout your databases by creating one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships between files. Use the ScriptMaker™ feature to automate routine tasks and menu commands -anything from dialing the phone, to opening URLs, to sending e-mail. Customizable Dialogs NEW! Developers can create more intuitive solutions by providing users with dialogs containing custom and dynamic titles and messages -- useful for creating customized error messages. Custom dialogs can also accept input from users.
SHARE INFORMATION(TOP) FileMaker Pro 7 gives workgroups even greater connectivity with each other, and with the corporate data they need. Share information across diverse platforms, over a network, or over the Web -- FileMaker Pro 7 includes robust security features which allow you to share with confidence. With support for XML and other standards, FileMaker Pro 7 can exchange information with a virtually limitless number of desktop applications and corporate data sources.
XML Export NEW! With new XML support, developers and power users can export XML data from FileMaker Pro 6 and transform that data into a text-based format by applying the appropriate XSLT stylesheet. That data can then be shared with a virtually limitless number of other applications (including Excel, Rich Text Format, and Scalable Vector Graphics). Visit our XSLT library for stylesheet examples.
Share Over a Network or Publish on the Web Convert a single-user database into a multi-user networked solution in one simple step. Or instantly publish your databases to your intranet, giving up to 10 authorized users direct access to your databases. Authorized users can search, edit, delete and update records using most popular Web browsers.
Share Information Securely Security features in FileMaker Pro 7 give administrators control over corporate data. With the Record-Level Security feature, administrators determine browse, edit and delete privileges at the record level for each user. The Disable New Database menu item prevents users from creating new databases on their own. Limit access to Web-enabled databases by filtering IP addresses.
Work Across Diverse Platforms FileMaker Pro 7 is "Designed for Windows XP" and Windows 2000 logo certified. It also supports Mac OS 8.6 through 9.2.2, and Mac OS X. Broad platform support makes FileMaker Pro 7 ideal for workgroups in multi-platform environments.
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Top 10 New Features Multimedia and Digital Image Import * New and Updated Templates Import a Folder of Files Compatible with FileMaker Pro 5.x Databases Broad Platform Support Format Painter Global Find and Replace Constrain and Extend Found Set Integrated XML Import and Export Customizable Dialogs XML CENTRAL Visit XML Central, designed to help you take advantage of the XML features in FileMaker Pro 7. Download free XSLT stylesheets (or contribute your own) at the XSLT library, participate in FileMaker XML Talk, or find XML articles, books and Web sites. Top Ways FileMaker Pro 7 Fits with IT Standards: •New XML Import and Export enables FileMaker Pro 7 to integrate with a virtually limitless number of applications and corporate data sources. •Security features give administrators control over corporate data: Record-Level Security allows administrators to determine user access privileges; Disable New Database menu item prevents users from creating new databases on their own. •FileMaker Pro 7 is "Designed for Windows XP" and Windows 2000 logo certified. It also supports Mac OS 8.6 through 9.2.2, and Mac OS X. •With two-way ODBC connectivity, access and gather data from ODBC compliant corporate data sources (including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server) into FileMaker Pro via dynamically calculated SQL queries. •FileMaker Server offers Windows Domain Authentication, so FileMaker Pro 7 guests can be authenticated first by the Windows Domain Controller. •FileMaker Server can register on an LDAP server for easy location by FileMaker Pro 7 clients and for tracking from the IT department. Gathering data is easier than ever with FileMaker Pro 7! Convenient import options, plus added support for data exchange standards, open a new world of connectivity to desktop applications and corporate data sources. Enhance Your Solutions with Multimedia New! Bring your solutions to life with digital images and other rich forms of data (such as JPEG, MOV and MP3). Capture images and their related data directly from your digital camera*, or import multiple image files directly from your desktop. Universal Data Exchange New! With support for such standards as ODBC, JDBC, and XML, FileMaker Pro 7 allows you to gather many types of data from a virtually limitless number of applications and data |
