Installation and New Features Guide

8 | Before you begin
Requirements for features in OS X
Some features of FileMaker Pro for OS X require additional software.
Features not supported in OS X
In OS X, FileMaker Pro does not support the Dial Phone and Send DDE
Execute script steps.
Converting the trial version to the full version
of FileMaker Pro
If you have installed the FileMaker Pro 14 trial version on your computer,
you can convert to the full version of FileMaker
Pro 14 without
uninstalling the trial version first. You can also upgrade your retail copy
from some earlier versions of FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced
by entering an upgrade license key and the license key from some earlier
versions during the trial conversion process. For more information about
these options, see Help.
Upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous
version
If you are upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous version, FileMaker
recommends that you upgrade to the new version before uninstalling the
previous version.
Feature Software requirement
Send Mail script step
using an email
application
OS X Mail or Microsoft Outlook
This requirement does not apply to SMTP mail.
ODBC and JDBC
features
ODBC Manager from Actual Technologies (available
at http://www.odbcmanager.net
), which is a freeware
product not supported by FileMaker.
FileMaker ODBC and JDBC drivers are available in
the xDBC folder in the installation disk image, and in
the FileMaker Knowledge Base:
http://help.filemaker.com/
.
For more information, see FileMaker ODBC and
JDBC Guide and FileMaker Pro Help.