Quick Start
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Welcome to FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
- Chapter 4 New features in FileMaker Pro
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5.5
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Ease-of-use improvements
- Record-by-record access privileges
- Scripting improvements
- New logical, design, and status functions
- Extended ODBC and SQL functionality
- Import named ranges of Microsoft Excel data
- Search only the relative path for FileMaker Pro files
- Relaxed rules for mapping fields and relationships when importing scripts
- Dynamic field name matching in data import scripts
- Import more graphics file formats
- Increased productivity with FileMaker Server
- Prevent users from changing passwords
- Prevent users from creating databases
- Validation of the number of characters in a field
- Open a FileMaker Pro database via a URL (Mac OS)
- Web publishing enhancements
- Backward compatibility
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5
- Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5.5
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Making databases relational
- Lesson 11 Keeping your data safe
12 Getting Started Guide
FileMaker Pro 5.5 folder
Location Contents Description
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker Pro 5.5 FILEMAKER PRO.EXE Application file
README.DOC Text document about FileMaker Pro
CLLNGENU.DLL
CLPROOF.DLL
Spelling engine
FMENG10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMCOMM32.DLL FileMaker application module
FMCON10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMCOR10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMFC10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMGFX10.DLL FileMaker application module
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker Pro 5.5 FMINT10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMML10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMNSV14.DLL FileMaker application module
FMQTE10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMWFC10.DLL FileMaker application module
FML10.DLL Layout markup language engine
FMOLE10.DLL FileMaker application module
FMRSRC.DLL FileMaker application module
FMATM32.DLL Support for Adobe Type Manager
FMATM16.DLL Support for Adobe Type Manager (installed on Windows 98 and
Windows 95 only)
MFC42.DLL
MSVCRT.DLL
CTL3D32.DLL
MFC libraries
FMPRO50.HLP FileMaker Pro online help documents
FMPRO50.CNT FileMaker Pro online help documents