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
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows 13
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\System
UKENGLSH.MPR Spelling dictionary
USENGLSH.MPR Spelling dictionary
CLADDON.CLR An additional dictionary that contains computer terminology
FMIPX32.NET IPX/SPX network plug-in
FMTCP32.NET TCP/IP network plug-in
DBF.IMP DBF database translation filter
EXCEL.IMP Microsoft Excel translation filter
ODBC.IMP ODBC database translation filter
FMBMP32.FLT BMP graphic filter
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\System
FMCGM32.FLT CGM graphic filter
FMDRW32.FLT DRW graphic filter
FMMAC32.FLT MacPaint graphic filter
FMPCX32.FLT PCX graphic filter
FMPIC32.FLT PIC graphic filter
FMSLD32.FLT Lotus SLD graphic filter
FMTIFF32.FLT TIFF graphic filter
FMWMF32.FLT Metafile graphic filter
USER.UPR User spelling dictionary
WEBCOMPN.FMX The FileMaker Pro Web Companion plug-in that enables web
publishing from FileMaker Pro
FMLDAC.FMX Companion plug-in that enables local ODBC access to
FileMaker Pro
FMRDAC.FMX Companion plug-in that enables remote ODBC access to
FileMaker Pro
FMSAUC.FMX Plug-in that allows FileMaker Pro 5.5 to download plug-in updates
from FileMaker Server 5.5
\LANGUAGE MODULES Language module folder for Web Companion
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