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 17
Windows\System and Winnt\System32 folder
FDOR815R.DLL
FDOR815S.DLL
FDOR8DTC15.DLL
FDTXT15.CNT
FDTXT15.DLL
FDTXT15.GID
FDTXT15.HLP
FDTXT15R.DLL
FDUTL15.DLL
FDUTL15R.DLL
IVFD.LIC Licensing agreement
Location Contents Description
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
C:\Windows\System
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional
C:\Winnt\System32
Note These files are installed with Windows 2000
Professional. FileMaker Pro does not overwrite
them.
COMCTL32.DLL Provides user interface elements needed by FileMaker Pro
SHFOLDER.DLL Helps FileMaker Pro determine the location of certain necessary
folders
Location Contents Description