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
26 Getting Started Guide
System Folder
This table shows the files and folders placed in your System Folder.
System Folder File or folder Description
Control Panels ODBC 3.51 Control Panel Control panel for configuring MERANT ODBC driver
Extensions Microsoft OLE Extension Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Microsoft OLE Library Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Microsoft OLE Automation Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Text Encoding Converter Apple Unicode converter extension needed for Microsoft Excel import
ODBC 3.51 Configuration Manager MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC 3.51 Cursor Library MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC 3.51 Cursor Library CL MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC 3.51 Driver Manager MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC 3.51 Trace Library MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC 3.51 Visigenic Bridge (2.x) MERANT ODBC Driver Manager and support files
Extensions/ODBC FileMaker ODBC 3.51 Base Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker ODBC 3.51 Flat Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker ODBC 3.51 Utility Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker Oracle Driver 3.51 Branded Oracle driver
FileMaker Pro Driver 3.51 ODBC Driver
FileMaker 3.51 Text Driver Branded text driver
Preferences FDODBC.LIC MERANT branded ODBC license
Preferences/FileMaker
Preferences
FileMaker Pro 5.5 Prefs FileMaker Pro preferences file
FM Pro Fonts FileMaker Pro font file (created at application launch)
FileMaker Hosts Network host file
FileMaker Pro 5.5 Web Pref FileMaker Pro Web Companion preference file