Installation and New Features Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
Before you begin
A bout this guide 5
R egistration and customer suppor t 5
A bout the license key 5
Ha rdware and software requirements 6
N etworking requirements 6
W eb publishing requirements 7
Requirements for advanced features (Windows ) 7
R equirements for advanced features (Mac OS ) 7
Features not supported in Mac OS X 7
Features not supported in Windows 7
O pening files from previous versions 7
Updating your User Dictionary 7
Automating your installation 7
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker Pro i n Windows
I nstallation notes 9
I nstalling FileMaker Pro 9
Installing FileMaker Pro from the command line 10
Where files are stored on your hard disk 10
U ninstalling , modifying, or repairing F ileMaker Pro 10
C hanging the FileMaker Pro cache size 10
Where to go from here 11
Chapter 3
Installing FileMaker Pro i n the Mac OS
Installation notes 13
Installing FileMaker Pro 13
Where files are stored on your hard disk 14
Installing ODBC client drivers in Mac OS X 14
A djusting the FileMaker Pro cache 14
Where to go from here 15
Chapter 4
New features
New features in FileMaker Pro 7 17
File improvements 17
Fields and layouts improvements 19
Redesigned status area 20
Scripting improvements 20
New functions 20
Calculation improvements 20
Web publishing improvements 20
Security documentation 21
New and updated templates 21
Conversion of dates with two- digit years 21
Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial 22
New features in FileMaker Developer 7 22
Integrated Developer Utilities 22
Improved Script Debugger 23
More powerful Database Design Report feature 23
New file maintenance tools 23
New Custom Functions utility 23