Installation and New Features Guide

14 Installation and New Features Guide for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced
Installing ODBC client drivers in Mac OS X
FileMaker Pro ODBC support allows you to interact with data from
other applications, such as Oracle databases, on your computer or over
a network. For more information on using ODBC, including links to
driver vendors, see www.filemaker.com/odbc.
Adjusting the FileMaker Pro cache
Because Mac OS X dynamically allocates memory to applications as
needed, there is no way to set a specific amount of memory to allocate
to the FileMaker
Pro application. However, you can adjust the
FileMaker
Pro cache size.
You may want to increase the cache size if you plan to do any of the
following:
1 work on a large database file
1 work on several database files at once
1 host database files
1 use a database file that contains many graphics
1 insert a large graphic into a database file
Consider decreasing the cache size if you plan to run several
applications at the same time and you have a limited amount of
memory
(RAM) installed.
To change the cache size that FileMaker Pro uses:
1. In FileMaker Pro, choose the FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences
and click the Memory tab.
2. Type a number in the Attempt to set file cache size to box.
3. Click OK.
The next time you start FileMaker Pro, the new cache size is used.
Where to go from here
After you install FileMaker Pro, you can immediately begin working
with the application. Here are some suggestions on where to go in the
documentation to get started:
1 If you’re new to databases, read chapter 1, “Using databases” and
chapter 2, “Creating databases” in the FileMaker
Pro User’s
Guide to learn basic database concepts.
1 If you’re new to FileMaker Pro, work through the lessons in the
FileMaker
Pro Tutorial. The PDF file and sample files for the
tutorial are located in the Tutorial folder inside the English Extras
folder.