Installation and New Features Guide

Chapter 1
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Before you begin 7
Requirements for other features (Windows)
Some of the features of FileMaker Pro for Windows require
additional
software.
Requirements for other features (Mac OS)
Some of the features of FileMaker Pro for Mac OS X require
additional
software.
Features not supported in Mac OS X
In Mac OS X, FileMaker Pro does not support the Dial Phone, Insert
Object, Send DDE Execute, and Update Link script steps.
Features not supported in Windows
In Windows, FileMaker Pro does not support the Perform AppleScript
and Speak script steps.
ACL file permissions
You must disable Access Control Lists in order to install the product.
After installing, do not use ACL file permissions to control access to
any FileMaker file. For more information, see the documentation that
came with your operating system software.
Opening files from previous versions
FileMaker Pro 8.5 can open files created in earlier versions of
FileMaker
Pro. See the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide for information.
Updating your User Dictionary
If you added words to a User Dictionary in a previous version of
FileMaker
Pro, you may want to use it with FileMaker Pro 8.5. See
the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide for information about converting a
User Dictionary.
Automating your installation
If you’re installing multiple copies of FileMaker Pro under a volume
license, you can automate the process using the Assisted Install.txt file
on the FileMaker Pro CD, which lets you bypass the normal install
dialog boxes. For more information, see the Network Install Setup for
FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced guide. For information
on volume licensing, see www.filemaker.com.
Feature Software requirement
Send Mail script step A Mail API (MAPI) enabled email client software
Phone dialing Phone dialer or other Telephony API (TAPI)
compliant software
ODBC features Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
version
2.6, 2.7, or 2.8. To update MDAC software,
use Microsoft Windows Update or see the
Microsoft website at www.microsoft.com.
For more information on using ODBC, see
www.filemaker.com/odbc.
Insert QuickTime
movie and image files
QuickTime 6 software (available at
www.apple.com)
Feature Software requirement
Send Mail script step Microsoft Entourage or Mac OS X Mail email
client software