Installation Guide

14 Installation 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, see FileMaker
Pro
Help. For additional details, 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’ve used FileMaker Pro before, read the Preface,
“Introducing FileMaker Pro” in the
FileMaker Pro User’s Guide to
learn about new features available in FileMaker
Pro 8.
1 If you’re a FileMaker Pro Advanced user, see the
FileMaker Pro Advanced Development Guide for information on
FileMaker Pro Advanced features.