7/3/2023 3 Comments Filemaker server 13 update![]() There are many other improvements too, such as new themes, styles that can be applied to themes (translucent buttons, anyone?), and other customizable aspects to layouts. And it can automatically change between layout types as you enlarge or contract a browser window. For example a summary data view in landscape mode might switch to a data input form in portrait mode.įileMaker 13 also can detect screen size and send one of three layouts optimized for small, medium and large displays. But it’s also possible to have the device orientation trigger an entirely different function. For example, a grid view in landscape mode might become a list in portrait mode. One cool feature: You can configure the content on the display to change when an iPad user switches between portrait and landscape orientation. I wouldn’t be surprised if FileMaker adds support in the future.įileMaker 13 has also added features to make it easier to create layouts that render well on iOS devices. It may not be dominant in the enterprise, but Firefox still has nearly a 20% market share. I find it hard to imagine that there’s no demand to use Firefox. “If we get customer demand for it we will support Firefox,” Jacobson says. WebDirect works with the Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer, but not Firefox. But, he adds, “We are trying to streamline the code so it will work better on smaller devices.” “Mobile devices don’t have the same horsepower, and when you have the additional layer of running a browser, to get performance you need more power,” Jacobson explains. ![]() The database pushes automatic, real-time updates to the user’s browser as data changes.įor now, WebDirect only works with desktop browsers. The portal, he says, works identically to how users would experience the application if they were running it in the desktop version of FileMaker. In a briefing, group product manager Eric Jacobson demonstrated a portal application developed for an art gallery. It also offers an HTML5-based admin console for remote administration from any browser-enabled device. FileMaker now offers WebDirect, a feature that uses HTML 5 and JavaScript to deliver what the vendor says will be a desktop-like experience for users accessing the FileMaker Server database engine from a browser. In version 13 FileMaker has worked to optimize the user experience when accessing the database from a Web browser. But it wasn’t until 1995 that FileMaker became a fully relational database and it was in 2007 that FileMaker added support for Oracle and SQL databases such as Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL.įileMaker has evolved from a single-user desktop database program to a suite of tools that includes the free FileMaker Go mobile app shown above, FileMaker Pro for the desktop ($329), FileMaker Pro Advanced ($549), and FileMaker Server ($1,044). At the time, Nutshell had a no-nonsense text-based interface that I ran on a green-screen monitor.īy the time Apple bought Nashoba Systems, however, the FileMaker user interface looked like this:Īnd today the FileMaker user interface looks more like this:īy 1992 FileMaker was owned by Apple subsidiary Claris, which added support for the Mac. ![]() I still have a working Leading Edge Model D, which came with Nutshell and Leading Edge Word Processor software on 5 ¼-inch floppies. I got my start as a support tech at Leading Edge, where one of my tasks was to troubleshoot corrupt Nutshell databases. and distributed by PC clone maker Leading Edge Hardware in the early 1980s. The original version of the program was called Nutshell, an MS-DOS database application developed by Nashoba Systems Inc. Even today, most customers use it on Windows, not the Mac.įileMaker’s origins actually go back even further than 1985. And although Apple owns the product today, FileMaker originally only ran on MS-DOS. It’s mind boggling to think that this popular database has been around since 1985. In April the database program will celebrate its 29th birthday. FileMaker 13, which debuts today, represents a milestone in more ways than one.
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