I just contacted Filemaker and was disappointed to learn that there was no
upgrade path from the pro to the developer version.  I understand that it
may not be a normal desired upgrade, but you would think they would
encourage a user to go that route.

I have an existing layout and when I try and add a field it doesn't
work.
For example, I want to add the client ID field to my layouts so can I
check the flow.   Here's what I do...

Hello people.
I'm about to make my first runtime solution with Filemaker and i need some help.
How to create a runtime solution that will not let the user change the view setting (view as table, list...), delete records or change layout modes?
I'm sure i'm missing something (i've ...

I'm new to FileMaker Pro, have v7, and am wondering if there are any
trustworthy sites that may have free templates for download.  Specifically
I'm looking for something in the wholesale/resale area that may have
templates for entire sales databases or individual tables like sales ...

Thanks for the help.
One other quick  question:
I want to have FileMakerPro Windows V6 automatically replace all records
that have RECORDTYPE= NO with RECORDTYPE= FULL.   When I use the REPLACE

Using FMP Dev 7.0
I hope this is possible. My solution deals with ONE patient having MANY
visits. I have basic patient info on the left hand side, including a five
row portal on the bottom summarizing visits. On the right hand side, I have

I havent played around with CDML in a long time, and i know im missing
something stupid i just cant see
simple lookup on 2 fields ,
<form action="FMPro" method="post" >

I have a long-running database load (driven by Applescript) and Filemaker
insists on coming to the foreground for every record that's added.  That
makes the Mac unusable for anything else during the load.
Any speculation on what command(s) could be doing this?

Sorry I somehow deposited my question yesterday in someone else's thread.
I know my way around FM a little having over the last few years set up
some simple databases and used them but I am now wanting to change one
to a relational setup (unless there's an easier way) and wonder ...

I am creating a new database for our non-profit organization that
receives donations from different sources. I am wanting to have a
different table for each source but have the data be displayed in a
single portal. I have used in the past the same file to record the

I need to export a file with line breaks. The one in the Specify
Calculation dialog box [that look like a q] does not seem to work. I
have also tried a global field containing a hard return, plus a few
'escaped' characters - no luck.

Recently upgraded to FM7. Using OS 10.2.8.
Two dumb questions:
1. Can I do anything to make it launch faster? FM6 took about four
seconds to launch. FM7 takes more like *17* seconds...ugh! I only use

FileMaker Pro 6 on OS X Panther
I sell small ads in weekly newspapers in the Southeast US, and I need to
generate a report (invoice) for each newspaper showing how many ads each
advertiser ran during each week of the month. I have a file that

Other than copying every field of interest and 'flagging' them in some
manner as having changed, is there any more efficient way to track
those fields I may have updated? I would need this fiunction to be able
to pass very specific information to selected users. An automatic

I'm using FM 6.0 (on Windows 2000) and have used Claris Homepage to
create the Web interface to the database. I'm then customizing the
HTML pages.
When I created the interface with Claris, I instructed one field