I'm working on a FileMaker Pro database that I'll probably want to
share with other people at some point. I've just looked through the
FMP help files, and I can't for the life of me find the answer to
this question: Is there any way to offer static FMP records on a

Are my posts showing up more than once?
That's what I'm seeing here for some reason. Impressive reader I have here.
Matt

I am rather new to Filemaker, so please excuse the lack of experience
in these questions.  I did some limited searching but was unsure about
the terminology I was using.
I have two questions:

Currently I use 3.0 version, and would appreciate knowing where I can
obtain a newer version of Filemaker Pro at a major discount. I live in
southern California,US.
Thanks.

New to filemaker, simple problem. I want to be able to switch view
modes (Browse, Preview, layout), but stay on the same record. (Right
now, it keeps switching records every time I change view mode.
Anyone knows how to fix?

sorry if this is the wrong board, I am definitely not up to making my
own (functioning!) databas, but I know enought to know that what I
need is not that complicated, Sombody could proabably modifiy a
template in an afternoon. But the big question is: Where to find that

How to go about this:
Have 6 items, call them item A, B, C etc.
I want to put these items in a drop-down (box) field were users select the
item on input, say item "A" needs to be added to the database.  But I also

I have prospect database and a next-action related file in FMP 5.5.
NextAction file has DateCreated, NextActionDescription, DateDue,
CompleteStatus (yes or no), DateCompleted
I want be able to search in the NextAction portal and constrain the

I started using this plug-in to create some charts on my database. The
aim was to create real time charts (bar, pie and line charts) for the
single record (single patient, it is a clinical database) and also
summary charts (data from all the patients).

Using Filemaker Pro 7.0v3
In a membership database I manage, I am having trouble changing how
the expiration date calculates.
I need to change the calc to enter 1/31/2008 as the DateEXPIRES when

We are now ready to do a beta for the premier plugin that enables you call
php scripts from FileMaker!
We need beta testers to bang on it and email screenshots/reports back. All
active beta testers will get a free one user license at the end.

I've been trying to implement a script that runs when a file is
opened, which will navigate to different layouts depending on the
privilege set of the user.  I can't get it to work, FM doesn't seem to
recognize my use of the get(PrivilegeSetName) function as a boolean

A staff member on our campus made an error exporting records of art
work and artist information from iPhoto to a FileMaker Pro 7
database.  The error caused more than 16,000 blank records to be
created in the database.  The databse went from 793 records to over

Using version 8 Advanced on Mac OSX (10.4.9) and WinXP Pro.  I have a
file that is from ADP.  I figured the ADP filenumber field would be a
good key since it is unique.  In my STAFF file, I want a portal that
displays subordinates.

I tried searching the Google archives, thinking this question was
surely asked before... but maybe my search skills are off today.
I'm rebuilding an FM6 DB in FM8.5. Right now I'm mostly cleaning up
unused junk in the FM6 solution, and I'm periodically doing a