Hello all,
I hope I am posting in the right forum, there are so many here. :
I am looking for second opinions on my companies decision to use (or not) Filemaker.
My company currently uses Filemaker 9 Advanced to handle some of our internal data, client information, and production tracking.
My boss has asked me to develop a new Filemaker application that does all of that (better) and more...including some things that Filemaker doesn't natively do (well in my opinion / needs a plug-in). Like: Exchange Server Integration, Active Directory Integration, Event Driven Task Management, and Production Scheduling.
I understand the benefits of using Filemaker to develop small business applications. I am pretty new to Filemaker (2 months) but I can put together some pretty advanced stuff already. The problem is that I have already run into many situations where I just wished Filemaker handled more traditional SQL statements.
I am really urging my Boss to choose Java over Filemaker at this point, but he is reluctant because he is comfortable with Filemaker (and perhaps doesn't understand it's capabilities and limitations).
I am a Java programmer and I am biased in this matter. I would really appreciate any second opinions on this matter.
Should I take the time to master Filemaker? or should I go with Java/SQL and build a custom app?
Thanks for your help. :