File upgrade path - v16 to 2023

[eljefejb]

Can Server 2023 open FMP16 files without first needing to open and resave those files in an in-between version of FMP, like 19? 

[comment]

All versions of Filemaker starting from 12 and up to the current version 20 use the same .fp12 file format.

[eljefejb]

Cool.  I thought I had heard/seen something about Server 2023 only being compatible back to 19.4...

Looks like I'll still have to get a newer Mac in order to run Pro, though.  Doh!

Thanks!

[comment]

35 minutes ago, eljefejb said:

I thought I had heard/seen something about Server 2023 only being compatible back to 19.4...

That's a different issue - a question of host/client software compatibility. It has nothing to do with the file/s being hosted.

Here you can see which versions of FileMaker Pro/Go are compatible with FileMaker Server 19.4 - 19.6. I wasn't able to find a similar document for version 20.

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After some effort (thanks to Google, no thanks to Claris):
https://support.claris.com/s/article/Claris-FileMaker-2023-Technical-Specifications?language=en_US

 

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by comment