Filemaker 7?

[falkaholic]

.. its just a using FileMaker 7 book I bet.

Anyway, the point in that 7 is on the way soon!

[Lee Smith]

[color:"blue"]But I'm afraid I'm just not as clever as you. I've been working with FileMaker for more than a decade and I'm still learning.

Me too

[Ugo DI LUCA]

When I'd be able to teach FM 5.5 (Sorry I'm lat guys) in less than a year, FM 10 for OSXX will already be released, so I'd bet 2020.

But I guess jmCell forgot the Smileys...

[BobWeaver]

Sheesh!...

Contrary to all expectation, FileMaker 7 must be going to be a huge downgrade if you can buy a book and learn it in 24 hours!!

Ray, let's be optimistic and assume that FM 7 is going to be such an improvement, that anyone *can* learn it in 24 hours.

<snicker>

[Lee Smith]

[color:"blue"] Ray, let's be optimistic and assume that FM 7 is going to be such an improvement, that anyone *can* learn it in 24 hours.

<snicker>

Bite your tounge, if it is then they won't need US!

[Anatoli]

Ugo DI LUCA said:

When I'd be able to teach FM 5.5 (Sorry I'm lat guys) in less than a year, FM 10 for OSXX will already be released, so I'd bet 2020.

But I guess jmCell forgot the Smileys...

It more depends HOW do you teach. You can always find audience for every level of teacher experience.

Unfortunately, not what, but the HOW usually teachers don't get at all.

There is something in lines like: who knows he/she will do that; whom doesn't he/she will teach that.

[Rangoon]

Greetings one and all,

24 hours you say! Now that%u2019s cause for a little

FileMaker limerick.

You can learn FileMaker 7 in 24 hours

Less time than it takes to grow you some flowers

You can script something nice and do it in a hurry

it%u2019s a wonderful thing no hassle, no worry

And if you should come to a tough calculation

with such ease of use there is no hesitation

Just always remember one FileMaker rule of thumb

You can be a great expert even if your dumb!

Wasn't it Ray over at Cobalt Sky who coined the fraise "There was a time I couldn't spell programmer and now I are one! Just a little Australian humor...

[-Queue-]

Sam's books are one hour sessions for 24 days and usually assume practice time between sessions. So the title is misleading; it should be 'Teach Yourself FileMaker 7 in A Month'. But that obviously wouldn't be as quick to catch your eye. There's a similar book for MySQL, and there's no way one could learn that halfway decently in one day either.

[-Queue-]

your dumb

Haha! Leaving the verse like this would just be irony in action.

Usually I would respond with 'your dumb what? Finish your sentences, dang it!'

[smorr]

Title of this thread should be more appropriately named filemaker X?

A quick search of some book store web sites have turned up some interesting information:

How To Do Everything With Filemaker X By: Verrinder; Kazar & Roberts

ISBN: 0072231416,

448 Pages

Pub Date: 11/2003,

Ch. 1: What's New in FileMaker X

Ch. 2: Migrating From Previous Versions of FileMaker

Ch. 3: Planning Your Database

Ch. 4: Designing a Table Structure

Ch. 5: Building and Organizing Tables

Ch. 6: Working in 'Modes'

Ch. 7: Layouts ' Organizing the Data For Viewing

Ch. 8: Calculated Fields

Ch. 9: Portals ' Creating Views of Related Tables

Ch. 10: Scripting ' Automating Navigation

Ch. 11: Layouts ' Organizing the Data For Printing

Ch. 12: Facilitating Data Entry

Ch. 13: Scripting ' Automating Navigation

Ch. 14: Multiple Users ' Individual Scenarios

Ch. 15: Making the Database Bulletproof

Ch. 16: Sharing Data With Other Sources

Ch. 17: Sharing Work With Other Programs

Appendix I: Active X & AppleScript

Appendix II: Shortcuts ' Creating a Template File, Keystroke Combos, etc.

Appendix III: Online Resources

Appendix IV: FileMaker Solutions Alliance. FileMaker's Professional Foundation Training Series.

--------------------

Another Book:

FileMaker X: The Complete Reference

by Chris Manton, Clint Roberts, Geoff Wells

912 pages

October 2003

ISBN: 0072229942

and

FileMaker Pro "X" Bible,

Author: Schwartz, Steven

Publication: 6 December, 2003

960 pages

ISBN: 0764543474

and

Special Edition Using Filemaker Pro X

[BobWeaver]

Hmm. This keeps getting more interesting all the time.

[ernst]

Could also be that Filemaker X is just a reference to Filemaker running under MacOS X (and/or Windows XP)

[kraftyman]

Something is cooking....

In Australia, FMP is offering

1.$100 cash back for ANY license bought before october 2003, including academic - that is a huge discount

2. Price for FMP Developer 6.5 has dropped from $ 1049 -1079 to $ 799 all of a sudden

Why might this be?

Methinks the old version is getting the big shove out the door before the new version...

Someone must know something guys.

[-Queue-]

I think X might be more like an algebraic 'insert number here'.

[Fitch]

Re: the book cover above -- So Chris Manton = "FileMaker develoer"; Clint Roberts = "FileMaker consultant"; Geoff Wells = "FileMaker Expert"...

What's the difference, I wonder... and what's a "develoer"?

[Lee Smith]

That's easy.

While developing the files, the developer consults with the consultant and gains expertise from the expert.

Lee

[Kurt Knippel]

Someone who "devels"?

[smorr]

I've thought whether the X was an algebraic place holder or not. But then there is the cover, which seems somewhat less than "Abstract". I don't know if it is standard practice -- and see that X is a common naming scheme now for some reason! ... anyhow, it leaves it ambiguous

But then again. there is the "Develoer" typo that others have picked up on -- so perhaps the cover is a edit copy/draft and the X is to be replaced with a version number before publication.

[falkaholic]

hmmmm

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/item.asp?N=35&R=971034&act=A03&Item=978007222994&Section=books&Catalog=Books&Lang=en&mscssid=A453Q9V2J5WU9LU14LHTFJR3GP56C8WE&WSID=190928864CC447274811B15D2F4306A8042F0208

Book on chapters.ca on FileMaker X. same authers etc. Set for September.

[BobWeaver]

Considering all the books that were poised to be released shortly after DevCon, it almost looks like FMI had been planning to release FM 7 (or X or whatever) at DevCon and then had a last minute change of heart. Surely not because of unresolved bugs; that's never stopped them before.

[booboo]

This will be one worth getting

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789730286/qid=1063064880/sr=1-32/ref=sr_1_0_32/202-4300346-9811851

[falkaholic]

Gotta wonder why FMI released FM Metting and FM Recruiter which are just FM6 databases... could have used 7/X

[rogermax]

would be sweet if they released X (wishful thinking I suppose, realizing this is all conjecture) and have it available for Linux at the client level.

[Anatoli]

rogermax said:

would be sweet if they released X (wishful thinking I suppose, realizing this is all conjecture) and have it available for Linux at the client level.

Will Linux community pay for FM?

[ernst]

Anatoli said:

Will Linux community pay for FM?

Will Windows / PC community pay for FM?

[hayesk]

ernst said:

Will Windows / PC community pay for FM?

It's a valid concern. The Linux community is about embracing open source, free software. (Yes, I know not all open source software is free). Corel Office didn't sell too many Linux versions, and there may not be too many sales of Linux FileMaker.

However, that could change as more corporations are putting Linux on employee desktops. They are more apt to purchase commercial Linux software. Corel may just have been too early for the market.

[falkaholic]

hayesk said:

It's a valid concern. The Linux community is about embracing open source, free software. (Yes, I know not all open source software is free). Corel Office didn't sell too many Linux versions, and there may not be too many sales of Linux FileMaker.

However, that could change as more corporations are putting Linux on employee desktops. They are more apt to purchase commercial Linux software. Corel may just have been too early for the market.

True, but one advantage of having Linux as a desktop OS is not spending money, at least currently.

[Anatoli]

I believe it is (again) chicken and egg situation. Free Linux, most programs free and $299 for FMP will look expensive.

Look how many unsolved problems still hover around FM6 and MacX.

Linux port will not be that difficult, but it is still years away if it ever happen.

Another thing is the Linux flavors. That is not big issue with Open Source software, because there is plenty of people working on problems. How that can be achieved with FM? It will kill commercial company.

Open Source is great. But only few commercial companies can succeed on that Linux platform.