New version... The Great Equalizer?

[BruceJ]

Just wondering if anybody else was feeling a little inadequate now that a realatively new release has come out.

Over the past 10 years or so I've built up a level of confidence and started to hold myself out as a self-proclaimed expert. I learned all the tricks and work arounds and now overnight, the value of my intelectual knowledge has dropped since I'm starting over again. The more I use it, the more I realize I don't know about the new version. In this sense, it's as if a new verison ends up knocking us all back down to the beginner level again.

Oh well, it was fun learning the first time, so I suppose I'll enjoy learning it again. I just need to build up my confidence.

[Kurt Knippel]

Well, I would not go so far as to say that. Most of the concepts that you learned are still valid, it is just that specific implementation strategies will change.

Most of anything, I am daunted by moving my many file solutions to a single file.

[Ted S]

I agree with everything said. So far I've only been able to find one 2 hour slot between midnight and 2AM to play with 7. My initial impression is that the folks at FileMaker did a fantistic job. I'm excited about getting going.

I also think the decision makers at FileMaker should be commended for taking such a bold step. There must have been a lot of agonizing over the decision to tear out the old foundation and rebuild.

My gut says that after the dust settles, there won't be a lot of people wishing they were back on v6.

Version: Developer v6

Platform: Windows XP

[BruceJ]

I have the same midight schedule to learn this new stuff. I love the new relational capabilites to relate more than one file away.

I have run into some of the syntax changes in scripts. I can't just type in things like TimeToText(Status(currentTime)) like I used to, now I actually have to think about the new verbage... GetAsText(Get(currentTime))

I also discovered that you can't duplicate tables. I used to use my trusty pre-made templates so that some of the common fields woudln't have to be recerated. I even called tech support, but this is a no-go.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

It's fun to be a newbie again. And I include myself first among that number. There is a lot to "grok" (per APLeCates) here.

http://www.filemaker.com/upgrade/techbriefs.html

Steven