FM7: how slow is too slow.

[Oldsneekers]

Using IMac OS10.2.8. Up graded to FM7 and converting files from FM5. There has been some talk about FM7 slow speed. From my perspective the solution is so slow I don't want to actually put it to use in the company until there is a fix but I'll continue converting the scripts and upgrade features until the fix is available (assuming it will be). I wonder if my slow speed is due to using OS 10.2.8 and not the latest version of OSX, or I truely have a bug.

I have short scripts. go to layout x, change window tile name to Y, set fields A & B & C. Show dialogue. What I see happeing is one by one the steps being done. A fast (but not very fast) count of 1,2,3,4 and you can see the script unfold: the previous layout, then the window tile name changes, then the layout changes to the new layout then a blank dialoge box then the filled in message in the dialogue box. (The order of the scripting does not impact on the speed.)

This is a big slow down from FM5. Is this everyone else's experience?

PS the side bar lists Server 7 but it's FM7.

[bruceR]

Did you do all the required preconversion work, did you run MDM File Reference Fixer on your files?

[Oldsneekers]

At this time I can't recall all that I did but I followed the FM instructions bit by byte. I don't recall any MDM fixer but will take another look at it. On the PDF from FM about conversion, didn't read about the fixer. Will take another look and see. Thanks.

[bruceR]

You'd know if you bought Metadata Magic. It's about $500: http://www.nmci.com

[dbruggmann]

BruceR said:

You'd know if you bought Metadata Magic. It's about $500: http://www.nmci.com

[Oldsneekers]

$500 is a hard nuber to forget. I thought you were referring to a FM function when you asked about MDM. After reading the FM information all I did (a couple of months ago) was take the folder containing the FM records and overlay onto the FM7 icon. Is it worth investing $500?

[The Shadow]

If you don't want to invest in MDM, you can look at your file-references in FM7 and clean them up manually.

Go to "File" -> "Define" -> "File References" to see them. If there are multiple paths to a file, particularly invalid networked ones, the file will slow down drastically.

[bruceR]

That will deal with a significant subset of the file references. But there can be other references in scripts, imports, etc.

[Steverino]

I'm on 10.2.3, and I'm finding that every operation in FMP7 is way too slow -- including switching between layouts. I also tried the FMP templates, to see if it was maybe my files -- but the templates are also painfully slow (even entering data into a field). Is it my operating system? Isn't 7 supposed to be incredibly fast?