I use FMPro 5.5 and will be upgrading to Tiger any day now. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if FMPro 5.5 databases of this type will work with Tiger or whether I will have to redo it in FMPro 7. It is a one machine database with no server or web access involved.

I have FMPro 7, but my database was too complex to transfer from 5.5 to 7 without lots of reprogramming, so I've not bothered. However, if I can no longer run it with Tiger, then I'll have to bite the bullet and redo the database from scratch.

Thanks, Robert

Robert-

I'm in the same prediciment. Did you go ahead with the Tiger upgrade? Did FMPro 5.5 work with it?

Thanks very much,

Richard

I haven't had trouble running .fp5 databases on Tiger. However I have used FM v.6 to run them I haven't tried v.5.5.

Thanks.

(Do you know if it's possible to still get FM v.6?)

Yes. You buy a volume license of FMP 7 and "downgrade" to FMP 6. Or any other older version I guess...

I've had no problem with FMPro 5.5 on Tiger.

I haven't used it alot, we only have tiger on a new iMac that is a lab-wide computer. A nice little test bed for all of our software before we make any upgrades. The databases I've accessed have been very basic files, so your milage may vary.

Anyone have the link to downgrade volume licenses? Filemaker support sent me the retail one and incomplete phone number for volume support.