elipsett Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I am running FMP 8.5 clients on a variety of OSX and Windows platforms, with the actual Filemaker databases hosted on FMS 5.5 on OSX10.5. The next Windows machine I get will have to be Windows 7, which means it will have to run FMP11. According to the FMP11 specs, "FileMaker Pro 11/Pro 11 Advanced databases use the same file format (.fp7) as FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced, FileMaker Pro 9/Pro 9 Advanced and FileMaker Pro 8.x/Pro 8.x Advanced therefore databases can easily be shared between these versions." The question is, can I have a client machine running FMP11, and other client machines running 8.5, all accessing the same databases running under FMS 5.5 on OSX10.5? Some day I will obviously have to upgrade everything, but that's a lot of cash to spend right now if I don't NEED it right now... Thanks very much for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdealData Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 FMS 5.5 on OS X 10.5 with FMP 8.5 clients - not possible. FMS 5.5 hosts .fp5 files, these can only be accessed by FMP 5, 5.5 and 6. FMS 7+ will host .fp7 files and these can only be accessed by FMP 7+. Sadly you missed the opportunity to upgrade the 8.5 clients and FileMaker Inc have withdrawn support for them - you're pretty much into a complete re-purchase. Look at the workgroup bundles and site licensing options from FileMaker. It all depends how many you need - but whatever you do get on the maintenance program as it's a lot cheaper than re-purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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