Talk:FileMaker

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[edit] Intro reads like a marketing blurb

This bit from the first line of the article, "known for its combination of power and ease of use", is marketing talk, and entirely unsuitable for an encyclopedia. I suggest someone changes the tone to something a bit more neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.73.154.190 (talk) 03:54, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Crossplatform?

This article begins by stating that FileMaker is "cross-platform" but makes no mention versions other than for the Mac. -- Viajero 14:53, Aug 29, 2003 (UTC)

There is also a windows version of FileMaker. That should be added. --SeanO 22:11, Sep 6, 2003 (UTC)

Surely these are covered by the info box? Barefootguru 01:31, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Comparisons

from what I can tell this is comparable to Access and Alpha Five.

I also haven't found any mention of SQL in relation to it. I'm curious how easy it is to export to other formats or more powerful databases.


> easy but messy

>It is easy using SQL statements, I am filemaker developer and it would be messy if you don't have an organized file.

[edit] Unfeasibly large links section

The links section is not only growing all the time, but at 35 links seems to be in contradiction to what Wikipedia is (WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files).

I think it should be groomed to 2 entries:

  • FileMaker Inc. website, including Technical Knowledge Base
  • Dancing-Data, detailed history from 1980 to 1989

The other sites are easily found using Google, and we shouldn't be trying to list all developer resources and user groups here.

Thoughts?

Barefootguru 01:40, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Sounds like a reasonable suggestion to me. Grstain 18:37, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

I do not agree with your points of view. Why not to propose some external ressources for users and/or developers? Looking around I see that type of resources for MySQL, Postgre or Microsoft_Access. My opinion is that the list should be limited to the main non-commercial ressources as: FMPug, FMForums, Advisor (FileMaker Conference)... odevriese 08:37, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Version history

Hi. The article is alternating between having a complete version history of FM and not. GraemeL seems to be the protagonist for removing it, while Grstain and 71.141.245.74 have restored it.

So I thought I’d bring this edit skirmish into the open ☺

Personally I think we should have the version history but lose the bug fix versions from the table: I can see the value of the former but not the latter.

Looking around I see Tiger, Safari, and iTunes with complete history; Excel, Word, and Adobe InDesign with major revisions only.

Thoughts?

Barefootguru 18:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Linux?

Anyone know if there's an equally user-friendly DB for Linux? kwami 10:30, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Though not completely like FileMaker, Open Office (Open Office has a module called Base which provides an easy to use, rapid database environment, and a basic query environment. --Timothy Trimble 21:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Languages

What languages does it use for scripting and/or queries? What other technologies is it based on?

62.163.197.25 23:42, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Filemaker uses it's own internal script editor and language. Filemaker is highly AppleScriptable on the Mac and access to external Dll's and executables on the PC.

[edit] Publisher

The version table lists FileMaker II version 1.1v2 as a Nashoba Product. I had that version and it was definitely on a Claris Disk in a Claris box. Claris published the last version of FileMaker II Jameywiki 16:19, 26 September 2007 (UTC)