Additional FileMaker 9 details emerge

Tags : FileMaker, JDBC, MySQL, ODBC, Programming
Posted on : Feb 14, 07 03:12 PM

Since our initial report on the future release of FileMaker 9, sources have gleaned additional details regarding the software.

As previously noted, FileMaker 9 will feature support for external SQL (ODBC) data sources. FileMaker 9 will be able to read and write to SQL data sources while FileMaker 9 developers will be able to specify which fields of the SQL database are accessible, if desired, without actually altering the SQL database itself. Sources report FileMaker 9 will officially support SQL Server 2000 and 2005, Oracle 9g and 10g, and MySQL 5.0 Community Edition.

It appears almost certain now that FileMaker 9 will ship with support for automatically re-sizing layout objects. Sources had previously cautioned that due to potential compatibility obstacles the feature might be scrapped from the final release. Automatic re-sizing allows database layouts to automatically scale based on window size, introducing a sort of resolution independence to the software. FileMaker 9 will also support conditional formatting, allowing developers to automatically specify font, color, and style criteria based on the data entered.

Meanwhile, new features planned specifically for FileMaker Pro Advanced include an enhanced script debugger, which will include easier editing of scripts within the debugger, and improved Data Viewer and Database Design Report features.

Other smaller perks awaiting FileMaker users in version 9 will be the long-awaited multiple level undo/redo functionality; field-level control of visual spell checking, convenient for the input of proper or proprietary names; improved standard and layout toolbars; and a more robust Help menu that streamlines access to different components of FileMaker 9's product document, in addition to one-click access to product downloads and updates.

Customers will also be able to use the Help menu to transfer FileMaker 9 activations, a new measure FileMaker recently said it will introduce in the future in order to combat "unauthorized distribution of its software". Like other applications that have embraced product activation, FileMaker will give users a 30-day grace period to use the software prior to requiring activation.

FileMaker 9 remains on track for a release in the second half of 2007.

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