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REVIEW | PRODUCTIVITY
it can be edited without having to return
to the browse mode and search it out.
FileMaker can now talk directly to an SMTP
server. So, if you're planning on using your
database to do a mass mailing you'll no
longer need to forward the output to your
own mail program and send the messages
out individually. (We hope our readers will
use this new feature responsibly.)
Pulling the Trigger
As mentioned earlier, FileMaker Pro 10 is
several features (and a couple of hundred
dollars short) of the Advanced version for
developers. However, you can still take
advantage of several very powerful and
useful new scripting features. Several of
the best fall into the category of what
FileMaker is calling "Script Triggers." These
will fire off a selected script when a user
performs a certain action in a browse or
find field. Over the years, FileMaker
professionals had found some ways to
perform a similar function, but it wasn't
easily accomplished.
The one notable disappointment in
FileMaker 10 Pro is the lack of iPhone
support in all but the FileMaker 10 Pro
Server Advanced product, which can serve
out forms for browsing, adding or
updating data remotely. We hope that
some day the company will revive
FileMaker Mobile in a form that can sync
with the iPhone. Virtually any of FileMaker
Pro's contact management Starter
Solutions can out-gun Apple's Address
Book application. With features like phone
dialing, and the program's ability to pull
online services directly into a FileMaker
window, FileMaker Pro 10 is one of the
best contact management tools available
for the Mac platform. It's definitely a
worthwhile upgrade and, with the
company being a subsidiary of Apple, we
can hope that the iPhone connection
won't be too far off.
Product FileMaker Pro 10
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