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More FileMaker Pro 8.5 tools
This issue contains new developer plug-ins, customer stories, and new tips and tricks.

In this Issue:

FileMaker Pro 8.5 Now Available in Traditional and Simplified Chinese

[ Chinese FMP85 ]

FileMaker has announced that the recently released FileMaker Pro 8.5, the first desktop database to provide built-in integration with live web data, is now available in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

Best-selling easy-to-use relational database now compatible with seven localized world languages; includes live Web data; and is a Universal Application for new Macintosh Intel computers.


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Getting Stared with FileMaker Pro

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on October 17th!

One of the reasons FileMaker Pro 8.5 is the #1 easy-to-use database software is that it's so easy to get started. Learn step-by-step how to create your own custom databases and share your information with others using FileMaker Pro 8.5. Plus find out how to browse the Web directly from your database instantly and automatically with the new FileMaker Web Viewer.

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Chicago Sun Times on 8.5: Handy as a roll
of duct tape

[ Chicago Sun Times ]


FileMaker is the only database that truly invites you to play with it. There are few bad decisions that you can make at the outset that can't be corrected or improved upon later. In addition, it's so easy to create tools that are perfectly tailored to the way you run your business or your personal life that I almost think the term "database" is a bit misleading, particularly when you think about how easy it is to export data into an Excel spreadsheet, a PDF file or even a Web page.

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Haven't tried FileMaker Pro 8.5 yet?

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Find out what you're missing by trying FileMaker Pro 8.5 today. For 30-days, you can start building databases in FileMaker Pro 8.5 and become familiar with the new features. If you decide to purchase, you'll be able to continue using those solutions built with the trial version.

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FileMaker in the field: Customer success stories

Developer of medical monitoring application trusts essential tracking functions to FileMaker Pro 8.5

Helping physicians spot and track potential risks to their patients ­ the Advanced Warning and Containment® application, or AWAC®, is a powerful computer system from Georgia-based Innovative Health Strategies ­ and AWAC relies on the power of FileMaker Pro. “IHS uses FileMaker Pro to track patient cases, contacts, and to bill for services,” explains in-house FileMaker Pro developer Jason Boggs.

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ReNew Life

Distributor of organic nutrition bars expects to save plenty of time with FileMaker Pro 8.5

Good, and good for you ­ organic high-fiber nutrition bars from ReNew Life are sold exclusively through health food stores and health practitioners nationwide. Those business relationships are essential to the business ­ and FileMaker Pro is essential to keeping those relationships on track. "We use FileMaker Pro to run our business," says IT Manager Geoff Graham. "That includes contact management, invoicing, inventory and sales. I extend our database on an almost constant basis to fulfill requests and the needs of our sales force, including reports, exports, and datasets."

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Are you excited about the new features you are using in FileMaker Pro 8.5 or FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced and would like to tell the world about it? You can! We're eager to let you tell your story on our Customer Stories pages.


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The FileMaker Support Team

Tips and tricks

More on Multiple Find Requests
Compiled by Stuart Gripman
Instead of making two requests in a single find, you can make two consecutive requests. Find out how.

You can get FileMaker Pro to perform multiple finds using the "Expand Found Set" feature. Instead of making two requests in a single find, you can make two consecutive requests. One method is not intrinsically better than another, so you can use whichever one you prefer.

  • Perform a regular find for "Smith".

  • Enter Find mode.

  • Type "Smythe" in the Last Name field.

  • DO NOT click on Find. Instead go to the requests menu and select "Expand Found Set."

  • FileMaker will perform the find and add those records to the existing found set.

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