r/filemaker

Is it possible that the ODBC/JDBC driver pack (FM26_xDBC_26.0.1.exe) is blocked from being installed if you are in the evaluation period of FileMaker 26? of Filemaker 26? I try to run the install program (as Admin too...) and it just flashes and closes. I downloaded it a few other times to be sure it wasn't a corrupt file. I've used these drivers in the past (8+ years ago) and it worked great. I'm thinking of coming back into the FM world and I'd like to test a feew use case scenarios but need the ODBC sharing to work.

Thanks!

I'm looking for a way to use my claude agent, to help update, create scripts/layouts/databases on my machine is this a viable request, or do I need a newer version of Filemaker? I've seen ProofKit, but am not entirely sure if that is an answer to my solution.

Wondering if anyone has any experience on this?

Thanks

Hello again! I’m planning to finally pull the trigger on moving our business operations to a custom FileMaker solution. I should be able to build out 90% of it, but there are a few more technical peices such as API for our customer portal and pos processing that I prefer to use a developer or pro for. My question is how normal is that? Do developers mind not doing everything from scratch and just doing some of the more technical aspects? I probably can’t afford to hire out the whole project, and pretty capable of setting up all of our workflows myself.

Good day, long time fm dev for own company only. Am I correct that fms 2026 connects to 2024 (v21) but is not supported? On the Claris website it states only 26 en 25. However, after a new server install from v20 to 2026, 2 clients that were not upgraded yet, could still connect. Not a big problem but useful to know so i could spread upgrades more in time. So i can still have a weekend :)

I have hundreds of recipes in FileMaker Pro. That app is switching to Apple’s M series processors only, so my version of FM Pro software (Intel based) will soon stop working. To upgrade, it will cost $625, which I can’t afford. I am looking for an alternative, affordable, database to port my recipes into. Does anyone have suggestions for an alternative app?