Technical Specifications
FileMaker Pro 10 and FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced
What's included
The boxed version of FileMaker Pro 10 includes the software and product documentation on CD. The boxed version of FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced includes the software and product documentation on DVD. Both FileMaker Pro 10 and FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced come with the Installation and New Features Guide, customer support information, and a license key for installation.
The downloadable version contains the product software, an electronic version of the product documentation in PDF format, and a link to an electronic license certificate that contains a license key needed for installation.
FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced display and support the language used by the desktop operating system. Languages supported are: World Wide English, French, Italian, German, Swedish, and Japanese.
System Requirements
| Operating System | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Mac OS X 10.6 | Intel-based Mac, 1GB of RAM FileMaker Pro 10 – CD drive |
| Mac OS X v10.5 | PowerPC G4 (867 MHz+), Power PC G5, Intel-based Mac, 512 MB of RAM FileMaker Pro 10 – CD drive |
| Mac OS X v10.4.11 | PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac 256 MB of RAM FileMaker Pro 10 – CD drive |
| Windows 7 |
1 GHz or faster 1 GB of RAM DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution video adapter and display DVD drive |
| Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Home (Service Pack 1) * | 800 MHz or faster 512 MB of RAM SVGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and display FileMaker Pro 10 – CD drive |
| Windows XP Professional, Home Edition (Service Pack 3) * | Pentium III 700 MHz or faster 256 MB of RAM SVGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and display FileMaker Pro 10 – CD drive |
*Version stated is the minimum requirement. The software may also work with later versions certified by FileMaker, Inc.
Citrix Presentation Server 4.5
The clients listed below are supported by FileMaker, Inc. at this time. Other clients may work as expected but they have not been tested for use with FileMaker Pro and are not currently supported.
- Citrix ICA Client 9.1 for 32-bit Windows (Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows XP)
- Citrix ICA Client 10.200.2650 for Windows Vista
- Citrix ICA Client 10.00.600 for Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
The clients listed below are supported by FileMaker, Inc. at this time. Other clients may work as expected but they have not been tested for use with FileMaker Pro and are not currently supported.
- Windows: Terminal Services Client (Remote Desktop Connection) version 6.0.6001 (Microsoft XP) or version 6.0.6000 (Microsoft Vista) running in Internet Explorer version 7.0.5730.11
- Mac OS: Remote Desktop Connection for Mac 2.0
Compatibility
FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced databases use the same file format (.fp7) as FileMaker Pro 9/Pro 9 Advanced and FileMaker Pro 8.x/Pro 8.x Advanced therefore databases can easily be shared between these versions. While FileMaker Pro 7/Developer 7 have the same file format, they are no longer supported due to product obsolescence.
Features specific to the newer versions are only supported in the newer versions (e.g. Script Triggers and Send Mail via SMTP introduced in FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced, are only supported by FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced).
Additional requirements (all platforms)
Networking:
TCP/IP: limited to nine simultaneous FileMaker client connections; each client requires a licensed copy of the software; see FileMaker Server 10 for increased capacity.
FileMaker Pro 10 supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses, as well as IPv4 addresses.
Any computer accessing FileMaker Pro files over a network will need to have a licensed installation of versions 8.x, 9 or 10 of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. FileMaker Pro 7 and FileMaker Developer 7 use the same file format as FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced but are no longer supported due to product obsolescence.
Instant Web Publishing:
A host computer with continuous access to the Internet or intranet via TCP/IP. (FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced can manage up to five simultaneous Instant Web Publishing sessions. See FileMaker Server 10 Advanced for increased capacity.)
Web browser requirements:
To use a database shared with Instant Web Publishing, Windows web users need Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0 or Firefox 3.0. On the Mac, web users need Safari 3.1.2 or Firefox 3.0. On both platforms, some earlier versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Safari are blocked. Other Mozilla family browsers are not blocked but are unsupported and users will receive a dialog encouraging them to upgrade to a supported browser. JavaScript must be enabled in the web browser.
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