[thelist] File Maker Pro

[Beau Hartshorne]

> Dear All
>   I have been asked by my boss to do some database work for him
> from home. Because he has an Imac he bought File Maker Pro to do it with.
> Unfortunately I work on a PC at home and I can install the program on my
> machine but what I need to know is this: if I do some work on my PC and then
> either e-mail it to him or put it up on our site for him to download, will
> he be able to use it on his machine? I am aware that several Microsoft
> products are available for the Mac but I'm not sure if the results from a PC
> will be usable on a Mac and vice versa. If this is not the case then he said
> he will buy me an Imac to work on, or I could write a program and store the
> database on the web, but neither of these situations are ideal. Can anyone
> help me out here?

FileMaker Pro documents created on a PC will open just fine on a Mac, and
vice versa. To be sure, create a simple database and send it to him via
email. The only problem you might run into will be font compatibility. If
you use a font in your database that the Mac doesn't support, the layout
will be inconsistent across the platforms. So try to use Arial or Verdana or
some font that he has when you develop the database. Again, create a few
records and test it to make sure everything is okay before you go ahead and
develop the entire database.

Cheers,

Beau