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(More customer reviews)FileMaker Pro [FMP] is without a doubt the best and easiest database software for home or small business users -- far easier to learn and use than Microsoft Access, and great flexibility. Constructing a relational database (tying together, for instance, client names, invoices, expenses, etc) is a snap and the Help files really are helpful. Lack of a printed manual [rather than just a scanned file] is a downer.
As for upgrading from previous versions [like FMP6] is a bummer however, in that the recently introduced [with version 7] security change is utterly frustratirng. Yes, the old *.fp6 files do convert easily and swiftly, but if you can't open your old 'flat' unsecured Rolodex people files because you don't know the proper password to use, you won't be happy. Took me hours to figure it out -- for upgraders at least, the company should have included printed instructions in plain words so you can go right to work. As to upgrading from ver 8.0 to ver 8.5: the company charges nearly a hundred bucks for the multi-megabyte download, forget it. On-line support is good, with an active user forum.
The software itself rates five stars - but the needlessly complex transition from prior file structure, the lack of a decent printed manual in the box, and the ludicrous charge for an intra-version upgrade take away some of the luster. Still, all considered, FMP beats the Microsoft product by miles.
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