Filemaker Pro 11 Advanced - Advanced development and customization tools.

FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced includes all the features of FileMaker Pro 11 plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools. If you design databases for yourself or your group and want to build more powerful and more flexible database applications, then FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced is for you.

FileMaker Pro Advanced is powerful, easy-to-use database software that helps you and your team get any task done faster. Millions of people in business, government, and education use FileMaker Pro to effortlessly manage all their information on Windows, Mac, and the web.

In addition to the more than 30 built-in Starter Solutions that help you manage your important tasks, FileMaker Pro also has more easy-to-use tools to enable you to:

• Develop and design databases faster. Customize your database applications even more by creating and modifying menu and toolbar items with Custom Menus. Create standalone, runtime solutions that don't require users to have FileMaker Pro Advanced.
• Monitor more efficiently. Pinpoint problem areas by reviewing scripts step-by-step in the Script Debugger. Monitor fields, variables, expressions, and even test calculation formulas with the Data Viewer in Filemaker Advanced.
• Modify and maintain with ease. Update databases faster by importing multiple tables or by copying and pasting fields, tables, and scripts. Get comprehensive information on all elements of your database schema with the Database Design Report of Filemaker Advanced.
• Create custom databases. Create custom databases for your own unique needs. To get started just drag and drop Microsoft Excel data into FileMaker Pro 11.
• Produce reports. Get step-by-step reporting tools to help you manage and automate your tasks. Easily create and email reports in Excel or PDF.
• Publish data to the web. Securely publish your databases to the web in a few clicks. Create surveys, registration sites, customer feedback forms, and more.
• Share in a couple of clicks. Safely share with both Windows and Mac users. Plus share your databases over a network with up to 9 other users.
• Cross-Platform. FileMaker Pro Advanced works on both Mac and Windows operating systems. Create a solution on your Mac and share it with Windows users or vice versa.
• Easy Data Import. Bring your existing data into FileMaker Pro Advanced, including .CSV, Tab, XML, ODBC, Microsoft Excel, and Bento files.
• Connect to External SQL Data Sources. Create live, 2-way connections with data in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL.
• New! FileMaker Charts. Create eye-catching reports using bar, line, area, and pie charts.

Get Started Quickly
Use the Quick Start Screen, one of over 30 Starter Solutions, or the Resource Center to help you easily create databases in minutes, even if you’ve never used a database before.

Cross-Platform    
FileMaker Pro works on both Mac and Windows operating systems. Create a solution on your Mac and share it with Windows users or vice versa.

Easy Data Import
Bring your existing data into FileMaker Advanced, including .CSV, Tab, XML, ODBC, Microsoft Excel, and Bento files.

Reporting Tools
Create quick reports in a spreadsheet-like format or build custom reports with the Layout/Report Assistant. of Filemaker Pro Advanced. Even use FileMaker Charts to better visualize your data.

Data Sharing
Share your database with up to nine other FileMaker Advanced users simultaneously through a network. Plus save your FileMaker data as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or Adobe® Acrobat PDF and email it in a couple of clicks.

Publish to the Web
Securely publish your databases to the web and share with five concurrent users with Instant Web Publishing.

Connect to External SQL Data Sources
Create live, 2-way connections with data in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL.


New features in FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced

FileMaker Charts
Create eye-catching reports using bar, line, area, and pie charts.

Quick Reports
Group and summarize data on the fly in a spreadsheet-like format.

Recurring Import
Automatically import Excel and text files every time you open your database.

Inspector
Save a specific set of records at a point in time. Preserve the same layout, view, and sort order.

Quick Find
Filemaker Advanced lets you search for information just as you would in a web browser.

Inspector
Manage all your layout tools in one convenient place.    

Layout Folders
Organize layouts in Filemaker Advanced into folders with easy drag and drop.

Custom Menus
Add, change, or delete menu items or entire menu sets with a new, streamlined interface.

Script Debugger    
Pinpoint problem areas in all scripts – including those attached to buttons and Custom Menus.          

Custom Functions    
Build your own functions and now copy, paste, or import them into any FileMaker Pro Advanced file.          

Multiple Table Import    
Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables at once.
     
Data Viewer    
Monitor fields, variables, and calculations while troubleshooting.
      
Runtime Maker    
Create standalone runtime solutions that don’t require FileMaker Pro Advanced.    
 
Kiosk Maker    
Build applications where all menus are hidden.
         
External Function Plug-in API    
Build more robust calculations and extend database capabilities of Filemaker Advanced.
    
Database Design Report    
Run comprehensive reports on all elements of your database schema.