While we aren’t expecting any major compatibility issues with this release, we still recommend doing some testing before rolling out the new version to all of your systems and make sure your workstations meet the minimum system requirements. You’ll also want to make sure any third-party plug-ins or services are compatible with FileMaker 18. You may want to consider installing the new software on one or two computers or devices and start testing your solution for compatibility. Backward Compatibility for FileMaker 18įileMaker Pro 18 Advanced and FileMaker Go 18 clients will work with FileMaker Server 16, 17, and 18 as well as FileMaker Cloud for AWS 1.17 and 1.18. Alan Kirtlink: Read this BEFORE you install FileMaker 18įor more details about the new features, please visit the What’s New page on FileMaker Inc.’s website.Chad Adams: The While Function (looping in calculations).Jessie Cisneros: FileMaker Data API New Features.Jeremy Upton: Error Logging and Data File Script Steps (includes sample file).Stu Dietz: Sending HTML Email with SMTP and cURL (includes sample file).Our team at Skeleton Key has been exploring the new features and several of our developers have written blog posts with their insights: The FileMaker Data API has several new features including calls for duplicating records, executing scripts, and returning metadata information. Support for SMB and SMTP connections, including the ability to send HTML email Barcode FormatsįileMaker Go adds new barcode formats and the ability to append to PDF files Startup RestorationįileMaker Server introduces some significant changes including a startup restoration feature AWS SupportįileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud for AWS have new support for monitoring via Zabbix FileMaker Data API Updates New options for managing security for better protection. While Calculation FunctionĪ new While calculation function has been released.

Log Client-Side ErrorsĬlient-side script error logging is included in FileMaker 18. Script steps for creating and editing files are now available.

Some of the changes that we’re excited about include: New User InterfaceĪ new user interface for more easily importing data. In 2019, the FileMaker 18 Platform was released with several new features and incremental improvements that will allow us to build and deploy FileMaker solutions with great new features that are faster and easier to use.

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