I am running FM15 'pro advanced' which I understand will run under Mojave and don't plan to upgrade from that. In my view FM still has the same fundamental limitations because of its core structure - but I am stuck with it!

In fact I used to be part of an Open Access User Group that invited the forerunner of Fillemaker (forgotten its name*) to be demonstrated at a meeting and we nearly laughed at how pathetic it was. I actually still run Open Access under DOSBOX on a Mac for some legacy database applications because it has an SQL core and more powerful programming tools than MS Access or Filemaker. I have done this twice (Open Access for DOS to Microsoft Access to Filemaker when I changed from Windows to Mac OSX). Having said that, the pain of converting data and especially scripts, to another environment is too much to consider. A non-profit organisation (retiree?) can purchase this for AU$490, which is ridiculous. It seems that basic database versions are no longer available and you have to buy the 'Advanced' package that includes many unwanted extras.

I agree that the latest Filemaker purchasing options are geared for advanced corporate users.

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