I've been using FileMaker since version 5, and making money on it for the last 25 years. Thus, I'm a litle embarassed to reazlize, I have "no effing clue" WTF is going on with the new stuff. I read about "Claris Pro" and think I understand it, then I realize "oh, but this does not apply to Clari…

Claris Pro is FileMaker Pro + it can uses pages (I may have the wrong term) created with Claris Studio There is also a Claris Server which the equivalent of FileMaker Server Claris Studio is the tool use to create new apps that use a NoSQL database. This tool works in a browser, the apps work in a …

For the Moment, the FileMaker-Application-palette can be used like before. If You are working 'inside' FM Pro, Server, Go - then it is save to concentrate on these. If You are planning to use the other products (Claris Studio, Claris Connect,), then I would call Your local Claris representant AFAIK…

[image] xochi: My understanding is poor Many (former) customers of the vendor are (have been) in the same position. Business customers need facts for making decisions. Marketing grandiose like ‘white-gloved onboard experience’ and chatty webinars are no surrogate for a written and committin…

• Are there any advantages now to migrating from FileMaker to Claris? (e.g. performance?) • Will we be forced to migrate from FileMaker to Claris? If so, will we be forced into the Claris model (of user IDs managed by claris, not locally?) • On this site (The Soup) as well as on Community.clari…

[image] xochi: My interpretation is that "nobody is using it". Am I wrong? Speaking for myself, I am not using it. Why? The Claris ID requirement is a show-stopper. Claris Studio is not WebDirect and there is no WebDirect equivalent I know of. Studio seems great for input but also seems lacki…

No, there are no advantages when migrating to Claris Pro - at least at the moment

You may try the new Claris Studio stuff with a test account. And later in fall see what the next version offers :slight_smile:

[image] MonkeybreadSoftware: You may try the new Claris Studio stuff with a test account. Means working as an unpaid alpha-tester?

Well, Claris is very committed to the new things they do in Claris Studio, so we expect them to be around for many years. They also work on future FileMaker versions, so we are keen to see what comes. Eventually they will merge both branches. One of the reasons we look forward to the next DevCon …

FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, Claris, Claris Studio, oh my!

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OliverBarrett August 8, 2023, 12:49pm 5

Nicely put!

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