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Filemaker Pro 11 Mac can't open remote on Filemaker Pro 5 Server

Filemaker 5.5 would connect to a FMP 5 server when the computer was running Leopard.

I had to upgrade the computer to Lion. FMP 5.5 wouldn't run anymore, so I downloaded the demo of FMP 11. This version can't connect to the office's FMP 5 server.

I don't know if the 11 is incompatible with 5.5, or if there is another protocol that I need to connect with.

Does anyone know if an earlier version of FMP will run under lion and will connect?

Thanks.

Larry

Will Loving

You cannot use FileMaker Pro 5.5 (or 6) to connect to any version of FileMaker Server higher than FMS 5.5. There was an file format change with the release of version 7 and all later versions use the .fp7 file extension. Later versions also have restrictions on how many versions back you can connect, so with FileMaker Server 11 you will need at least FileMaker Pro 9 to connect to it. The following is from FileMaker's System Requirements page for FileMaker Server 11:

Compatibility

FileMaker Server 11 and FileMaker Server 11 Advanced support FileMaker Pro 10/Pro 10 Advanced and FileMaker Pro 9/Pro 9 Advanced databases. While FileMaker Pro 8.x/Pro 8.x Advanced and FileMaker Pro 7/Developer 7 have the same file format as later versions of FileMaker Pro, they are not supported by FileMaker Server 11 and FileMaker Server 11 Advanced due to product obsolescence.

Databases hosted by FileMaker Server 11 will only support the features specific to the client version. For example, FileMaker Pro 10 databases will not support FileMaker Charts, even if hosted by FileMaker Server 11.

http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-server/server-11-specifications.html

Just FYI, depending on the structure of your database, you may wish to do some conversion cleanup and consolidation of your database in order to get the most out of it and develop it further going forward. I've posted an EE article on this process at: http://rdsrc.us/8dDUsT

computerlarry

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Is there a version of FileMaker Pro that will run under Lion and connect to FMS 5.5 ?

The client is reluctant to upgrade. They are concerned that their databases will not convert properly.

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