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Re: Do I need Filemaker?

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On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:24:58 +1300, Helpful Harry wrote:
> > FMP is a great tool for personal tasks. And it does pretty well within a
> > professional environment. But by my definition, it's not a professional
> > tool in matters of controlability.
> 
>  That's not "professional". That's Enterprise-level systems (which usually
>  cost hundreds if not thousands of times the price of FileMaker) aimed at
>  huge businesses, which would be massive overkill for what it sounds like
>  Tom needs.

That' just a matter of definition. Some people can make a "profession"
out of a pencil. Does it make anything a non-professional tool when
people do use it for private purposes?

>  FileMaker Pro *IS* a professional level database system and used by many
>  businesses,

FMP does not even provide professional support, bug tracking mechanisms
or bug fixes - but again, that's my definition of professionality, from
the industry experience, where I do expect a fixed release within 24 hours
after a major bug report.

Again, your definition will be different - and FMP does not ask
"professional" prices either.

You can make a living with FMP - or a pencil. What's your definition of
a "professional" tool - other than that a company declares a tool as
professional, such as FileMaker Professional does?

Example:
I LOVE the replace operation - but it's a nightmare concerning data
security. Now you might either define: professionals do not make
mistake, or they are to blame on their own. Or: professionals will build
data security mechanisms that will prevent the loss of important data.
No question, this can be done by an extra layer over the usual
interface. My definition: Each data has a version history and can be
reverted to a former state. It's a nightmare to do this on FMP. A
"professional" tool would have something like that on board.

Many "professional" tools come with these capabilities. But many of them
are for "professional" users only: They lack the ease of use and have a
long and steep learning curve. I feel that's a poor, but still valid
definition of "professional": 

  You need a pro to use it.

Fortunately, FMP lacks that level of professionality.

- Martin

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Do I need Filemaker? Tom <tesnobay@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 18:31 -0800
  Re: Do I need Filemaker? Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-11-07 03:35 +0000
    Re: Do I need Filemaker? Tom <tesnobay@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 17:10 -0800
      Re: Do I need Filemaker? Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-11-08 05:17 +0000
        Re: Do I need Filemaker? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-11-08 19:24 +1300
          Re: Do I need Filemaker? Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-11-08 08:03 +0000
            Re: Do I need Filemaker? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-11-09 09:15 +1300
              Re: Do I need Filemaker? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2012-11-09 13:15 +1300
              Re: Do I need Filemaker? Tom <tesnobay@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 19:49 -0800
  Re: Do I need Filemaker? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-11-07 19:04 +1300
  Re: Do I need Filemaker? Bill <bbcollins@earthlink.net> - 2012-11-07 07:11 -0500
    Re: Do I need Filemaker? Tom <tesnobay@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 17:07 -0800

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