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  Free fp5 templates availalable anymore? Mitchell199 <NoSpamAtAll@JunksvilleNo.com> - 2016-08-14 07:21 -0400
    Re: Free fp5 templates availalable anymore? Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2016-08-15 18:51 +1200
      Re: Free fp5 templates availalable anymore? Mitchell199 <NoSpamAtAll@JunksvilleNo.com> - 2016-08-17 00:27 -0400

#2674 — Free fp5 templates availalable anymore?

Hello and begging the group's indulgence.  Been away from ngs in
general for a few years as access difficult.  New PC with Win10 now
(and a working DVD writer again <g>), and glad to see this ng still
around! <g>  But I've found other FMP resources less plentiful than
before.  Since I can't justify upgrading my old FMP bought years ago,
which saves to old FP5 format, if any kind soul here knows a source of
old templates, that would be grand - i.e., there used to be solutions
examples in a couple of forums I used to access but I've not been able
to find any FMP website from before that I recognize.

The dozen or so files I still have after the old PC crash, my own
files included, are pretty much just simple or resource ones that
aren't full-fledged solutions.  But since I'm not finding an
application for an old problem, would be grand to just build it myself
and FMP is always the best for that (vs. MS or Lotus, the latter to
which I don't even have access to anymore <g>).

TIA for any help!  Much appreciated.

Cheers.

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#2677

In article <o7j0rbtmfakqsq3ovjev976a30qhl0gn0g@4ax.com>, Mitchell199
<NoSpamAtAll@JunksvilleNo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello and begging the group's indulgence.  Been away from ngs in
> general for a few years as access difficult.  New PC with Win10 now
> (and a working DVD writer again <g>), and glad to see this ng still
> around! <g>  But I've found other FMP resources less plentiful than
> before.  Since I can't justify upgrading my old FMP bought years ago,
> which saves to old FP5 format, if any kind soul here knows a source of
> old templates, that would be grand - i.e., there used to be solutions
> examples in a couple of forums I used to access but I've not been able
> to find any FMP website from before that I recognize.
> 
> The dozen or so files I still have after the old PC crash, my own
> files included, are pretty much just simple or resource ones that
> aren't full-fledged solutions.  But since I'm not finding an
> application for an old problem, would be grand to just build it myself
> and FMP is always the best for that (vs. MS or Lotus, the latter to
> which I don't even have access to anymore <g>).
> 
> TIA for any help!  Much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers.

FileMaker Pro always comes with a pile of example files / templates ...
but the quality (and bugginess!) of some of them leaves a bit to be
desired, so they aren't a great advert for what FileMaker Pro can do.

There's quite a few web-based forums / websites, some of which will
still have old messages with FileMaker Pro 5 links, but whether those
links still work or not is a completely different question. Some of the
main ones include:

   - Worldwide Filemaker Community
     http://fmforums.com

   - FileMaker Community
     https://community.filemaker.com

   - FileMaker Today
     http://www.filemakertoday.com

   - Planet FileMaker
     http://planetfilemaker.com

Plus of course in here. I'm still using FileMaker Pro 4 and 5. I did
recently install FileMaker Pro 7 too, so will probably start moving
into that when I can since it doesn't require the Mac's Classic
environment. (But I will still need FileMaker Pro 4 for some databases
since that's the only version I have with the Binder / standalone
creation option.)

Helpful Harry  :o)

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#2678

On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:51:59 +1200, Helpful Harry
<HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> wrote:

>In article <o7j0rbtmfakqsq3ovjev976a30qhl0gn0g@4ax.com>, Mitchell199
><NoSpamAtAll@JunksvilleNo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello and begging the group's indulgence.  Been away from ngs in
>> general for a few years as access difficult.  New PC with Win10 now

[snip]

>> Cheers.
>
>FileMaker Pro always comes with a pile of example files / templates ...
>but the quality (and bugginess!) of some of them leaves a bit to be
>desired, so they aren't a great advert for what FileMaker Pro can do.
>
>There's quite a few web-based forums / websites, some of which will
>still have old messages with FileMaker Pro 5 links, but whether those
>links still work or not is a completely different question. Some of the
>main ones include:
>
>   - Worldwide Filemaker Community
>     http://fmforums.com
>
>   - FileMaker Community
>     https://community.filemaker.com
>
>   - FileMaker Today
>     http://www.filemakertoday.com
>
>   - Planet FileMaker
>     http://planetfilemaker.com
>
>Plus of course in here. I'm still using FileMaker Pro 4 and 5. I did
>recently install FileMaker Pro 7 too, so will probably start moving
>into that when I can since it doesn't require the Mac's Classic
>environment. (But I will still need FileMaker Pro 4 for some databases
>since that's the only version I have with the Binder / standalone
>creation option.)
>
>Helpful Harry  :o)

Thank you!  Appreciate it.  I knew I'd missed one or two of the above
<g>.  And, yes, I hear you.  I paid so much for my version so many
years ago yet it still does the job that I'm reluctant to shell out
more for something I use only for a handful of specific tasks when the
existing solutions do the job so well <g>.  FMP still rocks the best,
I feel! <g>

Thanks and best regards.

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