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Article #272Re: Filemaker Pro file sizes?
From: Michael L Barrow
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 19:54
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 19:54
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Egads, you should be using FileMaker Pro 1.0 already! It's much better than FileMaker II (which is unsupported, by the way). THe files can get a bit large, but you can save compressed copies every once and a while. You also can't compare FileMaker Pro to Panorama since Panorama is a RAM-resident database. In other words, it's cool, but it has some serious limitations that FM doesn't. Another reason why FM files are so big are from the indexing. Panorama just doesnt index as much as FM (which is not a minus). I suggest that you get away from FileMaker II as soon as possible and run out and get FM Pro 2.0 as soon as it hits the stores. It looks _really_ cool. -- mlb In article <1992Sep3.093407.545@lester.appstate.edu>, WHITESR@APPSTATE.EDU (Steve White) wrote: > > I am a registered Filemaker II user considering Claris' $89 > upgrade offer to Filemaker Pro II. Some years ago when I used > Filemaker II some, it seemed that its document files were > extraordinarily large compared with Panorama. Since my HD > space is at a premium, it would be helpful to know if Claris > has done anything about this with Filemaker Pro I or II? > > Steve > ======================================================================== > | [The above are nothing more than my personal opinions.] | > | Stephen R. White | | > | Department of Political Science/ | | > | Criminal Justice | WHITESR@APPSTATE | > | Appalachian State University | WHITESR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU | > | Boone, NC 28608 | Voice: 704-262-6167 (OFFICE) | > ========================================================================
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!vrc-mac-2.mit.edu!user From: mlbarrow@mit.edu (Michael L Barrow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases Subject: Re: Filemaker Pro file sizes? Message-ID: <mlbarrow-060992154932@vrc-mac-2.mit.edu> Date: 6 Sep 92 19:54:32 GMT References: <1992Sep3.093407.545@lester.appstate.edu> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.databases Organization: MIT Information Systems/CSSC Lines: 33 Nntp-Posting-Host: vrc-mac-2.mit.edu