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In this Issue:

▪ DevCon 2008: Unlock the Secrets

▪ FileMaker Pro 9 Named Best Database Management Solution

▪ New Web Seminars for TechNet Members Only

▪ Windows users: moving to Vista?

▪ Tips and Tricks

▪ Made for FileMaker

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What’s New?

DevCon 2008: Unlock
the Secrets

July 13-17, Phoenix, AZ

This year’s FileMaker Developer Conference is loaded with keys to successful solution development that can help bridge the gaps in your FileMaker skill set. Here are the “Top 5” things you won’t want to miss:

1. FileMaker Futures (Opening Session Demos)
2. Under the Hood with FileMaker Engineers
3. NEW! FileMaker Training Series workshops (additional fee required)
4. Integration Track (PHP, Web Services, External Data Sources, and more)
5. The Visionary Bar at the Product Showcase

If you haven’t done so already, make plans to join us in Phoenix, AZ, July 13-17.

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FileMaker Pro 9 Named Best Database Management Solution

FileMaker Pro 9, the best-selling easy-to-use database software from FileMaker, Inc., was named Best Database Management Solution for 2008 by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. 750 of the software industry’s most prestigious and authoritative software companies selected FileMaker Pro 9 for excellence in design and development as the Best Database Management Solution for 2008.

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New Web Seminars for TechNet Members Only

Join the FileMaker Technical Network and get access to in-depth web seminars for members only! As a member, you’ll be able to participate in this exciting NEW series focusing on FileMaker Server, hosted by FileMaker System Engineers:

• View On-Demand: Server Configuration Best Practices
   for FileMaker Server
• June 18, 2008: Optimizing Windows Operating Systems
   for FileMaker Server
• August 27, 2008: Windows Monitoring to Maintain a
   Healthy FileMaker Server

To view any of these events, and many more exclusive benefits, join FileMaker TechNet today – only $99 per year.

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Windows users: moving to Vista? Now's the time to Upgrade to FileMaker 9

Microsoft has announced it will discontinue the sales of Windows XP officially on June 30, 2008. If you are planning to move to Windows Vista, there's never been a better time to upgrade to FileMaker 9 which runs on Windows Vista. Also, you can take advantage of our special upgrade offer with an instant rebate!

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Tips and Tricks

Solve a Data Importing Conundrum

Lee Lukehart, Soliant Consulting Director of Training
Q: I have a data importing puzzle. I'm the sales coordinator for my company's five field sales reps. The first week of every month, each rep sends me his prior month's call log as a text file (rodney2008feb.txt, for example) so I can import it into our archive database. It's easy enough to manually import these text files, but some months they just won't import correctly. I'll wait a couple days, then the files will import just fine. Even stranger, is that it's all or nothing – if one file doesn't work, all five don't work. The problem when this happens is that all the data for each record will go into only the first field, not the six different fields we track. The other imports I do that week all work fine. There's no rhyme or reason I can see, but is it something I'm doing?

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Made for FileMaker

MMScript 1.1 from Comm-Unity
Networking Systems
The MMScript 1.1 plug-in allows you to create Script Events that call FileMaker Pro Scripts in your Database. New to version 1.1 is the ability to do shell scripting as well as many underlying enhancements and bug fixes. MMScript is a "Mighty Mini" plug-in for triggering and scheduling scripts. With this plug-in, you can create any number of "Script Events" for running scripts immediately, at any point in the future, or repeatedly on any interval. The plug-in also allows you to call a script when the user has been idle for any specified amount of time.
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By Appointment v1.0.7 from Life $uccess Institute
Life $uccess Institute is pleased to announce that By Appointment v1.0.7 is now shipping. By Appointment is the first large-screen scheduling program with side-by-side grid times designed by industry experts to help you more effectively manage your business or organization.
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AutoSender 2.5 from myFMbutler
myFMbutler released a public beta of AutoSender 2.5, a new version of the innovative tool that runs on FileMaker Server, and allows you to automatically send mail messages from your FileMaker solutions. myFMbutler AutoSender is a messaging solution robot that allows you to automatically send e-mails from your FileMaker solutions, based on the status of a FileMaker field. You can easily manage several files from which to send e-mail.
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FileMaker Web
Seminars

Watch the "Scripting in FileMaker Pro" featuring John Mark Osborne from DatabasePros.

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FileMaker
Podcasts

Learn how to use your Address Book information in Bento, make changes, and then see those changes in both Bento and Address Book.

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NEW! Licensing customers can upgrade their FileMaker 7, 8 and 8.5 for a limited time and save money!

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NEW! Save $100 with an instant rebate when you upgrade your FileMaker 7, 8 and 8.5 software!

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