FileMaker Pro Advanced
Advanced development and customization tools
FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced includes all the features of FileMaker Pro 11 plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools.
If you design databases for yourself or your group and want to build more powerful and more flexible database applications, then FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced is for you.
Overview
Develop and design databases faster
Customize your database applications even more by creating and modifying menu and toolbar items with Custom Menus (+).
Create standalone, runtime solutions that don’t require users to have FileMaker Pro.
Monitor more efficiently
Pinpoint problem areas by reviewing scripts step-by-step in the Script Debugger (+).
Monitor fields, variables, expressions, and even test calculation formulas with the Data Viewer (+).
Modify and maintain with ease
Update databases faster by importing multiple tables or by copying and pasting fields, tables, and scripts.
Get comprehensive information on all elements of your database schema with the Database Design Report (+).
What's New
Enhanced Custom Menu UI
Create Custom Menus more easily than ever with a new streamlined, intuitive interface.
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Custom Function Enhancements
Copy, paste and import custom functions into your databases without having to re-key information.
Improved Script Debugger
Debug scripts attached to buttons and Custom Menus along with all the scripts on your layout.
Next Steps
- See more features in FileMaker Pro.
- View in-depth web seminars.
- Hear what customers are saying.
- See all features since FileMaker Pro 6.
- Get volume discounts for groups of 5+.
- Top questions to ask before you buy.
Top 10 features in FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced
- Custom Menus - Add, change, or delete menu items or entire menu sets.
- Multiple Table Import - Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables at once.
- Script Debugger - Pinpoint problem areas in scripts and Script Triggers.
- Data Viewer - Monitor fields, variables and calculations while troubleshooting.
- Runtime Maker - Create standalone runtime solutions that don't require FileMaker Pro.
- Kiosk Maker - Build applications where all menus are hidden.
- External Function Plug-in API - Build more robust calculations and extend database capabilities.
- Database Design Report - Run comprehensive reports on all elements of the database schema.
- Custom Functions - Build your own functions and copy, paste or import them into any file.
- PHP Site Assistant Launcher - Launch the PHP Site Assistant in FileMaker Server right from the Tools menu.
The extra diagnostic power of FileMaker Pro Advanced is essential for our work, and the ability to create Custom Functions for specific client needs is huge.
FileMaker is incredibly versatile. I have built simple single table databases to highly complex business mission critical applications.
...if you're the developer, you'll be able to pass on significant advantages to end-users with little or no effort.

