I'm probably not helping here but I have solutions 8.5 and 9 running on
vista without obvious problems. I did need the 8.5 update for Vista
which is available on the filemaker website though.
Lee Mills
Cruising solutions
Al and Gretchen Brookes wrote:
This is a repeat posting, as I've seen no reply and fear the original
may have gone astray.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Al and Gretchen Brookes <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:18 AM
*Subject:* compatibility with 64-bit Vista?
Recently I posted a question on FM Forum, asking if any FM versions
(esp. 7 and 9) will run on Windows Vista 64-bit edition. As a novice,
the answers (below) left me uncertain about choosing a 64-bit OS for a
computer to replace my aged PC. I have been told separately that FM
would just run as a 32-bit application within the 64-bit framework.
Comments from this group would be welcome.
Al Brookes
Shoreline WA
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>From Knowledge Base Article #5587:
"FileMaker Pro and FileMaker PRo Advanced have not been tested on
Windows XP or Windows Vista 64 bit Edition. FileMaker, Inc. does not
officially support the products listed on a 64-bit Windows platform."
The current version is FileMaker Pro 10, so any 64-bit testing would
most likely not occur with previous versions.
TSGal, FileMaker, Inc.
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My understanding is that the application needs to be rewritten for
64-bit compatibility. So I would not expect testing any time soon.
David Head
FileMaker 7/8/9 Certified Developer
FileMaker 9 & 10 Authorised Trainer
uLearnIT
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