I've since read filemaker's explanation and its obvious there is no way
it will work. I've already advised 2 clients to not bother upgrading
their iMacs unless they're prepared to upgrade filemaker.
Both have decided that the solution is more important and they're
existing machines are working fine. They don't want to mess around with
changes to their screen views either.
They would have the extra costs of upgrading filemaker along with their
new iMacs costs.
Problem solved, do nothing.
On 25/01/11 5:03 PM, Bruce Herbach wrote:
Hi Lee,
Like you I use a Mac Book Pro running Snow Leopard. I can run 9 10
and 11 on it with out issues. According to FileMaker KB 9 should
run, 8.5 won't. Here's a link to the kb.
http://www.filemaker.com/support/kb?answers/detail/a_id/7359
You could get the new iMac and run Leopard, if you can find a copy of
the upgrade (downgrade?) version. Of course there is no guarantee
that OSX 10.5 would run on the latest hardware.
Hope this helps.
Bruce Herbach
Herbach Consulting
FileMaker 9,10 Certified Developer
On 1/24/11 11:55 PM, Lee wrote:
Hi,
I have raised this issue before, however, I'm wondering if anyone out
there has 8.5 or 9 running on Snow Leopard. My Macbook Pro with Snow
Leopard will run these version without any issue but one of my
clients has a new iMac running Snow Leopard and versions 8.5 and 9
will not even open on his iMac.
I would like to upgrade my iMac but because I'm still using version
9, and want to stay with it, I'm not prepared to buy a new iMac
My iMac runs 10.5.8 and both versions 8.5 and 9 work with no problem.
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