While there's no record-level sync built into the product that would allow you to 'rejoin' a database to its parent once it's been on the road, FileMaker VP Ryan Rosenberg told us that there are script-based sync solutions available from FileMaker's developer network if you have to reconcile detached DBs back into a master file. and stored in its entirety on the iDevice. You can also operate in fully mobile mode, with a copy of your database sent via iTunes, email, Dropbox, box.net, etc. ![]() Once your databases are created, however, you can access them remotely over WiFi or 3G (given the proper networking configuration for your server, or a hosted FM provider) and update records, search and browse on the fly. ![]() The two separate applications ($19.99 for the iPhone/iPod touch version, $39.99 for the iPad version) don't allow the creation of new databases - you'll need FileMaker 7 or higher for Mac or Windows to tackle that. Although there's already a third-party mobility solution for FileMaker DBs and the iDevices (via the US$9.99 FMTouch application and development suite), the notion of FileMaker on the move gets a big authenticity boost today as the Apple subsidiary announces FileMaker Go for the iPhone and iPad. ![]() Back when Palm ruled the handheld space and HanDBase was the king of the data portability castle, it might have been hard to imagine the iPhone/iPad world of today - but the challenge of taking your data with you on the road is still just as present now as it was a decade ago.įor Mac users, and a hearty helping of Windows users too, the database of choice for small to medium business and home use is FileMaker. Mobile databases: they're a good thing, as Martha might say.
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