[FX.php List] FX.php compatibility with FMS 9.0

[Bob Patin]

I think it deserves a new version number; there are a lot of  
significant changes, not the least of which is the ability to create  
a PHP web interface without knowing any PHP. For lots of people this  
is going to be a huge improvement. I watched a demo of the PHP code  
generator (I forget what they call it) and was impressed to see a  
nice little web app get created in less than 2 minutes.

They've also made some fairly significant improvements in the way  
that FileMaker deals with SQL--not something that I'll use in the  
immediate future, but having dealt with writing SQL queries in the  
past, something I'm glad to see that they implemented.

I haven't fooled with the dynamic field resizing yet, but I can see  
how this will be useful.

I like the ability to have multiple script windows open, to be able  
to group scripts, to be able to hide/show groups.

I do wish they'd put in script triggering upon field changes, but  
I'll have to deal with plugins a while longer.

Also, the ability to have PHP functionality in FMS as opposed to FMSA  
is going to mean that lots of companies will be using web apps and  
hosting their files internally--not something I as a web host am glad  
to see, but I think it's a smart move for FMI.

I'd be interested to hear what others think as well...

Bob Patin
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On Jul 10, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> Do you guys feel comfortable calling this version 9.0?
>
> 8.6 sounds better to me, seeing what it does...
>
> ggt667

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