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Getting started 9
The following manuals are included:
1 FileMaker Pro Advanced Development Guide (this manual):
describes how to use the features available in FileMaker Pro
Advanced
1 Installation Guide for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro
Advanced
: contains installation instructions
1 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide: contains key concepts and basic
procedures
1 Database Design Report XML Output Grammar manual: describes
the FileMaker Pro Advanced Database Design Report (DDR) XML
output grammar for users who want to create tools that analyze or
process the structure of databases
1 FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide: describes how to make
FileMaker
Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced databases accessible to
web browser users over an intranet or the Internet
1 Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers: describes
how to install driver files for using FileMaker products with OBDC
and JDBC applications
1 FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide: describes how to
use ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker products
Where to find PDF documentation
Most PDF manuals are located in the folder where you installed
FileMaker Pro Advanced. If you installed FileMaker Pro Advanced in
the default folder location, the PDF manuals are located here:
1 Windows: C:\Program files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 8
Advanced\ English Extras\Electronic Documentation
1 Mac OS: Macintosh HD/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced/
English Extras/Electronic Documentation
PDF manuals for ODBC and JDBC are on the FileMaker Pro
Advanced CD, in the /xDBC/Electronic Documentation folder.
To view the PDF files, you need a PDF reader. In Mac OS X, you can
use either the built-in Preview application or Adobe
®
Reader
®
.
Windows users need Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader,
you can download it from the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com.
Important You can download PDFs of FileMaker documentation
from www.filemaker.com/downloads. Any updates to this document
are also available from the web site.
All of the PDF files use the tagged Adobe Portable Document format
(PDF). Tagged PDF files work with assistive technology such as the
screen readers JAWS and Window-Eyes for Windows. For more
information about tagged PDF files, see the Adobe web site at
www.adobe.com.
Registration and customer support
Please take the time to register your product during installation,
through the FileMaker web site at www.filemaker.com/register, or by
choosing
Help menu > Register Now in FileMaker Pro Advanced.
For information about technical support and customer service, see:
www.filemaker.com (North American customers)
www.filemaker.com/intl (customers outside North America)
or choose Help menu > FileMaker on the Web. At the web site, you will
find the service options available to North American customers, as
well as links to FileMaker worldwide sites, answers to frequently
asked questions, and access to the TechInfo Knowledge Base used by
Technical Support. If you do not have access to the internet, please
refer to the FileMaker Service Directory included in the software box.
North American customers can also call (800) 965-9090 to learn about
the service options available.
