4-14-2008 – Fremont, CA – .com Solutions Inc. Releases FmPro Migrator 4.03
– Adds New Graphical UI for FileMaker Database Conversions and Support for
OpenBase
..com Solutions Inc. has released FmPro Migrator 4.03 for Mac OS X and
Windows. FmPro Migrator 4.03 incorporates a new graphical user interface
for all aspects of the FileMaker conversion process. It is no longer
necessary to have Perl installed on your computer or to run migration
scripts or SQL scripts on the command line. Results from the Get Fieldsize
migration step are automatically used to generate the Table Creation SQL
code, which no longer requires manually updating the SQL code with column
size info.
FmPro Migrator is a stand-alone application which migrates FileMaker
databases to MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, OpenBase,
PostgreSQL and FrontBase. SQL Server and Access databases can also be
converted to FileMaker 7, 8, 9.
FmPro Migrator Developer Edition includes all of the features of FmPro
Migrator, but also includes a Table Consolidation feature which performs
the automated copying of Tables/Fields, Table Occurrences, Relationships,
ScriptMaker scripts and Layouts between FileMaker 8, 8.5 and 9 database
files on Mac OS X and Windows.
FmPro Migrator 4.03 new features include:
* New Graphical Interface – The new graphical interface for all aspects of
the migration process. It is no longer necessary to have Perl installed on
your computer or to run migration scripts or SQL scripts on the command
line to perform database migrations. Results from the Get Fieldsize
migration step are automatically used to generate the Table Creation SQL
code, which no longer requires manually editing the SQL code with column
size info.
* Automated Table Consolidation Feature – Developer Edition Feature – Table
Consolidation projects are now implemented with an entirely new automated
migration process. The Table Consolidation feature now includes the copying
Tables/Fields, Table Occurrences, Relationships, Layouts and ScriptMaker
scripts between FileMaker 8, 8.5 and 9 database files on Mac OS X and
Windows. A remapping feature remaps Table Occurrences within Layouts and
ScriptMaker scripts when they are re-created in the consolidated database
file. Layout text can also be changed with a search and replace feature
when the layouts are copied.
* FileMaker 7, 8, 9 Repeating Fields Support – Support has been added for
migrating repeating fields within FileMaker 7, 8, 9 databases using
auto-generated ScriptMaker data transformation scripts. This feature
overcomes the lack of repeating fields support within new versions of the
FileMaker ODBC driver. Repeating fields data can now be transferred to SQL
databases and used with the new External SQL Sources feature incorporated
within FileMaker 9.
* Container Field Export Feature – The container field export feature
supports the 22 container field data types available within FileMaker 7, 8,
9 database files including: EMBO, EMF+, EPS, FILE, FPix, FORK, GIFf, JPEG,
JP2, META, METO, moov, PDF, PICT, PNGf, PNTG, qtif.SGI, snd, TIFF, TPIC,
XMLO, 8BPS.
* PostgreSQL BYTEA Columns Supported – PostgreSQL database migrations
include support for writing FileMaker container field data into PostgreSQL
BYTEA columns. Binary data within PostgreSQL BYTEA columns can easily be
viewed and updated with graphical management tools like Navicat on Mac OS X
and Windows.
* OpenBase Database Support – FileMaker databases can now be migrated to
OpenBase tables. OpenBase migrations include support for transferring
FileMaker container field data into OpenBase OBJECT columns.
* Context Sensitive Help – Clicking a table name in the Migration Process
window displays instructions and troubleshooting info which is specific to
the type of migration currently being performed.
Existing FmPro Migrator customers may upgrade to FmPro Migrator 4.03 at no
charge. The single-user licensing includes a copy of FmPro Migrator for
both Mac OS X (Universal Binary) and Windows platforms. FmPro Migrator
customers may upgrade to FmPro Migrator Developer Edition for $100.
A functional demo version of FmPro Migrator may be downloaded from
(http://www.fmpromigrator.com/downloads/demo_software/index.html#fmpro_migrator_demo)
For more info please see:
(http://www.fmpromigrator.com/products/fmpro_migrator)
About .com Solutions Inc.
..com Solutions Inc. develops multi-platform graphical applications
supporting FileMaker, Oracle, MySQL, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2,
OpenBase, PostgreSQL and FrontBase developers. FmPro Script Diff, compares
and edits FileMaker ScriptMaker scripts, FmPro Layout Diff, compares
FileMaker Layouts. FmPro Migrator (http://www.fmpromigrator.com) converts
FileMaker databases to and from FileMaker.
For more information about .com Solutions Inc., please visit
(http://www.dotcomsolutionsinc.net)