Move up to client-server without breaking the bank.
| Server Features |
FileMaker Pro® 5 | 4th Dimension® |
| Server | Enhanced Filesharing | True Client-Server |
| Files and Users Supported | 250 users and 125 files |
Hundreds of Users and 255 files |
| Scalable from Single User to Enterprise Front End | No - ODBC support is limited to exporting and importing data | Yes |
| Support for clients from multiple platforms | Yes | Yes |
| Server can run on Mac or Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Relational Database Features |
FileMaker Pro® 5 |
4th Dimension® |
| Relational Database | Limited | Full |
| Show data from multiple tables in one subform/portal | No -Requires data replication via a calculation field | Yes |
| Pull data from tables without a direct relation | No | Yes |
| Updating an Existing Database Structure | Work on production database by taking it offline or export and import all data to the new database |
Work on a copy offline and replace structure file with a drag and
drop or Work on uncompiled production application while it is online |
| Access and manipulate records in memory | No | Yes |
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