Steve Cassidy wrote: > On Mar 14, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Angus Gilmour wrote: > >> What I am a little concerned with, however, is why you are stuck in >> the dark >> ages with an obsolete version of filemaker when you want to use a more >> sophisticated method of hosting and sharing filemaker databases. Why >> not at >> least upgrade it to version 10 to take advantage of the many advanced >> features. > > Angus > > The upgrade from FMP6 (or FMS5) to FMP7+ is not trivial. Changes in > Filemaker were so great between those versions that, in the case of a > complicated solution, it is often more effective to start again (ie > rewrite the solution) than to convert. This might mean a huge amount > of work and cost. > > A former client of mine is just now going through the process. They've > been at it for a year or more. Big job. But in the end it has to be > done because the hardware to run FMP6/FMS5 just won't be available. > > Anyway, I imagine this is the reason why the original poster is keen > to find hardware that will run such an old version. > > Steve Steve is correct. I had just rewritten our entire solution in FM6 when FM 7 came out. I was not happy to find that FM7 was not backwards compatible. But time heals most wounds and I am beginning to realize that I may indeed have to either rewrite in FM11 or abandon FM all together. But in the meantime I need a new server so any help is appreciated. Thanks Jeff