Q. What are you guys hearing, seeing, or more importantly experiencing in FileMaker, which is way beyond the reach of Access?
If you can't see how FileMaker is so much more powerful than Access, then perhaps Access is the right tool for you. Posted by Jonathan Fletcher, 12/03/2010
Microsoft Access is not a bad product...but if you don't like FM...I don't see Access making you happy. Posted by Joshua Ormond, 12/03/2010
1. A few FM scripts. I can do just about anything in FM that I can do in Access. They both work differently, but to the user...it looks the same.
2. Not sure what you mean here. I have relationships that are 5, 6, 7 deep and and pull data from any of those tables. You need to understand what is going on with the relationships...but that is no different than access.
3. I guess it depends on what you are talking about. Anything that I have ever need to do, has been fairly simple in FileMaker. How you actually accomplish the task is probably different...but again, will the user really notice/
VBA Programming definitely can be powerful...but at the same time you have know all the syntax. It's like having 10,000 wrenches in a toolbox, all different sizes. FileMaker may have "less" scripts...but they function much like an adjustable wrench. One script step can be used in so many different ways.
If you are used to Access, and have limited experience with FM...then you probably prefer the one you are used too. Nothing wrong with that. But that doesn't mean the other product isn't as powerful.
Posted by Joshua Ormond, 12/03/2010
You should also read the FileMaker vs. Access white paper on the FMI website. Unless your client base is 100% Windows or all web based you'll appreciate the flexibility of FileMaker over Access.
Posted by David Zakary
I would put FileMaker’s strength this way, independent of any overly technical niggling stuff (which I get bored with, since I’m mired in overly technical niggling stuff all day):
Very fast turnaround from feature definition to feature completion, and correspondingly fast turnaround from project definition/requirements gathering to completion. FileMaker is the very definition of RAD. This translates into cheaper software for clients.
I can say this objectively because our firm does projects in FileMaker, Access, .NET, force.com and a host of other technologies - we’re platform agnostic. While FileMaker isn’t always the right fit for every usage, we end up using FileMaker for about 75% of our projects simply because we can deliver the same value at a more competitive price. Period.
Posted by Colin Keefe, 12/03/2010
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