I think no on Bento reading FileMaker databases. Bento is ok, but it lacks a lot of the really nice relational database tools that FileMaker does.
Sent from my iSomething -- Eric Dannewitz Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius http://www.ericdannewitz.com On Oct 24, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre <[email protected]> wrote: > Makes me curious. I bought the first version of FileMaker Pro in 1991 and > never upgraded, as I could read my files on my older computers. Now Bento is > cheaper, really only a fraction of the 1991 price. Hence a few questions: > > Will the current Bento version read my FileMaker Pro files? Save them in the > Bento format? > > Are there free Bento readers for Mac, Windows, smartphones, and iPads? > > Is it possible to import a huge index in Word format into Bento? > > Klaus > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Jonathan Smith <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: >> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 7:10 PM >> Subject: [Finale] OT: music collection database? Mac, or cross-platform >> >> I use Filemaker Pro (now Bento but I've never upgraded). Great for our band >> library stuff and has a section for music loaned out etc. >> >> I'll send you a blank 'clone' copy of the file if you wish. It's >> in version 5.5 but works great for me! >> >> Jonathan >> >> On 24 Oct 2011, at 18:00, <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> this is not exactly Finale content, but I know there are a number of >> librarians on this list: >>> >>> Does anyone have a good suggestion for cataloguing our orchestra's >> sheet music parts? Any ready made solutions, ideally cross-platform, but >> definitely Mac, and it shouldn't cost a lot ;-) >>> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
