FileMaker Plus is a Macintosh database and file management program, adding numerous new features to the original FileMaker program. It is a departure from traditional file managers, most notably in form design, allowing you to move around fields on a form design screen (compared to having to move fields around one line at a time on older file managers).
FileMaker, an excellent, forms—based filing system, has been around for some time, and has attracted a wide following. lts users appreciate its ease of use and flexibility, but many have requestad more features. In response primarily to the comments of users. Forethought has created a new product, FileMaker Plus.
FileMaker Plus retains all the features of FileMaker so anyone who has been using the original product will feel very much at home with the new one and will be able to access all existing FileMaker data. But FileMaker Plus is much more than an upgrade product. Besides incorporating some basic design enhancements, FileMaker Plus enters a whole new arena by adding features that have previously been the exclusive domain of complex relational databases.
As with FileMaker, all fields are automatically indexed so there is no need to bother with key fields and searching on any criterion is very fast. Fields can be formatted to hold multiple values, such as line items or an invoice. FileMaker Plus also lets you examine multiple records on screen in a "list" view and scan quickly from record to record.
FileMaker Plus will display up to eight files at a time, and can use a spreadsheeat-style “lookup” command in one file to retrieve data from another file. While not fully relational, this feature does make it easy to draw data from a parts file for inclusion in an invoice. FileMaker Plus alsa has enhanced calculation capabilities with many additional functions.
Another aspect of FileMaker Plus that treads on the territory of relational databases is the use of "scripts.” FiteMaker Plus scripts resemble a macro language, except that they require no direct programming or recording — they simply remember a sequence of actions, can be saved and used at any time to automate the same sequence.
Improved printing functions let users generate flexible headers and footers. Users can also manually enter the dimensions of the paper they will be printing on and print multiple records acrgss a page for mailing labels.
FileMaker Plus is fully HFS and Mac Plus compatible, includes a thorough on-line help file and has a very clear manual. FileMaker Plus incorporates a multitude of new features and enhancements beyond those mentioned here. The result is an outstanding product made better and a new product designed to meet the needs of a wider range of database users.
Wesley, Michael D. (November 1986). FileMaker Plus. MacUser. (pg. 47).
Tested on System 6.0.8 and Mac OS 9.2.2 - it seems to work okay on 9.2.2, but the scrolling text on the "about" tab moves too quickly to be legible.
Nashoba Systems
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FileMaker-Plus-2-1.sit.hqx
Emulating this? It could probably run under: 
Mini vMac
