convert filemaker pro to filemaker pro advanced

If you plan to share this file on a Claris host with other users, you'll need to add their Claris ID accounts or enable the Default account in the Manage Security dialog box and assign privilege sets as needed. The contents of the original files are not modified, and you can open them in the version of FileMaker Pro that created them.įor the FileMaker Pro file you want to convert, you must have the account name and password for a FileMaker file account that has the Full Access privilege set.Ĭlaris Pro hides all existing account access entries (they're still present but can't be used) and adds the Claris ID account of the current user with full access privileges.

After conversion, files will only be compatible with Claris Pro. You can only convert files created in FileMaker Pro version 12.x, 13.x, 14.x, 15.x, 16.x, 17.x, 18.x, and 19.x to the Claris Pro format. Files in this format can't be used by Claris clients and hosts, but Claris Pro can convert them to the Claris Pro format (.claris). Converting FileMaker Pro files to Claris Pro files (Claris Pro only)įiles created by the current FileMaker Pro version, and all versions of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced since FileMaker Pro 12, are in the same file format and have the filename extension.

Convert filemaker pro to filemaker pro advanced