>> with Filemaker, a database is a table. Each file only has one table
>> and all layouts/reports/forms and scripts are in the same file. This
>> setup has pros and cons that are irrelevant now.
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> I'm not familiar with FileMaker, but my understanding is that it can
> communicate with other databases via ODBC. Would it not be possible to
> keep your investment (at least for a while) in the front end forms and
> convert to PostgreSQL as the data store?
I don't think FileMaker is quite as flexible as say Access in that way.
However they may want to look in to Paradox?
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake