Claris FileMaker 19.6 Release

Ben Fletcher • 1 December 2022

New Features in Claris FileMaker 19.6 Release

The Claris FileMaker 19.6 Platform release demonstrates Claris’ on-going commitment to regular and progressive updates to the platform. Significant features in this release:

Enhancements

Transactions. You can now commit or revert all data changes in a transactions. using the Open Transaction, Commit Transaction and Revert Transaction script steps.
macOS Ventura installation is now supported.
Sign in with Apple ID. Is now available as an authentication option with FileMaker Server.
New Script Steps. Set Dictionary script step allows you to specify the language and dictionary to check spellings against in a FM app.
New Functions. Get(TransactionOpenState) and Get(CurrentTimeUTCMicroseconds).
Updated libraries for compatibility, performance and security. The jsonCPP library has been updated to version 1.9.5; The ChartDirector library has been updated to version 7.0; OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0.7.
Various Bug Fixes.

For full details of this release and information on how to download the updater see here:

https://community.claris.com/en/s/article/Claris-FileMaker-Pro-19-6-1-Release-Notes

DataTherapy are pleased to announce that Claris FileMaker 19.6 managed private cloud hosting packages are immediately available.

DataTherapy can provide scalable, managed FileMaker packages for businesses of all size. Full details of all of our packages can be found here:

https://datatherapy.host/pricing/

We can offer a range of a variety of enhanced options such as domain management, custom SSL certificates, VPN, VLAN, disaster recovery and integration with other technologies.

If you need additional information, or would like to arrange a free trial of any of our packages then please don’t hesitate to contact our team.

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