FileMaker has finally grown up by

- offering SQL integration - finally, finally offering decent web integration (read PHP and NOT some proprietary ML c***)

Took them long enough!

While the new features are nice, I was really hoping for a few more things: - native UI widgets - system 6 style UI elements are getting kind of old - dynamic and vertical tab views - I want tabs based on a value list or record data, and I would like them to be on the side rather than top

SQL integration is nice, although I do enjoy FileMaker's calculation fields. Other databases are missing out on these.

why can't I type return - some text - more text

Why is it filtering out my returns?

FMP 9 Advanced pricing for us UK residents still stinks:

US$ Price for US residents: $500 US$ Price for UK residents: $782

What a rip off :(

> Price for UK residents: $782

Before 17.5% Value Added Tax (VAT), the UK price is 329 pounds, that is 663 USDollars.

But remember the dollar:pound recently rose to above 2:1.

With a historically more realistic dollar:pound of 1.6:1 the UK cost converted to US dollars is $525.

Remember not to blame Apple/FileMaker for your domestic tax regime or exchange rate fluctuations.

Haysek I think its the hyphens you use.

Usually new paragraphs are OK, but something (the browser, the server?) is seeing items like - hyphens (yes, it was a separate line) - and so is this and thinking they're just hyphens and should pull it together.

But that's just my guess.

Before 17.5% Value Added Tax (VAT), the UK price is 329 pounds, that is 663 USDollars.

But remember the dollar:pound recently rose to above 2:1.

With a historically more realistic dollar:pound of 1.6:1 the UK cost converted to US dollars is $525.

Remember not to blame Apple/FileMaker for your domestic tax regime or exchange rate fluctuations.

So you're saying people shouldn't be upset at apple because they're overcharging for the product, because the exchange rate is high? Or that they should wait for the rate to drop to 1.6:1 and then buy?

And who cares what the exchange rate is or was. Is Apple incapable of adjusting for this in the future (oh, right, based on past performance, that would be a yes). Its OK for Apple to overcharge, because exchange rates MIGHT go down, and then the price will be competitive? The fact is that the software costs a lot more in the UK right now then in the US, for no reason except price gouging.

"So you're saying people shouldn't be upset..."

Except for the fact that FISHTECH is a little more correct than you even if they're slightly off_

The point is that if I buy FM9 here in Florida at $500 retail + state tax (@7.5%)= $537.50 [approx]

Then even if it were $500 [american] in the UK (@1.6:1 ratio] is $800 [uk money]+ [VAT @ 17.5%]= $940 - loosely converted_

This would be even higher based on a 2:1 exchange rate_

So YES - people in the UK need to deal with reality if they do not wish to pay 17.5% in taxes [or they could have a revolution like we did]