Filemaker Pro 7 with Lion

I have just upgraded to Lion (from Snow Leopard) and to my horror discover that certain applications won't run with that operating system. Most importantly, this includes Filemaker Pro 7, my database. I urgently need access to that as I'm running a big charity event and need the 900+ contents in my database.
Ideally I would run in on Lion, but if I am persuaded to buy an expensive new version of Filemaker Pro or other database, will I be able to import the contents from my Filemaker Pro. I am not a geek, so would gratefully appreciate any responses in a way I am likely to understand. Thank you so much in anticipation. The Little Pip

Thank you so much. I was afraid that this would be the case. But if I do invest in the latest version of Filemaker Pro (11), will I definitely be able to transfer all the formats and data from my old version (7)? This is critical. If I can't, I might find an alternative solution...
So, I will also have to buy new Microsoft Office for Mac. I do think they ought to warn one before one upgrades.
It's a lot of money - for some of us.
But thank you for your prompt response.

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FYI Mac OS X is not designed to be installed on additional Macs, unless you purchased it from the App Store, in which case you can make as many copies as you wish and install it on as many Macs as you own.
From the Recovery Disk Assistant -
Notes
If the computer shipped with OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, the external recovery drive may only be used with the system that created it.
If the system was upgraded to Lion or Mountain Lion purchased from the App Store, the external recovery drive can be used with other similarly-upgraded systems.

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Are you talking about changing the keyboard layout when you are working in Windows? If so, you need to tell people how you are running it (bootcamp, parallels, other) and whether you have already done stuff like
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/The-Language-bar-overview

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I want to uninstall FileMaker Pro 10 from my computer. I checked on the FileMaker Website and this is what i've found: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7095/~/uninstalling-filemaker- pro-and-filemaker-pro-advanced
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I did a spotlight search for this file and it doesn't seem to exist. What should I do? should I just delete the FileMaker Application folder and that's it or is there anything else I need to delete? Has lion integrated it to the app folder somehow?
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William, thanks for your help! I found the folder and the file. Well the reason I would like to remove this file is because I want to install FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced upgrade. Now I checked with filemaker and they say that in order to upgrade you don't need to have a previous version of the program installed in order to correctly upgrade but you need to enter the old version serial number in order for the new version to work. If I don't uninstall filemaker Pro 10 before I install the new version i will have two versions of filemaker and two sets of preferences folders and I think that could turn messy.
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your going to need another Mac that can boot off the disks, then T boot off the target Mac first so it's FireWire Target Disk Mode, then connect a Firewire cable then hold c boot off the 10.6 disk, erase the factory Lion machine completely and install OS X 10.6
The firmware will not you boot from earlier OS X install disks on a factory Lion box. You have to work around it to get it on the drive, but once it's there it will be fine.
I just did this, and did not have to Target boot at all. The machine booted right up off the replica 10.6.7 DVD, and was perfectly happy to install 10.6 right over 10.7 without erasing anything. No wacky side effects except a few settings had to be set again where Lion's settings were too different.
If you only have the "Full Retail" 10.6.3 disc, then you WILL have to use another older Mac as intermediary, since the 2011 MacBook Pro needs at least 10.6.6 to boot.
Mine was a refururb, and because it has originally been sold with 10.6, there WAS a 10.6 disc they could copy and send me. They muttered about "ranges of serial numbers". The "first responders" do not know these are available, so you have to be firm, but polite. The answer for your specific Mac may still be no. By year-end, the answer will always be NO.

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Apple has always provided an easy, automated way to do that, and there's no indication they won't with Lion.
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Ability to add a folder to the search index, or to update.
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I have a brand new Macbook pro 17" - shipped with Lion, cannot boot from snow-lopard disk - tech said I would be able to downgrade. I cant because if I try to boot from the CD it just beeps 3 times. Boots just fine from a Lion startup disk I created first. What the heck is going on here? Very upset that i cannot reach apple support in the evening any longer. If anyone can help it would be awsome. Tnx good prople.

Hi Paul,
Just a quick question, are your Fn keys working properly and the 2 fingered scrolling?
I've done much the same with the help of 2 Apple Geniuses who found me an original 10.6.7 install disk for a my new macbook pro.
It installed OK but... Fn keys don't work apart from F3 and F12, the rest give an error sound. 2 fingered scrolling on the trackpad doesn't work either.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4809
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janlsyv wrote:
OK...I had the external hard drive with my back up from the MacBook Air plugged in....turned on the new MBPro.. and while it was starting up it asks me if I am bringing in data from somewhere and I clicked from TIME MACHINE. And thats what I did! Simple right? I have a feeling it has something to do with the way the files were brought in. Just now...I am on the internet looking for flights and pretty much with every CLICK I get the spinning wheel....I can type now ok and there is no spinning wheel but as soon as I ask for something NEW...that wheel comes. I am going back to the Genius Bar on Tuesday and I want them to WIPE this and we'll try again bringing in the data again. As I have been "googling" this issue though..seems I am not the only one dealing with it with the new operating system. I know you said its not LION..but why are so many people saying the same thing?
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Please answer

If you buy one that comes with Snow Leopard preinstalled on it, you are entitled to a free upgrade to Lion as long as you request it within 30 days of buying the computer.
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then
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then
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I'm using Filemaker Pro 8 with two computers on a LAN. I know how to share my database between the two computers, however I would like to have my firewall on while i'm doing it. I've tried forwarding ports 80 and 591, which are the two i've read i need to forward to share filemaker, neither of them seem to be working when my firewall is on. Obviously turning my firewall on and off every time i'd like to share my database defeats the purpose of having the firewall. Is there another port that needs forwarding or something else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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