--- product_id: 7175108 title: "FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English" brand: "filemaker, inc." price: "R5688" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/7175108-filemaker-pro-13-advanced-english store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Cross-platform support AES 256-bit encryption Advanced customization tools FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English **Brand:** filemaker, inc. **Price:** R5688 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate Your Development Game! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English by filemaker, inc. - **How much does it cost?** R5688 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/7175108-filemaker-pro-13-advanced-english) ## Best For - filemaker, inc. enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted filemaker, inc. brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Stay Secure:** Protect your data with top-tier encryption. - • **Debug Like a Pro:** Utilize the interactive Script Debugger for seamless monitoring. - • **Import with Ease:** Multiple Table Import simplifies data management. - • **Unleash Your Creativity:** Design solutions for any device effortlessly. - • **Streamline Your Workflow:** Easily modify databases with advanced design reports. ## Overview FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced is a powerful database management solution that enhances the capabilities of FileMaker Pro 13 with advanced development tools, allowing users to create, customize, and secure applications across multiple platforms, including iPad, iPhone, desktop, and web. ## Description View largerFileMaker Pro 13 AdvancedBuild more powerful, more flexible, and more customized solutions.FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced includes all of the features of FileMaker Pro 13 plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools. Customize menus with just the items you want. Plus, get robust analysis capabilities, powerful debugging tools and much more - all designed to help you build more powerful, more flexible and more customized databases faster.Tools included in FileMaker Pro 13 AdvancedNew Enable Database Encryption: Enable AES 256-bit encryption with FileMaker Pro Advanced to protect data on a FileMaker client or on FileMaker Server.Script Debugger: Pinpoint problem areas in scripts and Script Triggers. Turn off Script Triggers when debugging to fine tune the troubleshooting process.Custom Menus: Create, change, or delete specific menu items or entire menu sets. Specify certain menus to only display when accessed on an iPad or iPhone.Data Viewer: Monitor fields, variables, and calculations while troubleshooting.Custom Functions: Build your own functions and copy, paste, and import them into any FileMaker database.External Function Plug-in API: Build more robust calculations and extend database capabilities.Multiple Table Import: Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables at once.Runtime Maker: Create standalone runtime solutions that don't require FileMaker Pro.Field & Table Replication: Copy field definitions into different tables or copy table definitions into other files for faster solution development.Kiosk Maker: Build applications where all menus are hidden. Great for self-serve check-ins and mailing list sign ups.Database Design Report: Run comprehensive reports on all elements of the database schema. View largerNew Features in FileMaker 13Custom Themes: Modify and save changes to existing layout themes to match your exact business needs. Reuse your themes across other solutions, and share with your colleagues.Styles: Themes now include styles, which are sets of attributes, like colors, fonts and text size. Create your own styles or customize existing styles.More Inspector Attributes: Control additional design attribute including inner/outer shadows, padding, text baseline, and layout backgrounds.Field Picker: Create new fields and drag and drop multiple fields onto the form directly from Layout mode.Database Encryption: Use powerful AES 256-bit encryption to protect your data where it lives – whether it’s on a FileMaker client or hosted on FileMaker Server.Slide Control: Use multi-panel slide controls to manage images and other data in separate slide panels all within the same layout.Popovers: Group fields, links, and other information without having to move to separate layouts or windows with iOS-style popovers.Control Object Visibility: Control whether or not an object appears on your layout based on the results of a calculation.Calculated Tab Control Titles And Dialog Button Titles: Use the power of the calculation engine to specify the title of your tabs and custom dialog buttons.HTTP Post: Use HTTPPOST with the “Insert from URL” or “Import Records: XML Data Source” commands to transfer data to a web server or web form.Additional Features In FileMaker Pro 13 AdvancedEnable Data EncryptionSet AES 256-bit encryption of your data so it's protected, no matter if it lives on FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go or FileMaker Server. This also ensures that the security of your data is protected even if the file gets out of your control.Custom Menus Add, change, or delete menu items or entire menu sets with a new, streamlined interface. Specify certain custom menus to display when using an iOS device.Script Debugger Pinpoint problem areas in all scripts – including those attached to buttons and Custom Menus. Turn off Script Triggers when debugging to fine tune the troubleshooting process.Custom Functions Build your own functions and now copy, paste, or import them into any FileMaker file.Multiple Table Import Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables at once.Data Viewer Monitor fields, variables, and calculations while troubleshooting.Runtime Maker Create standalone runtime solutions that don’t require FileMaker Pro.Kiosk Maker Build applications where all menus are hidden.External Function Plug-in API Build more robust calculations and extend database capabilities.Database Design Report Run comprehensive reports on all elements of your database schema. ## Features - FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced includes all the features of FileMaker Pro 13 plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools. - Design and develop solutions for iPad, iPhone, desktop and web faster and easier with Custom Menus, Custom Functions, and more. - Monitor more efficiently using the interactive Script Debugger and powerful Data Viewer. - Modify and maintain databases with ease using the advanced Database Design Report and Multiple Table Import. - NEW! Use FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced to enable powerful AES 256-bit encryption to secure your data from unauthorized access -whether it’s on a FileMaker client or hosted on FileMaker Server. ## Images ![FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eUUDXL+bL.jpg) ![FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jVohD3zZL.jpg) ![FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced - English - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31DnfBIrXjL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Platform For Display** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is this compatible with, and stable on, Windows 10?** A: Filemaker 13 has not been tested on Windows 10, cannot guarantee work on Windows 10. Filemaker 14 or later are compatible with Windows 10. **Q: Is this an academic version and will FM treat this as an 'authentic' purchase just as if i transacted with them?** A: I own this version. It is NOT and Academic version. I purchased through Amazon, and then purchased version 11 (you can get earlier versions for $5.00 ea directly from FileMaker,) so YES it is an "Authentic Purchase." ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FileMaker 13 is Here - Hello Webdirect *by T***A on December 21, 2013* It’s been over a year and a half since FileMaker 12 was released ushering in a new familiarity with themes based on html/CSS, a new file format, and many other filemaker_13_boximprovements. Today, FileMaker 13 was released with several new enhancements that make it an even better development platform for building iPad/iPhone applications and now applications delivered via the browser.WebDirect - FileMaker in a BrowserOne main feature of FileMaker 13 is the new WebDirect technology that provides a nearly full-featured FileMaker client in a web browser. This is the beginning of major new way of delivering FileMaker solutions utilizing the full html 5 and JavaScript capabilities of a browser to mimic the desktop experience. In this manner, many new solutions can be built that do not require the workstation to install any special software on their computer beyond a supported browser such as Internet Explorer 9/10, Safari and Chrome. This makes FileMaker a much more attractive option in large corporations where they do not want to spend the extra time and expense necessary to install and test a new specific software package on many workstations. It also makes version upgrades much easier as there is no need to upgrade software on many computers as long as the computer has an up-to-date operating system and browser.WebDirect is a huge improvement over the old Instant Web Publishing (IWP) which is no longer supported. Now you can have desktop style interaction using a browser. Utilizing similar and familiar FileMaker development patterns you can build an application for three different environments: workstation FileMaker client, web browser, or iPad/iPhone (FileMaker Go).WebDirect will be best for new solutions that are built and designed for the technology. There are several features that won’t work under WebDirect including PDF printing, multiple windows, client-side plug-ins, ESS from clients, some import-export functions, and interaction with external applications, etc. WebDirect also does not allow for spreadsheet like table view, modification/development of the database, entry of rich text formatted (RTF) data, printing of complete multi-page reports, interaction with the operating in or file system, or customization of the menu bar. So as of yet WebDirect is NOT a full replacement for FileMaker client but we expect that over time it will get better and better. WebDirect is limited to 50 concurrent users unless there is a site license.An interesting idea is to utilize WebDirect for deployment on Android/Windows mobile systems but its performance is not guaranteed due to the large variation in browser versions and processing power on mobile devices. Much testing of your particular solution on the actual devices to be used would be required.FileMaker makes it clear that WebDirect is designed for two situations:1. Creating new FileMaker solutions that are targeted at the browser2. Extending existing solution to include occasional users or remote usersTo take full advantage of WebDirect likely requires rewriting or rebuilding existing layouts and scripts. WebDirect is not designed to take an existing FileMaker solution and run it, with no changes, in a browser.WebDirect is very interactive and even includes the ability to drag and drop into container fields. It is a powerful technology that will show its usefulness quickly.With the new WebDirect feature, some changes to FileMaker licensing arrangements were required. Licensing FileMaker now boils down to the following rule: Paid client (FileMaker Pro) means free server and free client (desktop browser or FileMaker Go on iPad/iPhone) means paid server. The new paid server options come through purchasing user concurrency packs that determine how many free clients can be connected to the server at one time. PHP-based custom web publishing remains free as in the past.FileMaker 13 ServerServer options are simplified with the elimination of FileMaker Server Advanced. IWP is no longer supported and WebDirect is the replacement. The number of connections is always Unlimited.One very welcome server change is removing the Java dependency for FileMaker Server admin console. Now the admin console is entirely web browser based so there will no longer be issues when Java gets updated. Other changes in server include support for WebDirect and the ability to separate out container files onto a separate data path. This would make it easier to utilize a fast SSD drive on server for the main FileMaker data and a lower cost/higher capacity platter drive for large images or file storage.TCP/IP port consolidation also goes toward ease of implementation. Asking IT to open several new ports on a Firewall to support FileMaker is sometimes a security challenge and now that burden is reduced.Server is now supported on Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or 2012 Server or Windows 7/8 or Mac OS X Mountain Lion and above…only 64-bit OS versions in all cases.Versions of Mac OS X prior to Mountain Lion had an easy to turn on Web Sharing feature to enable the Apache Web Server. Since Apache support is required for WebDirect, you may need to turn on Apache on Mac OS X non-server versions from the command line.Other New FileMaker 13 FeaturesOverall, there are more than 50 new features in this upgrade. Many of the new features of FileMaker 13 allow developers to create more interactive applications and richer user interface experiences more similar to what people are used to on iOS. Some other features were available via external plug-ins in the past but are now built directly into FileMaker so that they become more widely used and simplify the implementation. Included are several new controls and options:* Slide control - Displays items similar to popular web controls.* Popover button control - Non printing. The new Popover control could easily be used to completely replace the Display Dialog script step with more control over all the elements contained on the dialog.* iPad/iPhone Gesture recognition through triggers OnGestureTap and Get(TriggerGestureInfo)* Screen rotation detection through the OnLayoutSizeChange trigger and Get(WindowOrientation)* Set ScriptAnimation and Get(ScriptAnimationState)ThemesWith FileMaker 13 you can now create, reuse, and share custom themes so themes become much more useful than they were with FileMaker 12. Styles are also new in FileMaker 13 so that you can more easily apply consistent interface elements throughout a solution by changing the style in one place.Additional New FileMaker 13 Functions* Base64Encode/Decode - Useful for syncing or transferring container data over the internet as text.* Get (Device) - Mac/PC/iPad/iPhone* Get (ModifiedFields) return-separated list of fields in base table of current record* Get (NetworkType) - None/Unknown/Cellular/WiFi/Wired* Get (ConnectionAttributes) for SSL connections* Get (WindowOrientation) - Landscape/Square/Portrait, also position of home button* Get (CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds)* GetContainerAttribute(“all”) shows a ton of information about what is stored in a container field including: image width/height/dpi/transparency, other, created, modified, latitude, longitude, audio title/album/year/track/genre/composer/coverArt/duration/bitrate, storageType, fileSize, internalSize, externalSize, externalFiles, etc.Here are also several miscellaneous new features and changes worth mentioning:* Now with database Encryption At Rest (EAR) and 256 bit options, FileMaker data is even more secure.* The new field picker makes it easier to add fields to a layout with labels attached with various options as well as create new fields easily in a table. This style of developer control is a view into the future of the FileMaker developer interface.* The new conditional show/hide (visibility) option for layout objects allows for many new types of user interactions. You can easily simplify data entry by showing only the fields that apply based on selections in other fields.* Perform Script on Server provides options to speed up solutions by offloading tasks to the server.* The new http post script step makes it possible to more easily integrate FileMaker with external web sites.* The starter solutions have also been improved in this version. Even with their simplified data structure, they provide a good starting point for learning how to design a FileMaker solution.* Uploading of new databases to server now takes place directly from the client. You must close the database and then choose File>Sharing>Upload to FileMaker Server. It requires an administrator username and password.* Tab names can now be calculated as well as custom dialog button names.* Container fields now have an attribute function so that it can be specified what type of information should be stored in the container. Bar code scanning and is now built in so it no longer requires an external plugin. The Insert from Device command supports Music, Photo, Camera, Video, Microphone, Barcode (to text/container), and Signature.* You can specify the type of keyboard options you want to show up on the iPad/iPhone to make data entry easier. This includes the following keyboard types: default, ASCII, URL, Email, Numeric 10-key, Numeric keypad, Number and punctuation, and phone.* Creating a new layout now leads you through the process with a wizard that allows selection of the destination (computer, iPad, printed report) and type (form, list, table, or report).fmp13_new layout dialogConclusionWith these new options, FileMaker system requirements are now Mac OS X Lion (10.7) and above or Windows 7 and above. So this is the end for Mac OS Snow Leopard and Windows XP support. On iOS, FileMaker Go requires version 6 and above and iTunes 10.x.Overall, this is a strong FileMaker update that brings many new and modern capabilities to the FileMaker platform. For the majority of FileMaker users, that have annual licenses and renewal maintenance agreements, it isn’t a question of IF you upgrade, it is WHEN. The smart move is to stay current with software versions even if it is an investment upfront, because it is an investment that will pay off. It appears there will be a grace period on licensing upgrades and renewals for current FileMaker customers until mid/late 2014.Traditionally, FileMaker upgrades have been well tested and stable. FileMaker 13 is like version 2.0 of the new file format and html display engine (introduced in FileMaker 12) so it includes performance enhancements as well as adding many features. Our recommendation is to start testing your solution immediately as well as upgrading the OS for any older computers in your environment. Play with the new features and plan your upgrades to install in the next month or two. With people taking vacations at the end of the year, it may actually be a good time to do so. If there are any major gotchas, they will likely be fixed with an update release from FileMaker in a couple of weeks so taking a careful and planned approach to upgrades is always a good bet.Have fun making even better technology solutions even faster and easier!ReferencesFileMaker Installation and New Features -[...]FileMaker 13 Help Docs -[...]FileMaker Pro/Advanced Release Notes - [...]FileMaker Server Release Notes -[...]FileMaker Go Release Notes -[...]WebDirect -[...]FileMaker OS Requirements -[...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it was very helpfull, i recived the link, ... *by G***S on September 6, 2016* it was very helpfull, i recived the link, and the keys, was faster and usefull ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mark *by J***S on March 25, 2015* Love this product --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/7175108-filemaker-pro-13-advanced-english](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/7175108-filemaker-pro-13-advanced-english) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*