This is our attempt to document the complete list of FileMaker features and in which version they were introduced.

We use this list in BaseElements 2 to determine the minimum version of FileMaker that your solution will run. To that end, this list doesn't include things like the updated New Database dialog, or the addition to the menu of functions such as Export to PDF or Send Link. If anyone would like, these others could be added in.

If you find anything missing or incomplete, please contact us, or post something in the comments.

Thanks to Ray Cologon for the use of his list of function references.

Version 9 - Released July 10, 2007

New Functions

• Acos
• Asin
• Get ( HostApplicationVersion )
• Get ( TemporaryPath )
• Self

New Layout Features

• AutoResize of Layout Objects
• Conditional Formatting
• Extra Web Viewer Options
• Field Level Control of Visual Spell Checking
• Tab Width Options

New Script Options

• Save Records As PDF (Append to existing option)
• Script Groups

Other New Features

• External SQL Sources
• PHP Extended Privileges

Version 8.5 - Released July 10, 2006

New Functions

• Get ( ActiveLayoutObjectName )
• GetAsURLEncoded
• GetLayoutObjectAttribute
• LayoutObjectNames
• List

New Layout Features

• Object Names
• WebViewer Control

New Script Steps

• Go To Object
• Set Web Viewer

Version 8 - Released August 29 2005

New Functions

• Get ( AllowToolbarState )
• Get ( CustomMenuSetName )
• Get ( DesktopPath )
• Get ( DocumentsPath )
• Get ( FileMakerPath )
• Get ( HostIPAddress )
• Get ( PreferencesPath )
• Get ( RecordOpenCount )
• Get ( RecordOpenState )
• Get ( RequestOmitState )
• Get ( ScriptResult )
• Get ( SystemDrive )
• Get ( TextRulerVisible )
• Get ( UseSystemFormatsState )
• Get ( WindowZoomLevel )
• GetAsBoolean
• GetNthRecord
• GetValue
• TextColorRemove
• TextFontRemove
• TextFormatRemove
• TextSizeRemove

New Layout Features

• Auto Complete from Dropdowns
• Drop Down Calendar format
• Tab Panels
• Tooltips
• Value Lists using show only second value
• Visual Spell Checker

New Script Steps

• Save Records As Excel
• Save Records As PDF
• Set Variable

New Script Options

• Auto Open or Email of export Files
• Disabled Script Steps
• Go To Related Record ( using found set )
• Select Window ( Current File Only )
• Send Mail ( Options )
• Set Field - Calculated Repetition value

Other New Features

• Use Variables in File Paths
• Custom Menus

Version 7 - Released March 9, 2004

This is incomplete at this stage - I'm hunting for more details at this point. If you have any documentation from that period, let me know.

New Functions

• Binomial
• Ceiling
• Div
• Evaluate
• Factorial
• Filter
• Floor
• Get ( AccountName )
• Get ( ExtendedPrivileges )
• GetAsDate
• GetAsNumber
• GetAsText
• GetAsTime
• HostTimestamp,
• LeftValues
• Let
• Lg
• Lookup
• MiddleValues
• RightValues
• SystemIpAddress
• SystemNICAddress
• TextColor
• TextFont
• TextSize
• TextStyleAdd
• TextStyleRemove
• TableIDs
• TableNames
• ValueCount

New Layout Features

• ...

New Script Steps

• Add Account
• Change Password
• Close Window
• Delete Account
• Else-If
• Enable Account
• Move/Resize Window
• New Window
• Re-Login
• Rename Window
• Reset Account Password
• Constrain Found Set
• Extend Found Set
• Select Window

Other New Features

• Calculation Commments
• Custom Functions
• Nested Substitute
• Run with Full Access Scripts
• Script Parameters
• [] notation for Repetitions