FmPro layout Diff extracts and compares field info from FileMaker 7/8/8.5/9 layouts. This info is presented in a columnar format for viewing, exporting, and comparison. Fields are compared by either Field ID or Field Name, with the resulting differences displayed in a re-sizable, sortable list. FmPro Layout Diff quickly shows FileMaker 8.5 layout object names for an entire layout, without requiring each and every object to be individually clicked in layout mode within FileMaker. Large layouts are instantly resized and printed on a single printed page for documentation and development purposes.
FmPro Layout Diff uses information within a Mac OS X Clippings file to extract information about FileMaker layouts. A clippings file is created on MacOSX by selecting all of the objects on a FileMaker layout, and dragging the objects to the Mac OS X Desktop. The clippings file includes a PICT image representation of the layout in as it would appear in design mode. This image of the layout is displayed in the FmPro Layout Diff main window. The other component of the clippings file consists of XML info from which field information is extracted and listed within the Info Window. The extracted info includes the FileMaker 8.5 Object Name, Field Name, Field ID and Table Occurance Name.
