re: Lion compatibility
Do you have v.11?
http://help.filemaker.com/app/answer...R1MkNCaw%3D%3D
v.10?
http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9710
I used to use Filemaker extensively, but haven't in a while-something like Bento would probably be more than enough for my relatively minor database needs these days.
(When did databases fall out of favor? They used to be THE essential software back in the day)