Actual Technologies News

September 27, 2024

Actual Announces Support for Sequoia

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are Universal Binaries that are compatible with Mac OS Sequoia on both Intel-based Macs and the new super fast Apple Silicon-based Macs. The Actual ODBC drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 2024 and Microsoft Excel 365 on Mac OS Catalina or later. Version 5.1 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

October 10, 2023

Actual Announces Support for Sonoma

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are Universal Binaries that are compatible with Mac OS Sonoma on both Intel-based Macs and the new super fast Apple Silicon-based Macs. The Actual ODBC drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 2023 and Microsoft Excel 365 on Mac OS Catalina or later. Version 5.1 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

October 25, 2021

Actual Announces Native Apple Silicon Drivers

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are Universal Binaries that are compatible with Mac OS Monterey on both Intel-based Macs and the new super fast Apple Silicon-based Macs. The Actual ODBC drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 19 and Microsoft Excel 365 on Mac OS Catalina or later. Version 5.1 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

December 17, 2020

Actual Announces Native Apple Silicon Drivers

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are Universal Binaries that are compatible with both Intel-based Macs and the new super fast Apple Silicon-based Macs. The Actual ODBC drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 19 and Microsoft Excel 365 on MacOS Catalina and Big Sur. Version 5.1 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 20, 2020

Actual Announces FileMaker 19 Compatibility

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are recommended for use with Claris FileMaker 19. Actual ODBC Pack version 5 features full compatibility with FileMaker 19, Microsoft Excel 2016 (part of Microsoft Office 365), and Mac OS Catalina. Version 5 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

October 7, 2019

Actual ODBC is Compatible with Catalina

The latest Actual ODBC Pack is compatible with Apple's latest Mac OS 10.15 Catalina. Version 5 features full compatibility with FileMaker 18, Microsoft Excel 2016 (part of Microsoft Office 365), and Mac OS Catalina. The new version also includes numerous performance and stability enhancements, as well as support for future versions of Mac OS. Version 5 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

September 4, 2019

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 5.0

Actual Technologies today announced the introduction of version 5.0 of their acclaimed ODBC drivers. Version 5 features full compatibility with FileMaker 18, Microsoft Excel 2016 (part of Microsoft Office 365), and Mac OS Mojave. The new version also includes numerous performance and stability enhancements, as well as support for future versions of Mac OS. Version 5 licenses are available at a discount for version 4 users. The Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 22, 2019

Actual Announces FileMaker 18 Compatibility

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 18. The upgrade is free for users who already have a Version 4 license key (version 3 users can upgrade at a discount). The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 15, 2018

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 4.2.0 for FileMaker 17

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 17. The upgrade is free for users who already Have a Version 4 license key (version 3 users can upgrade at a discount). The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 9, 2017

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 4.1.0 for FileMaker 16

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 16. The upgrade is free for users who already Have a Version 4 license key (version 3 users can upgrade at a discount). The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

August 26, 2016

Actual ODBC Compatible with 64-bit Excel

Microsoft has released a 64-bit version of Excel 2016 for Mac (version 15.25). This new version of Excel requires the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Pack drivers in order to avoid a crash. The Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 10, 2016

Actual Announces ODBC Pack 4.0

Actual Technologies today announced the introduction of version 4.0 of their acclaimed ODBC drivers. Version 4 features full compatibility with FileMaker 15, Microsoft Excel 2016, and Mac OS X El Capitan. The new version also includes numerous performance and stability enhancements, as well as new features like support for .XLSX files with the Actual Access driver. The Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 10, 2016

Actual ESS Adapter Now Available

Actual Technologies today released a new product for connecting FileMaker solutions to Postgres and IBM DB2 databases. Developers already use Actual Technologies ODBC drivers for MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server with the "External SQL Sources" (ESS) feature of FileMaker. The Actual ESS Adapter broadens the types of databases which can be used with ESS. Licenses are free for Mac OS X, and start at $49.95 per PC for Windows users. The Actual ESS Adapter installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

September 30, 2015

Actual Announces "El Capitan" Compatibility for Actual ODBC Pack

Actual Technologies today announced that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 "El Capitan". The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer should be run after upgrading to El Capitan to ensure compatibility between your application and the drivers.

 

July 12, 2015

Actual Announces Support for Microsoft Excel 2016

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are are compatible with Excel 2016. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

May 12, 2015

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 3.3.0 for FileMaker 14

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers are recommended for use with FileMaker 14. The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer is available now from the Actual Technologies website.

 

October 16, 2014

Actual Announces Yosemite Compatibility for Actual ODBC Pack

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers work great with Mac OS X 10.10 "Yosemite". The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer should be run after upgrading to Yosemite to ensure compatibility between your application and the drivers.

 

October 24, 2013

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 3.2 for Mavericks

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers work great with Mac OS X 10.9 "Mavericks". The latest Actual ODBC Pack installer should be run after upgrading to Mavericks to ensure compatibility between your application and the drivers.

 

July 25, 2012

Actual ODBC Drivers Have Gatekeeper Support on Mountain Lion

Actual Technologies today announce that the latest versions of the Actual ODBC Drivers work great with Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion". The Actual ODBC Pack installer is built to work with the new Gatekeeper security feature of Mountain Lion.

 

April 4, 2012

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 3.1 for FileMaker 12

Actual Technologies today released the Actual ODBC Pack version 3.1. The drivers fully support the new 64-bit FileMaker Server 12 released today. FileMaker 12 includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g and MySQL 5.1. You can use our drivers with any of the databases supported by FileMaker. Download and try the new drivers today.

 

July 20, 2011

Actual ODBC drivers on Lion!

The latest Actual ODBC Pack version 3.0 includes support for Apple's Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion". The drivers also work great with Microsoft Excel 2011. Visit our download page to get running with the latest drivers.

 

March 9, 2010

Actual Announces Actual ODBC Pack 3.0 for FileMaker 11

Actual Technologies today released the Actual ODBC Pack version 3.0. The drivers now fully support 64-bit applications, such as Apache / PHP on Snow Leopard. The new driver versions also support the latest External SQL Source (ESS) features of FileMaker 11. FileMaker 11 includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g and MySQL 5.1. You can download and try the new drivers today.

 

January 5, 2009

Actual ODBC Supports Latest FileMaker Pro 10 External SQL Sources

Actual Technologies today released the Actual ODBC Pack version 2.9. The new driver versions support the latest External SQL Source (ESS) features of FileMaker 10. FileMaker 10 now includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g and MySQL 5.1. You can download and try the new drivers today.

 

July 10, 2007

Actual ODBC Supports New FileMaker Pro 9 External SQL Sources

Actual Technologies today released the Actual ODBC Pack version 2.7, a set of database drivers for Mac OS X. The drivers are tailored for use with the new External SQL Source (ESS) feature of FileMaker Pro 9. With Actual ODBC, FileMaker Pro 9 users can view and update live data in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL databases without writing SQL code. The drivers are available starting at $30 per license. To purchase the software or download an evaluation copy, please visit http://www.actualtech.com.

 

January 9, 2006

Actual releases ODBC Pack 2.0 drivers

Actual Technologies has released the Actual ODBC Pack 2.0, a suite of ODBC drivers designed to connect to popular databases. The new drivers are distributed as Universal Binaries for compatibility with both PowerPC Macs as well as Intel-based Macs, and are designed specifically for Mac OS X.

Each member of the ODBC pack connects Excel X to a database back-end, without the need for programming knowledge while allowing users to import from FileMaker Pro. Supported databases include SQL Server/Sybase, Oracle, MySQL/PostgreSQL and Microsoft Access.

Each database driver is available for $30, and requires Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later.