Frequently Asked Questions

Does FileBooks Link move data both ways?
What versions of FileMaker Pro does FileBooks Link support?
What versions of QuickBooks can I use?
Does FileBooks Link work with Windows Vista?
How can FileBooks Link work for Macintosh users?
Will FileBooks Link work with databases hosted with FileMaker Server?
Do all users need FileBooks Link installed on their computer?
Do all users need QuickBooks installed on their computer?
How is FileBooks Link licensed?

Does FileBooks Link move data both ways?
Yes. FileBooks Link allows virtually all data to go from QuickBooks to FileMaker Pro, and from FileMaker Pro to QuickBooks.

What versions of FileMaker Pro does FileBooks Link support?
The FileBooks Link plug-in can be used with FileMaker Pro versions 4 and above. However, the sample files provided with the plug-in must be opened in FileMaker Pro 5 or above. If necessary, you can download a trial version of FileMaker Pro from the FileMaker Web site at www.filemaker.com to view these instructional files.

What versions of QuickBooks can I use?
Intuit allows FileBooks Link to integrate with most of its QuickBooks products. Check the chart below to see if your version is supported.

*Additional compatible versions of QuickBooks include Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Does FileBooks Link work with Windows Vista?
Yes. User Account Control must be enabled to allow communication between FileMaker Pro and QuickBooks. For detailed information about QuickBooks compatibility with Windows Vista, please refer to http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/vista/.

How can FileBooks Link work for Macintosh users?
The Macintosh versions of QuickBooks, including the current version of Pro for Mac, do not offer an API that allows integration with external applications like the one available for Windows versions of QuickBooks. Until a better option is offered by Intuit, we recommend that you design your environment around at least one Windows computer (98 or above) running QuickBooks 2002 or above to allow integration with your FileMaker solution. A single windows-based computer running FileMaker, FileBooks Link and QuickBooks can be used to transfer all required data between FileMaker and QuickBooks. Once the data is available in your FileMaker solution, Macintosh users can access the information in FileMaker using FileMaker's built-in networking.

Will FileBooks Link work with databases hosted with FileMaker Server?
Yes. The FileBooks Link product needs to be installed on each computer that will link to QuickBooks.

Do all users need FileBooks Link installed on their computer?
Yes. All users who want real-time access to QuickBooks from FileMaker Pro need FileBooks Link installed on their computer. Also see "How is FileBooks Link licensed?" below.

Do all users need QuickBooks installed on their computer?
No. Using Intuit's free Remote Data Sharing utility, FileBooks Link can communicate with a copy of QuickBooks running on a different computer. This feature allows users to access QuickBooks data without requiring a licensed copy of QuickBooks on each computer.

How is FileBooks Link licensed?
FileBooks Link is licensed per QuickBooks company file, regardless of the number of FileMaker Pro users connecting to the company file. One company file is the same as one set of books.