filePro is a proprietary DBMS and RAD system originally developed by Howard Wolowitz as The ElectricFile Clerk in 1978. He licensed it to Tandy Corporation in 1979 who first published it in 1980 as Profile II. Although there was a Profile for the TRS-80 model I, model III and model IV, these were unrelated programs. Today's filePro started out on the Model II and was first released by Tandy as "Profile II". After passing through several owners, the code is currently the property of fPTechnologies, Inc.
Current status
A Robust, Cross Platform 4GL Database Development and Management System with exciting new features. It is a perfect choice for small to medium-sized businesses who need a customizable and powerful database package. The product no longer ships with a printed user manual; however, there is a manual available online at fpTech's website. As well, there is a single third-party full reference book available, along with a single third-party quick-reference guide. There are several filePro resources available online including a user maintained mailing list—for more information, visit http://lists.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list
History
; 1978 : Howard Wolowitz develops :Image:ElectricFileClerk.jpg|Electric File Clerk for the TRS-80 Model II. ; 1979 : The small Computer Company is founded. ; 1980 : Tandy Corporation publishes it as Profile II. ; ???? : Profile II Plus is released. ; 1983 : Profile 16 is released for the TRS-80 Model 16 running Xenix. ; ???? : Profile 16 Plus is released. ; ???? : filePro 16 and filePro 16 Plus are released by The small Computer Company for non-Tandy computers. ; 1986 : Version 3.0 released for both filePro 16 and filePro 16 Plus. This was the last version for the non-Plus filePro 16. Further versions also dropped the 16 part of the name. ; ???? : filePro Plus Version 4.0 released. ; ???? : The small Computer Company is bought by another company, and becomes a subsidiary of that company. Over the next years, the parent company itself changes hands several times. ; ???? : Version 4.5 released. ; ???? : Version 4.8 released. ; 1998 : fPTechnologies, Inc. is founded by the filePro employees, and buys the rights to filePro. ; ???? : Version 5.0 released. ; 2006 : Version 5.6 released. ; 2009 : Reorganized and renamed fP Technologies of Ohio, Inc.
Future
While there is an fpGUI add-on for GUI-based access, filePro is still primarily character-based, which some users assert makes for faster and more efficient data entry. There are several people who have created XML and SQL bridges that allow cross-communication with legacy systems.
Able to connect to MySQL and utilize the power of filePro to read / write / report data from MySQL data.
Dual write capabilities.
Data Encryption at field and table level.
Multi Platform - applications created on one operating system can be converted to other platforms easily., SCO Openserver Unix/Unixware, Linux, Sun, HP-UX, IBM AIX, IBM eServer iSeries Linux and FreeBSD )
26 Available Automatic Indexes with 10 Demand Index options
Mathematical Precision - 16 Places to left. 8 places to right of decimal.
