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How do the FileMaker Java classes compare with the FileMaker JDBC driver? Can I create a Java Application that uses FileMaker Pro as the backend database?

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How do the FileMaker Java classes compare with the FileMaker JDBC driver? Can I create a Java Application that uses FileMaker Pro as the backend database?

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The FileMaker JDBC driver will make it much easier to create a Java application. You can take advantage of a number of GUI Java development applications, like Symantec’s Visual Cafe or Inprise’s JBuilder to create a Java front end to a FileMaker Pro database. Previously, you had to manually build a Java application or applet using the propriety FileMaker Java classes, which required proficiency in the Java programming language.