• Introduction -- FileMan FAQs

• FileMan Repair shop -- Advice on installation and update

• FileMan Tips  -- Tricks you should know

VA FileMan Version 22, including
patches 1-65,67-79,81-83,85-92,94-97,99-114,116-120,122-123,128-129,131,133,135-136,138,140
 

FileMan Patches from the VA

Version 21 (circa 1995)

 Medsphere enhancements to FileMan 

The FileMan modules are the 'building blocks' for all of VISTA -- comprising a Database Management System (DBMS) and User Interface. For an introduction to FileMan, please read our FileMan FAQs. 

Documentation

Browse the three HTML FileMan manuals, revised as of July 2003:

Getting Started

Advanced User

Programmer Manual

Download these documents to your own computer by following the "Zipfile Download" links on the Title page of each Manual. 

To understand Version 22's Key and Index capabilities, begin with the

VA Tutorial.
 

For those who want to learn ScreenMan better, we also offer a

ScreenMan Tutorial Manual in PDF format

Note:  As of November, 2005, Medsphere Systems Corporation is making available its version of FileMan on an open-source basis.  These enhancements, authored by George Timson, include, and are backwards-compatible with, the latest VA version.  See link at left.