FP7 is a database file format used by FileMaker Pro versions 7 through 11. Version prior to 7 used the FP5 format, while versions 12 uses the FMP12 format. FP7 databases can store various types of data and information. FileMaker PRO FileMaker PRO is aimed at non-professional users.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the FP file after converting to FP7 may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from FP to FP7 to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting FP to FP7 does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in FP format, properly converted to a FP7 file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your FP file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to FP7 on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the FP file in its original format (without conversion to FP7 file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.