Mac Rosetta problem--exporting to excel

[JoeyGee]

Hi,

 

A newbie here.

I used to be able to Save/Send records as an excel file. Now that I am running Mac OS 10.10 on a Power Pc, Intel Core, iMac I get a notification that Rosetta is required.

One  problem, I have been told in the Mac world that Rosetta is no longer available after 10.6 and that a FileMaker upgrade for Pro 11 might be needed.

Im fine with this but want to be certain that it will do the trick. If so, how high in FileMaker Pro do I have to upgrade to?

 

Thanks

[comment]

Can't you use the .xslx format when saving/exporting? I don't think you will be able to save as .xls even if you upgrade:

http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7356/kw/rosetta

http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9901/kw/lion compatibility

http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11953/kw/export excel .xls

 

[Wim Decorte]

20 hours ago, JoeyGee said:

Hi,

If so, how high in FileMaker Pro do I have to upgrade to?

 

 

FileMaker 13 is the oldest version supported on 10.10, the newest is the current version 15

http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4701/~/filemaker-pro-operating-system-requirements---all-versions

 

[JoeyGee]

Thanks

Im currently running FileMaker Pro 11.04

with Mas OS 10.10  and other than the exporting problem it's running fine. So are you saying that if I upgrade to FileMaker 13 I can create.XLS files? 

Edited October 23, 2016 by JoeyGee
Misspelling

[Wim Decorte]

No, I agree with comment: you should be using the xlsx format instead.

[JoeyGee]

Guy that I'm exporting to can't open xlsx files, can open xls. This is probably his problem with an old version of Office he's running. 

 

Is there no way whatsoever that I can create an XLS file?

[comment]

26 minutes ago, JoeyGee said:

Guy that I'm exporting to can't open xlsx files, can open xls. This is probably his problem with an old version of Office he's running. 

He may be able to open one, if not all, of the following formats:

• csv
• HTML table
• Merge
• XML

[JoeyGee]

Can I export a FileMaker Pro 11 data base to one of the above file formats?

[comment]

Yes, all of these are formats supported by FMP 11.
http://www.filemaker.com/help/11/fmp/html/import_export.16.24.html#1046089

[webko]

You could also export as .xslx and Save As.. in Excel back to the .xls format. 

[JoeyGee]

Webko,

 

Great minds must think alike?

 

I just thought of that and tried it before seeing your post.

 

Thanks to all.

 

Joe