marija Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 Okay my FileMaker friends--I'm willing to listen to the anti-repeating fields answers I will get, but I must ask this question. Is there a way to import repeating fields from a text file? The file contains two fields: member_number and designation. I may have more than one designation for a member. The twist, and why I don't want to use related files if at all possible, is that I'm creating a run-time CD. It's taking forever for FM to open all the related files, just to display one field from each file. I have 5 or so different files that I would like to experiment with making repeating fields and see if that speeds up opening the files. Also, I'm thinking it would be a total pain to try to combine all the files into one related file, but may be able to do that as a last resort. BTW, I'm using FMP5 Any input would be helpful, including any other ideas about how to speed up opening of related files... THANKS! [ December 12, 2001: Message edited by: mr ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWeaver Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Each value in a repeating field is separated by an ASCII 29 character. You will have to insert these before you import. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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