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file created on Win XP won't open on Mac OS 9.1


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I created a file at home over the weekend on my new Windows XP machine. I emailed it to work and now at work my Mac OS 9.1 machine won't recognize or open the file. Both are using FM 6.0 Client. I am faced with recreating about 5 hours worth of work. Anybody have any ideas why this is happening and if I can solve the glitch?

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Hi,

Does your file contain any images?

Do you have the lastest updates for FM on both machines?

Do other FM files open OK on your Mac?

Regards

Ed.

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Hi, JM! If EddyB's q's dont' help you solve your problem, maybe look at your e-mail. MIME stuff can get messed up sometimes if one or the other is not MIME compatible. Maybe you should try another medium, disk/cd/ftp. It may not have anything to do/w FileMaker. As far as I know, Mac/Win file formats should be compatible.

--ST

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Did you try the Open File dialog from within FM? Go File/Open and then Show: All Available. Locate the file, open and what happens? Does the file just not open? Do you get an error message?

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I have the same problem, I get an error message along the lines of 'don not have the file translaters to open this file'. Spoke to F/M support but got no where. Up graded to V6.0.4 this seemed to work, but when we open a file 'Filemaker Pro.old' appears in the right top corner of the screen. Ant help would be much appreciated

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