Kennel Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I just received V6 Developer and after converting some databases over from V4.1 I tried to delete a field in one of them. After choosing 'delete' my Mac crashes giving me an Error Type 3 message. I cannot delete any fields without getting this message. Any suggestions? Version: v6.x Platform: Mac OS 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyborgSam Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Did you try the "standard" OS <=9 steps to diagnose crashing? Not in priority order... 1) delete FileMaker preferences 2) restart after crashing 3) increase FileMaker's memory 4) startup without 3rd party Extensions & Control Panels I don't remember if FileMaker will run when you startup with the shift key down (Extensions & Control panels disabled). Give it a try. 5) reinstall V6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyborgSam Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Did you try the "standard" OS <=9 steps to diagnose crashing? Not in priority order... 1) delete FileMaker preferences 2) restart after crashing 3) increase FileMaker's memory 4) startup without 3rd party Extensions & Control Panels I don't remember if FileMaker will run when you startup with the shift key down (Extensions & Control panels disabled). Give it a try. 5) reinstall V6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennel Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Thanks. I tried those steps and it still crashes. (FYI: FileMaker will not run after turning the extensions off.) I'm also having the same problem on my PC. It is a database that I originally upgraded with the Demo version offered by FMP. Could it have been corrupted on the upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennel Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Thanks. I tried those steps and it still crashes. (FYI: FileMaker will not run after turning the extensions off.) I'm also having the same problem on my PC. It is a database that I originally upgraded with the Demo version offered by FMP. Could it have been corrupted on the upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyborgSam Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 > m also having the same problem on my PC. It is a database that I originally upgraded with the Demo version offered by FMP. Could it have been corrupted on the upgrade? That would be my conclusion. Hopefully you have the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennel Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 I did and I've started rebuilding the lost parts. I think it might be a corrupted script, but not sure yet. Going to check it out after I get my db back to where it was. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceR Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 As an alternative, don't delete them; just change them to unstored calc fields, text calc, = "DELETED". Note also that if you ever have to import data from an old system to a new system,l deleting fields can cause problems with your import order. Instead, rename them as described and choose "creation order" when importing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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