Having difficulties Converting Filemaker5 files

[pjonesCET]

I have a membership Database in which I a Main File feed by three other files.

State is the main file.

The three other files are:

At Large

Tidwater

Lifetime

in FileMaker5 I do calculations for :

Associate normal - AN

Associate Teacher - AT

Associate Student - AS

Associate Vendor - AV

Assoc Vendor Employee - AVE

Full - F

Local Life - LL

Life Voting - LV

Life Non Voting - LNV

all the life categories pay no dues

The AVE pay $50

The AV pay $100

The Full $48.00

all the other associate catergories pay 24.00

when I converted the multiple files from FM 5 files on a separate Drive containing FM5 using OS9 to another drive using FM7 and OSX.3.3. The totals don't change when I make changes. They don't even change when I use the files in each of the file instead of using State related file. I've had to change the references from the original drive to the current drive. in each file. and the database relations were broken and I had to repair them.

Any suggestions?

Also is it possible to use the State file as the file each of the others feed into so that the original infor is actually in the other three files Directly opposite of what FM5 now does on OS9.

[Wim Decorte]

Hi pjonesCET

It's almost impossible to answer the question without access to the files. Did you check the conversion log for any errors?

Did you covnert each file individually or by folder?

You might want to check out MetaDataMagic from www.newmillennium.com for some good tools to help you with all of this.

HTH

Wim

[pjonesCET]

didn't check converstion logs

Did convert entire folder

and tried select multiple files and droping on FM7

[pjonesCET]

Just checked th link you provided. Too rich for my blood. That's more than I paid for the upgrade even for the minimum amount of files.

[pjonesCET]

I could send you empty versions of the files

[dee1950]

I'm having problems, too. I keep getting error #408 in the log. Cannot find a definition for that.

Steps I've taken:

1) cloned my file then deleted ALL scripts -- conversion didn't work

2) tried to convert the document to FP6 then on to FP7-- wouldn't convert to 6 much less 7

3) tried removing all data in the files....just bare bones of document -- conversion wouldn't work

Only thing left is to remove all my formulas -- can't/won't do that.

Any help would be appreciated.

[The Shadow]

Error 408 is "invalid data type".

I would guess one of your field definitions is corrupt. Does the log tell you which field? If so, you could recreate it or just delete that field.

If you provide the log, we could all take a look at it.

[dee1950]

This is what is on the log:

8/30/2004 8:38:58 AM, (save)SS ALLOC LAPA REPORT AUG 2004 Old Old.fp7, 0, Conversion started.

8/30/2004 8:38:58 AM, (save)SS ALLOC LAPA REPORT AUG 2004 Old Old.fp7, 0, Version: Pro 5.0 - 6.0.

8/30/2004 8:38:59 AM, (save)SS ALLOC LAPA REPORT AUG 2004 Old Old.fp7, 0, 79 file references were converted.

8/30/2004 8:38:59 AM, (save)SS ALLOC LAPA REPORT AUG 2004 Old Old.fp7, 408, Unknown Error: .

I've tried to convert many times.....this is just one of the logs.

I am horrified that one of the definitions may be corrupt.....I have hundreds of formulas in the definitions file -- and they work great on v6!!!

Thanks for any help.

[The Shadow]

That log isn't terribly helpful. Would you be willing to attach or email me a clone of the database so I could try it?

[dee1950]

I won't mind...give me your e-mail address and I'll forward it to you

[The Shadow]

I sent you a private message with my address - I don't want the web-searching robots to get it...