Steve N Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 I have been slowly rebuilding my solution. Just for the fun of it I thought I would try converting my old files. I have not tried this since 7.03 upgrade. 2 problems came up. 1. The new files will not open, I think I have a file reference problem since it tells me it can not find an file, but the file is there. 2. The files are not combined into one solution. When I read the manual I understand that you have to buy a third party software to combine tables into one solution, I am having troubling beliving fm would do that. Can you confirm there is no way to simply put the tables together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 FM converts each old file into a new file, it does not combine them. It was never meant to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transpower Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Either you have to do it manually or purchase FM Migrator or FM Robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve N Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 This is the answer I expected, Just wanted to make sure I did not miss something. I just checked FM robot and it appears it is only PC Any word on when the mac version is comming out? It also appears you need FIleMaker Developer to get the most out of FM Robot, is that true? This is a tough one, but any word on if FIleMaker will add an import feature with 7.1 (or 8.0). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transpower Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 FM Robot uses the Database Design Report (DDR) of FM Developer. FM Migrator doesn't and is much less expensive. Version 7.03 is the latest version discussed on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 FM migrator relies on the ODBC features (create table,...) so it can only create tables and fields that xDBC supports (no calculations, no globals, ...). It can also not set all the field options that FMrobot can, and it can be a hassle to set up (DSNs,...). FMrobot works under VitualPC if you're on a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve N Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 I down loaded a demo of migrator. 30+ steps including transfering to a pc. I have decided im my case it is easier to re-enter the field definitions. I do hope FM addresses this in the next move up. I would be happy if you could import the fields and data even if the scripts, relationships and layouts dont come with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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