Leather Knight Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I know, I know, I am kicking a dead dog, but it really would be nice to be able to have a developed desktop app have the easy ability to be updated/modified without losing any data. So if I distribute my app to a customer, and make additions and deletions to the finished app, the customer will not lose any data. Maybe a file for the data to reside in while the rest of the app can be modified. Just an idea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1200 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 See FMForums >> Brain Food >> The Separation Model. Lots of discussion on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 No, I'm definitely with Kevin on this one, there should be a way to say to FM -> Here's what the File looks like now, here's what it used to look like -> Make the structural changes necessary please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leather Knight Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Separation model, is lacking at best for what I am saying. I know, I have been fighting this battle for 2 years :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1200 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh. I see (now) the point of your post. Yes, I believe FileMaker could make a few strategic changes and really have the product soar for developers. Something I would definitely like to see is a "pushbutton" method to transfer matching tables/fields from one schema into another (i.e, where the field name and data type are identical). It could work at a macro level* and have fields designated to be either "unchanged" or "reformulated" (via a calculation) during the port. I find the existing export/import method is simply too high-strung and fickle (both technical terms) to be trusted. * list the tables you want to port along with the special operations you want to perform during the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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