Import Fp5 to fp7

[***ANDY***]

Hi All,

I have recently purchased FM10 adn ahve imported my version 5 database. While I didn't have too many problems with the conversion it seems that the system now stops running at certain actions. E.g. I'm clicking a button that leads to another layout and the program doesnt do anyhting; when I click again I see the "not responding" message in the window and it takes ages until tit then asks me for a file that couldn't be found but the file it's asking for is still in the same path/directory. It sometimes does this for 5 different files and takes about 5 minutes until I have cancelled all windows and can return to working with the database.

Has anyone had a similar experience with importing an older version of FM?

Thank you for your help and advice,

Andy

[Vaughan]

FileMaker does a lot of clever things when converting from 6 to 10 but it cannot do everything.

It sounds as thoguh the file references need to be cleaned up. Go through each file and check the External Data Sources. Multiple references to the same file are not ideal but OK, it's the multiple paths in each one that are the problem, especially if they look to old servers and the like.

If possible delete everything except "file:filename".

Do this on backups.

[IdealData]

Additionally, the automated conversion will also create multiple reference instances of the same file - these don't cause any problems but you should attempt to consolidate them.

[***ANDY***]

Thanks for the tips guys; I will go through the files and if necessary delete.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Guest