Simple import question

[tgk]

Hello

I am creating an image database, but whenever I try to do a File > Import Records > Folder, even if I specify 'Include all enclosed folders', Filemaker only imports a seemingly random selection of files. I am importing references, not entire files.

I have various file types in the main 'clip art' folder - JPEGs, QuickTimes, Illustrator, Photoshop, other folders, etc. Filemaker only imports 138 items, yet there are 2503 folders and files in the 'clip art' folder, totalling about 5GB. After import, I get the message from Filemaker:

4 file(s) in “Clip Art” cannot be imported because they are not the specified file type.

...but presumably filemaker does not just give up as soon as it encounters an unfamiliar file type? There seems to be no apparent order to the import process (it doesn't import folders alphabetically or by date) but it always imports 138 items. It does import subfolders - just not all of them.

I can import each folder individually and it works fine - but this is far from ideal!

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Paul

System specs:

FileMaker Pro 11.0v1

Mac OS 10.6.4

32GB RAM

200TB storage