FM file recovery

[robin.hillier]

in 5.0v1 is it common for files to get corrupted? I have had this a couple of times. The Recover ... function says its worked but as soon as the file is opened FM quits and needs a restart as it claims I still have a copy running after it's quit!

ps. I hope this is an appropriate place for this message - I couldn't see a better one.

[Steven H. Blackwell]

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Originally posted by RH:

in 5.0v1 is it common for files to get corrupted? I have had this a couple of times. The Recover ... function says its worked but as soon as the file is opened FM quits and needs a restart as it claims I still have a copy running after it's quit!

ps. I hope this is an appropriate place for this message - I couldn't see a better one.

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First, get the 5.0v3 updater off the FMI site. It has many fixes.

Second, don't use Recovered files. The purpose of Recover is to extract the data for insertion into a clean clone.

The message you're getting most likely indicates that you have a duplicate copy of FileMaker Pro running on the network. Each copy must have its own serial number.

HTH

Old Advance Man

[robin.hillier]

OK thanks - the message is part of the crash eg. it's not properly quitting - cos I only have one copy installed and I'm not networked!

I take th epoint on the 'recover' function.

What is the FMI site please? The official filemaker site at filemaker.co.uk has dead links to updaters (I did look cos I thought an update might fix the problem ...)

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Try the main site

http://www.filemaker.com

and plesae report dead links to FMI webmaster.

Old Advance Man

[robin.hillier]

OK Thanks - the main site (.com) worked ...