Rename Database

[woodman35]

Is there a way to rename a database from the Admin Console.

 

We tried to close the Dbase and rename the file in the finder but when we reopened it all the links to external storage images had been broken.

 

Thanks

[Wim Decorte]

Not from the console.

 

The best way to do this would be to:

1) save the file as a "self contained" copy

2) use the developer tools to rename the file (include all related files in the chosen set!)

[woodman35]

Thanks:

 

What do you mean by "developer tools".

 

Thanks

Jw

[David McQueen]

Filemaker Developer has a set of developers tools. Among other things it allows you to rename a file and have any references to the old file name automatically replaced in the process. It also allows you to make single user runtime versions of a program and to strip development ability from a file so no one can get under the hood so to speak.

[woodman35]

Is this FileMaker Advanced?

 

Thanks

[Wim Decorte]

Yes it is.

[Rick Whitelaw]

My understand is that if a file name or even a table name is renamed that this carries over to all items that reference the names. Except for Get(ScripParameter) or any name enclosed in quotes, so this could be a problem, no?

[David McQueen]

Sorry for the confusion. In the past it has been FileMaker SDK, FileMaker Developer and FileMaker Advanced, depending on the version. I vassellate between blond moments and senior moments.

[LaRetta]

Hi Rick,

 

Hard-coded field references (table/field names in quotes) will always break if renamed which is why they should not be used.  But renaming by using the Developer tool protects from multi-file imports which are particularly prone to break if a file name is changed.  But yes, it changes all references in all associated files.

 

And just to be clear, jw, it is PRO Advanced and not Server Advanced which provides the added tools.  :-)

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vassellate

 

Was that meant as a demonstration?

[LaRetta]

BTW, I still, even many years later, dislike how they changed name Developer to Advanced.  

[David McQueen]

Was that meant as a demonstration?

Yes

[Lee Smith]

BTW, I still, even many years later, dislike how they changed name Developer to Advanced.  

Ditto!