woodman35 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 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!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodman35 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Thanks: What do you mean by "developer tools". Thanks Jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David McQueen Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodman35 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Is this FileMaker Advanced? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Whitelaw Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David McQueen Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRetta Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 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. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 vassellate Was that meant as a demonstration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRetta Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 BTW, I still, even many years later, dislike how they changed name Developer to Advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David McQueen Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Was that meant as a demonstration? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 BTW, I still, even many years later, dislike how they changed name Developer to Advanced. Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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