Filemaker and Mind Your Own Business

[juventino10]

Any ideas on how to take information from filemaker and import it into mind your own business. Is it possible at all?

[SteveB]

You need to find out what MYOB supports for importing data, before asking what Filemaker can do in terms of exporting.

[Garry Claridge]

MYOB talks ODBC, hence FMP will be able to exchange data. This can even be scripted.

Check the ODBC forum.

All the best.

Garry

[bruceR]

MYOB talks ODBC, hence FMP will be able to exchange data. This can even be scripted.

Only on Windows. Even with their latest release - no change.

[Oldfogey]

Depends what you want to import into MYOB. One of my customers uses a (brilliantly written) FMP invoicing program to create .TAB files for import into MYOB.

The MYOB import/export requirements are well-documented.

Last I heard, ODBC in MYOB caused humungous problems.

[Garry Claridge]

I have automated the process as a total Mac solution. FM exports text files and, with an "embedded" Applescript in FM, MYOB imports these.

The Win version of this is slightly different where you use the "autoimport.exe" program instead of Applescript. This can be run from FM.

Good Luck.

Garry

[Oldfogey]

Gary,

Pardn my ignorance but what's "autoimport.exe"?

[Garry Claridge]

"autoimport.exe" is an MYOB Microsoft Windows Command-Line program which imports file data into MYOB. It uses ODBC.

It comes with the MYOB Developer CD and from the Developer site.

All the best.

Garry

[Leb i Sol]

...and if ur not a MYOB developer then there is even a better solution (win only) called Autoit(.com) that will allow you create an "Export.exe" accoding to your specification that can also be embeded into FM or (in case of networked solution) placed on the server side. Autoit is also free...no really it's free

HTH

take it easy!