Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Filemaker Pro file conversion

ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited April 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
Okay, so we have a large clunky database for Filemaker Pro 6. We would like to upgrade to version 8.5 at least, maybe 9. As I understand it, converting files from version to version is a non-trivial process. That's about the extent of my understanding, though. Can someone give me a general idea of what the process would be like getting a file from version 6 to version 8.5 (or 9)? I want to know what to expect.

I submitted an entry to Lego Ideas, and if 10,000 people support me, it'll be turned into an actual Lego set!If you'd like to see and support my submission, follow this link.
ElJeffe on

Posts

  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Nobody here has ever converted a file from one version of Filemaker to another?

    ElJeffe on
    I submitted an entry to Lego Ideas, and if 10,000 people support me, it'll be turned into an actual Lego set!If you'd like to see and support my submission, follow this link.
  • DrFrylockDrFrylock Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Not for those versions. In the old days (like Filemaker 3-5 days) it was basically open the file and that was it. It just sort of worked. What are you afraid of happening when you do it?

    DrFrylock on
  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    No goddamned clue. I have been told horror stories by other folks (who also don't know much about FileMaker) that transfering a file between versions involves, to some extent, rebuilding the file, and that you have to be pretty familiar with how the original file was constructed in order to do it without fucking it up. The people who made the files in question are no longer here, and we don't really have any FileMaker experts.

    The whole upgrade issue is sort of silly, because people are insisting we get the most recent version since it has more features, even though they don't know what those features are or how it could help them. I'm looking into the issue and trying to figure out what we should do, and part of the puzzle is figuring out how to update the files. I thought some Real World Tales of Filemaker may come in handy.

    ElJeffe on
    I submitted an entry to Lego Ideas, and if 10,000 people support me, it'll be turned into an actual Lego set!If you'd like to see and support my submission, follow this link.
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum