Filemaker Pro
The Paste Abbrev buttons allow you to select a desired abbreviation for States, Locators or Suffixes and paste them in the appropriate field.
This How To walks you through the steps of creating a field that is a PopUp list or menu and also Check boxes or Radio buttons.
Databases developed by Ag IT Computer Unit will be maintained in FileMaker Pro 4 for the forseeable future. If you purchase new copies of FileMaker for your office, buy FileMaker Pro v9 because it is the current version. You can then install FMP 4 on these computers and apply both the 4.0v2 and 4.0v3 updaters.
Databases developed by Ag IT Computer Unit will be maintained in FileMaker Pro 4 for the forseeable future. If you purchase new copies of FileMaker for your office, buy FileMaker Pro v9 because it is the current version. You can then install FMP 4 on these computers and apply both the 4.0v2 and 4.0v3 updaters.
A cloned copy of a FileMaker Pro 4.x or 5.x file contains all the contents of the original file with the exception of the data. A cloned copy takes up much less disk space.
A compressed copy is a compact copy of a FileMaker Pro 4.x - 5.x file that contains all the contents of the original file. A compressed copy takes up less disk space and will run somewhat faster than the original file. You should compress a FileMaker file that you use on a regular basis.
Whenever "converting" files to a newer version of FileMaker Pro, these steps help to ensure that (a) you have a backup of the files in the original FMP version; and (b) by recovering and compressing your file you have "cleaned up" the files to be "clean" with regards to data integrity and "compact" with regards to file size.
FileMaker Pro version 4 (FMP4) has the ability to open an Excel file and convert it to FileMaker's format. Note: other higher versions of FMP can do this as well. These steps focus on FMP4 specifically.
FileMaker Pro version 4 (FMP4) has the ability to export a text file that can be inserted into Excel 2007. Note: Other higher versions of FMP can do this as well. These steps focus on FMP4 and Excel 2007 specifically.
Buttons are very helpful to use in FileMaker. They can performs scripts or check spelling for the record, or even create a new record.
This How To will walk you through creating a simple FileMaker Pro v4.x or 5.x file. The example we will use is for keeping track of our office publications.
Scripts in FileMaker Pro help you do automated steps quickly and efficiently. This How To walks you through the general steps of creating a script.
When a record is entered in ML4v1.fp3, a related record is created in either MLpersv1.fp3 or MLbusnv1.fp3 (see How To: Understand the Mailing List Program on page 7 of the User Guide).
Your EN notebooks and EN desktops may slow down over time due to leftover Temporary (.tmp) files and Temporary Internet files (e.g. "gunk"). Temporary files and Temporary Internet files are left behind when a machine crashes, from installing and uninstalling programs, and perhaps under other circumstances you really don't need to care about.
Temporary files are left behind when a machine crashes, from installing and uninstalling programs, and perhaps under other circumstances you really don't need to care about. In our How to Empty Temp Folders we explain how to clear these files.
The Mailing List program has three Entry Screens that can be used to enter (and edit) record information: Address Entry tab, Personal Entry tab, and Business Entry tab. Each screen shares the same fields. Personal Entry tab and Business Entry tab simply have "more" fields displayed.
The white fields at the Prefs Screen are optional. You may choose to use all or none of these fields. We strongly recommend that you enter a value in the Header field.
If you are opening a new ML4v1.fp3, you will be taken to the Prefs Screen automatically. You must enter values in the required yellow fields before leaving this screen. We strongly recommend that you enter a value in the Header field as well.
If you need to export name and E-mail addresses from a FileMaker Pro Mailing List program developed by Ag IT, you can choose to do so manually; or, you can use an IMPORT_EMAIL.fp3 file designed to import and export records with E-mail addresses.
When using the Financial Records program on a Windows XP computer, if the program crashes regularly, please follow these troubleshooting steps.
