Re: Importing FM-data into multiple tables



In FileMaker 8 Advanced, you can import multiple table *definitions* at
once, but they are brought in as separate entities and do not contain any
records. If you want to bring the data/records in, you must do one import
operation for each table.

If all your colleagues are working on the same dataset -- for example if
they are working on a networked file -- this would be a one-time operation.
If they are all working on their own separate copies of data then you can
script the import process so that it appears to the end user as if it is a
single step.

Bill

"Paul Overtoom" <overgeentoom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:438a2254$0$24571$dbd49001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have built my very own first relationship database (FM 8.0) with twelve
>tables, various one-to-many and three many-to-many relationships. My
>collegues have very enthousiasticly started using the database and now have
>reached "stage two", in which they have numerous issues to be solved.
>
> I am happy to work on a new version of the database, but after I'm
> finished, the data from the "operational" database has to be migrated to
> the new version. I see no way of doing this at once for all tables. Or am
> I missing something?
>


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