Charles Also watch for accounts and passwords. Eg. the password "adm...@!" will become account"adm...@!" with password "adm...@!". see. http://www.filemaker.com/help/html/fmp_basics.3.17.html#1028173
The files in a complex solution will likely open slowly due to File Reference issues, so be patient. Then go into Manage: ExternalDataSources in each file and clean them up. Ideally remote (WAN) files will show up as fmnet:/162.168.10.22/Menu while local files (LAN) on FMServer will show up as file:Menu. You may see many other paths preceding those - the slowness with FMP 10 opens is each file trying every path from the first one down. I have seen 6 or 7 at times - every different development environment the files have been through prior to final deploy. One must admire the Filemaker applications enthusiasm for diligently trying to go down the old paths. We were once working on a system that had been zipped and FTP'd to Calgary. One file was missing from the ZIP, but FMP3 found it via the network in Houston. We purged data prior to testing...phones starting ringing... If your solution is complex I can highly recommend MetaDataMagic - http://www.newmillennium.com/index.php?src=directory&view=products&srctype=display&id=10. Runs $200 to $700 USD (depends on the number of files you need to do) but is worth it in a complex solution. They have also a conversion analysis tool that is a gem. Stephen ---------- "Don't anthropomorphize computers. They don't like it." - anon On Jan 27, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Richard S. Russell wrote: > On 2010 Jan 27, at 13:34, Charles Hartley wrote: > >> I've finally decided to upgrade from FMP 6 to version 10 as my version 6 is >> getting contrary under Snow Leopard. Can someone point me to what I need to >> know to change my current version 6 files into version 10 files? These files >> contain scripts, some of which have relationships with other files. I know >> I'm going from to a new file format, but I'm not sure what to expect. >> Version 10 has been ordered and will be here in a few days. > > It's pretty straightforward, Charlie. Fire up FMP 10, go to the "Open" > command, and select ALL of your existing ".FP5" files (by using shift-click), > then click "Open". You'll be asked if you want to rename the old files so > that the new ones can inherit their names (only with the ".FP7" extension). > Say "yes", stand back, and watch it work. It's about 99.6% automated. > > While you're waiting for your copy of FMP 10 to arrive, amuse yourself by > going thru your existing files and regularizing the names, purging obsolete > stuff, and doing other clean-up. This will pay dividends down the road. > > Always make back-up copies immediately before doing any major conversion. > > No malware was found: NETGEAR ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management > Appliance has scanned this mail and its attachment(s). > No malware was found: NETGEAR ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management Appliance has scanned this mail and its attachment(s).
