Hey Loretta, The engineers at FileMaker Inc. say that Recover is just meant for getting the data out of a damaged file. You should never use a file that has been corrupted.
The ideal solution is to import the data into a clean backup, that doesn't need to be recovered. If you don't have a clean backup, then you can sometimes fix these types of problems by just saving a compressed copy of the database. If that doesn't work, try saving a clone and importing the data into it. If THAT doesn't do the trick, then you need to build a new copy of the file. If the idea of rebuilding makes you want to weep, then check out this site: <http://fmdiff.com/fm/recreation.html?session=v92mss0iugqtduck74gga9vu431thab4> ... it gives you a good set of routines to follow while recreating a file -- almost makes it sound painless! Paul -- Paul Spafford Spafford Data Solutions Tel: 613 838 9956 www.paulspafford.com www.fmlayoutmode.com On May 26, 2010, at 2:58 PM, Loretta James wrote: > Hello, > > FMP 9 solution running PC environment. > > Simple scripts that worked not long ago, have quit working ... a few > of these simple scripts, as well as a few other 'oddities' that don't > make any sense. I'm thinking time for a recover. I used to do a full > on thing with exporting records, creating a clone, recovering the > clone and then importing the records ... is that still advisable in > the later versions? > > Thanks, > Loretta
