Clarification on opening ebase v.103
> First, let me say that I don't know the exact naming convention of ebase
> v1.03, so I may have the filenames wrong. Also, what I'm telling you
> here is also described on the FAQ page of the ebase site, so if you have
> any problems, you can refer to the appropriate FAQ. Lastly, go ahead
> and make a backup of the entire ebase folder before monk eying with it.
We did not change any of the File "naming conventions" for the updated
version. names_.103 corresponds to exactly to names_.102 and so on....
>
> In answer to your question about whether or not ebase 1.03 files will
> automatically open with FileMaker out of the box, well, sort of. The
> ebase files are converted and ready to go with FileMaker 5.0, but if you
> just double click them (for example, double clicking on ebase.103), I'm
> betting they will still run as a runtime application.
Good news, We porously did not alter the registry regarding how it handled
.103 extensions in the Windows install to avoid creating a false association
with the runtime. As installed, if you launch ebase v103 from the start menu
> programs > ebase icon you will launch the ebase runtime but there is no
association for .103 files.
To launch the standard install of ebase v103 from a full version of
FileMaker 5 you would:
- go to Start > Programs > FileMaker Pro 5 > and FileMaker Pro 5
- then choose "open new or existing file" and then find c:\programs\ebase
103\ebase.103 (or if you chose another location you need to find ebase.103
there)
> Next you have to re-map the files to FileMaker. To do this you can do
> one of two things. One, you can double click on the ebase.103 generic
> file icon. Since the computer no longer knows how to open it, it will
> give you the Open With dialog box. Choose FileMaker 5.0 to open the
> file and check the box that says "Always use this program to open this
> file." Checking this will "map" all files with that extension to
> FileMaker. The second way is to right click the file (instead of double
> clicking it). In the Context menu that pops up, select Open With...
> This will give you the same Open With dialog box. Proceed as before.
>
> Once you've done this mapping, the ebase files should all have the
> FileMaker icon and you should be able to double click the ebase.103 file
> to open ebase with Filemaker. If this works properly, you can also
> create a shortcut for the ebase.103 and put it on your desktop for
> easier navigation. In fact, I've gone a step further and dragged the
> ebase shortcut to the Task Bar at the bottom of the Windows screen.
> This puts the ebase icon on the Task Bar which let's me launch ebase
> with one click right from Windows without cluttering up my desktop.
>
> One more thing. Assuming you no longer need the ebase.exe runtime
> application, you can now safely delete it (although it shouldn't hurt to
> leave it on your hard drive). But, go ahead and make a backup of the
> runtime before deleting it.
>
> Hope this helps. I've copied the listserv in case anyone else out there
> has the same question.
Good advise Carl. That is indeed how to tell Windows what to do with files
with a .103 extention.
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