Hi Peter
My question is, then, what exactly does MDM do? I see that it reads
in all data, layout info, scripts and so on, and reports errors to
me like invalid references in scripts and what not. Is this a tool
to just find errors, or will it output a "clean" copy of my
database for me, if I buy the correct version. Or just a way to
find errors that might cause problems with I move to FM8.5?
MDM provides an analysis of your files, like other tools but also
contains the so-called File Reference Fixer, which is a tool by which
you can "compact" the file references present in your FM6 files
I've just gone thru this for a large conversion, and each FM6 file
had often 4-5 file reference for each related file
The File Reference Fixer fixs this, and you end up (in most cases)
with 1 file reference per related file; it would take an awful lot of
time to do it by hand after the conversion
MDM is a bit pricey but the File Reference Fixer is worth the price
Ciao
G. Pupita
Certified FileMaker 8 Developer
FileMaker Business Alliance
