[support] RE: 1.0 to 1.03, mac to pc.....

[Laura Kline]

Cliff and Carl,   Thank you for your replies to my post.   I felt getting a copy of the earlier version was the best solution and I did try to get a copy of Ebase version 1.0 but was unable to. Someone on the list did send me a disk with 1.02, but that just wasn't what I needed.     I just managed to import the zip.100 file from the mac to the pc successfully. I realized when I exported from the mac, the file name showed up on the PC with an '!' infront of it. Once I fixed the filename, FMP 5 could read it.  I am now experimenting with the names file. If I can get the basic information on each record, I can go back and add the contact flags and payments. We are not using many of the components of Ebase right now. Mainly the contact flags, payment screens (aprox 700 records), Output for letters and labels. No one was familiar with the program when I started so I've been learning as I go along. Laura   Laura Kline, Administrator Genesee Center for the Arts & Administration 713 Monroe Ave. Rochester, NY 14607    716-244-1730   ----- Original Message ----- From: Clif Graves To: TechRocks Support Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: [support] RE: 1.0 to 1.03, mac to pc..... You have what may be the "worst case scenario" of transferring data from a customized ebase. You were not the customize and do not seem to have access to the customize. You are unlikely to be able to get enough long distance assistance to make a migration work smoothly for you.   Your best bet is to recruit an experienced ebase consultant to do the transfer. Someone will have to explain how the data and fields that are "non-standard" are being used. New functions that were added to you ebase 1 version will need to be recreated in your new version of ebase or abandoned. In short a lot of work - even for an experienced ebase consultant and truly daunting if you are not.   As long as your customized version one database is meeting your needs you might want to consider migrating it to FileMaker 5 and continuing to use it rather than move to v103 and need to move data and loose your customizations. The more you customize the more you are on your own (meaning that folks on this group won't understand your ebase well enough to be a help, at least at times) In you may want to stay with what you have got. Clif     ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------