Thanks for all the help from various folks. This is a slow process. I have now successfully entered 1400+ names to our database. Before I begin to deal with payments and membership expire dates I need some help with the backup. I am using a Zip drive for backup (newly purchased and not very familiar with). I have been able to save a copy of ebase using the SAVE AS command to the zip drive. Now I am trying to open the zipped backup to make sure I have saved the data. Reopening it is giving me a problem. I have tried several ways of saving the file and opening up the backed up file. I open up Filemaker Pro 5 and then navigate to the saved backup on the zip. When I do that, I get the following error message from Filemaker Pro (after having been asked to enter my password) -- "set up" could not be found and is required to complete this operation. What is "set up"? Or what is going on here. The last time I tried it, behind the window to navigate to the proper file was a largely blank screen with Letter 1 at the top and the name and address of the first person in the database. It appears I do have a backup but obviously I need to know how to open it incase I need to use it. Ileen Weber Membership Chair Pilchuck Audubon Society ------------------ 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:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
