A couple of other possibilities occur to me - you said you are trying
to migrate to the mac starting with a version of ebase with
out-of-date data. Is that ebase version .103 also? Version 103 was
created with FileMaker version 5, and the 103 files won't open with a
102 runtime, which was based on FileMaker version 4.
Second thought, what Type and Creator codes are you changing the
files to? The Type should be FMP5, and the Creator 1F03 for the
runtime (not FMP5, for the FileMaker application).
>Bob Schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says:
>
>> Ahhh...you don't have FilemakerPro, but are using the runtime
>> version of ebase?
>>
>> Two versions of the ebase runtime engine are distributed: one for the
>> Mac and on for the PC. The template files work on both platforms, but
>> you need a runtime version specifically for the platform you are
>> using.
>>
>> The best way to handle this would be to download a mac version of
>> .103 (from http://www.ebase.org/download.lasso using your original
>> download username/password combo), then install it in a new folder.
>> Delete all of the .103 files in the group you just downloaded and
>> installed. You should be left with the Macintosh runtime version of
>> ebase. Finally, move your existing .103 data files to the same folder
>> as the "new" runtime engine. This should allow you to run the .103
>> files which hold your data.
>
>Bob,
>I appreciate your remarks. Um - perhaps you didn't read all the way to
>the end the message (he said as politely as he could - really!)
>
>I started with a working version of ebase on the mac. It just didn't
>have up-to-date information, but it was working!
>
>I copied the working folder into a copy. I removed all the .103 files
>which just left the "ebase" file itself. Then I copied the .103 files
>from the pc (which has the up-to-date files), changed the type and
>creator bits, and tried to run it. It didn't work.
>
>The original (with bad data) set still works in the original folder.
>
>I must still be missing some vital step, or am deleting too much, or
>something.
>
>Or I'm mis-reading your comments...
>Thanks,
>/ Sid /
>
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