>
>A database developer volunteer has agreed to modify our version of
>ebase. He's going to add some additional tables and create some reports.
>Some of the additional tables will be related to some existing tables.
>Only additional tables will be created without changing any of the
>existing tables, fields or relationships. How do I export a copy of
>ebase with no data?
Given that you have FileMaker, the easiest way is to select the menu
item File>Save A Copy... You mention that option is grayed out. Are
you logged in with the master level password? Using FileMaker you
certainly should be able to save a copy.
>I want to:
Looking at your requirements list below, I have a suggestion. I would
give the volunteer a full copy of the database, with the data. You
keep the current version, while he would have data to work with, test
the structure changes with, and demo the changes with real data. When
the changes meet everyone's approval, then save the clones and import
your current data into the new file structure. During the transition
period, your original files will remain untouched, to punt back to if
anything goes wrong.
>
>* give the volunteer a clone of our ebase database (ALL the structure,
>NO data) so he can work off site at his own place
>
>* have him modify the structure per our requirements (the volunteer
>knows not to change any of the existing fields or any of the existing
>tables or any of the existing relationships)
>
>* test the new structure using a copy of the database to make sure the
>data is not harmed and everything works OK
>
>* overwrite the existing ebase structure with the new one without
>harming the data
>
>Can this be done? Or does he need to work on-site with the original
>database?
>
>Has anyone had a clone of their ebase modified and used that to
>overwrite the old structure? Anything I should watch out for? Are there
>other (better) methods for adding additional tables? Any insights would
>be most welcome.
>
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Dave Shaw H4 Consulting
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