It sounds like your ebase is damaged, had some customization that went
wrong, or a botched "upgrade" to using .102 with FileMaker 5.
First a nag - We do not support the use of the FileMaker "Restore" command.
The FileMaker developer community has identified problems with this process.
We strongly suggest using your LAST GOOD BACKUP should you encounter a
situation where FileMaker asks you to use "Restore".
But Given you for some reason cannot go back to that last backup and have
used restore...
ebase does not use any files with the extension .fp3 So any call to
'deleted_.fp3' is not a designed by ebase function. This indicates a serious
problem if you have not modified ebase to add this file.
* If you have had customizing done to your ebase - check with the programmer
who did the customizing about what "deleted.fp3" is and where to get a new
copy.
* If you have not customized ebase to add a file deleted.fp3 this indicates
that one or more processes in ebase have been damaged ether by the Restore
process or by your subsequent attempts to get ebase working after your
"Crash and Restore".
If you have recently "updated" your .102 to work with FileMaker Five and
these problems started after that "update", You may have gotten the file
names wrong during the conversion to FileMaker 5 file format. If that is the
case - your best bet is to go back to the last backup of your original
FileMaker 4 version prior to the "update" and be very careful to maintain
the correct ebase file names for the new FileMaker 5 files (Spaces in file
names count- so after your let FileMaker 5 rename the original file to
"old", use quotes to force keeping the exact names in the conversion
dialog - such as "names.102").
The alternate plan to going back to going back to a "pre-FileMaker 5"
backup, might be to download ebase.103 and follow the instructions in the
.103 manual for migrating your data. This may be the best answer if you do
not have a heavily customized ebase as you would then end up with a solid,
new, designed for FileMaker 5, version of the software.
Clif
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> >> Anyway, I had to
> >> use the recover command to restore several of the files. Everything is
> >> working fine, except the delete records feature.
> >>
> >> When I run the script I get an error message saying e-base can't find
> >> 'deleted_.fp3' and the script fails. We are running e-base
> from fmp5. I
> >> tried renaming the deleted_.102 file and that did not work.
> >>
> >> The delete found records command does not work because contacts_.102 is
> >> password protected.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >> ---
> >> David Ponder
> >> Executive Director
> >> Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG)
> >> 360 Corbin Hall
> >> Missoula, MT
> >> 406-243-2908 voice
> >> 406-243-2910 fax
> >>
> >> www.pirg.org/montpirg
> >>
> >>
>
>
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