No do not import them. Just plain copy all of them. They will replace the
dummy startup files that came in the windows install package.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Garber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 5:27 PM
> To: TechRocks Support
> Subject: [support] Re: Porting Mac files to Windows
>
>
> Still trying to get Mac files onto the Win platform. Get the "not
> in this solution" error message. I understand that I must import
> all the Mac files into the
> Win files. Several of questions.
> (1) Do I only have to import the files that have been changed on
> the mac side?
> (2) Delete the current single record in the Win file first - or
> does it not matter?
> (3) If it does matter, should I delete the single record from all
> the Win files (not just the changed ones)?
> (4) on the import should I "perform auto enter options while importing"?
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
> Dave Shaw wrote:
>
> > I remember a thread on this same problem a few months ago. I can find
> > the thread in the archives, and it identifies the problem. I thought
> > we solved it, but it ends before anyone came up with a solution.
> >
> > The problem involves the packaging of the runtime solution. Although
> > the FileMaker file format is identical for both platforms, the
> > runtime application is different. Apparently the files packaged with
> > a runtime are identified with that solution, and don't work with the
> > runtime on the other platform.
> >
> > The only solution we were able to offer was to import the data from
> > the files on one platform to the other. I was quite sure we found a
> > more complete workaround. I'll dig some more to see if my memory is
> > correct.
> >
> > >I have an ebase that I created in Mac and now want to move to Windows.
> > >Here is what I did and how it went.
> > >1. I downloaded the Windows version to my PC and installed it. It
> > >launched with the one sample record.
> > >2. I made a full copy of the entire folder to another sub directory. It
> > >also launched with the one sample record.
> > >3. I coped from my Mac all my data files i.e. all that ended on ".103"
> > >and the file "import1.tab onto a PC zip disk
> > >4. I then copied all those files into my new sub directory and
> said "yes
> > >to all" to replace the existing files
> > >5. I then double-clicked on ebase.exe and got the following error
> > >message: "This file cannot be opened because it does not belong to this
> > >solution"
> > >6. I click OK and then tred to open "ebase.103" or "name_.103" and got
> > >the same message
> > >
> > >Please help. Thanks
> > >
> > >Ben Garber
> > >
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