Julie, Were you using ebase.exe instead of FileMaker on the old machine to run ebase? It sounds like your shortcut pointed to ebase.exe (the title bar of the ebase window would say either ebase.exe or FileMaker, depending on how you were running the software), and since you also mentioned installing FM5 on the new computer, I wasn't sure which way you wanted to run ebase.
Your shortcut may be failing, though, because of a different path to your ebase files on the new machine (different arrangement/names of the folders/subfolders you'd have to navigate through to get to the ebase data files). There are two options for creating a new shortcut, specific to the new computer ... Try right-click-and-dragging ebase_.102 (or .103 if you're using that version) out onto your desktop from the ebase data files folder, choosing the 'create a shortcut here' option when you let go of the mouse button. This instruction is if you wish to use FileMaker to run your ebase database. It's possible that your system won't recognize the .102 (or .103) file extension as belonging to FileMaker, however. If you get a message to the effect that the system doesn't know what software to use to open the file, you can probably navigate through the list that's presented and choose FM5 from the list, making sure to keep the box checked that says the software you chose should always be used to open files of that type. If you want to use the run-time ebase.exe to run ebase (can't modify ebase when doing it this way, must use FileMaker to make modifications), then instead of the above, right-click and drag ebase.exe out onto the desktop from the ebase data files folder, choosing the 'create a shortcut here' option when you let go of the mouse button. Hopefully, double-clicking whichever new shortcut you make will direct FileMaker to open ebase on the new machine successfully. Good luck, Eric Johnson Colorado Environmental Coalition -----Original Message----- From: Julie Fish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:30 AM To: TechRocks Support Subject: [support] moving ebase to another workstation Computer idiot here. We are in the process of moving ebase from my computer, to a different workstation. I went ahead and installed Filemaker Pro5 on that computer, and copied all of my ebase files from a zip file on to the hard drive on that computer. I can't figure out how to run ebase on that computer! When i tried copying the shortcut to the desktop to run the program, it tells me that there is no ebase.exe file to run the program. Do I need to download ebase again from the web in order to run the program? Also...somewhere along the line the program got switched to multi-user. How do I switch it to single user? ************************************************************* Julie Fish, Development Coordinator Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition 46 Haywood St., Ste 323 Asheville, NC 28801-2838 828.252.9223, toll free 888.836.7378 FAX 828.252.9074 http://www.safc.org ------------------ 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
