>I am new to ebase and must find a way to merge data saved in two different >ebase folders: one saved on the hd, the other on the dt. Somehow the >person working on this before me must have created two separate folder by >mistake. anyway- any suggestions as to how I can do this? I need to >merge all data including source code fields, names, payments, etc. >
If you have FileMaker, you can import data from each file in one set into the corresponding file in the other set. There are several major potential pitfalls in this procedure, and it will take some time. You should first look at the situation and decide whether it might not make sense to re-key the data from one file into the other. The major caution is to discover whether this will create duplicate records in any of the files. There is a procedure built into ebase to discover duplicates in the names file, but for the rest, payments, source codes, actions, etc., it will be more difficult. Also, the record numbers in the file from which you extract data will change when it is imported into the new file. The import process will match record numbers between names and payments, but for actions, contacts and notes, that won't be automatic. I'm sure I'm overlooking other issues - anyone else add to this? This is not a process that will be easy. If there is a lot of data in both files, so you don't want to re-key the data from one of the files, you should probably enlist the help of someone who has enough experience with FileMaker and ebase to work through the transfer process. -- -- Dave Shaw H4 Consulting tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338 ------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
