> >We have version 1 of ebase and are trying to export files from a >>Filemaker 5.0 database into ebase. We are having problems! >> >>During mapping, when we are in Filemaker Pro 5.0 and using the "Export >>Records" function, we cannot find a value for the most current amount >>donated (even in those records where we know a member has made a recent >>donation and we have recorded that donation in our Filemaker Pro 5.0 >>database.) Therefore, no figures show up in the "amount" field in >>ebase. We do get the total amount that any individual member has given >>us over time, but no information for any discrete individual donation >(e.g., that individual's most recent contribution). >> > >Can anyone help us?
It looks to me as if you are look at the problem from the wrong end of the telescope, which makes it much harder to see what you're doing. Sounds like you enter your current database, and attempt to export data into ebase. It works way better the other direction. Enter ebase with the master level password, go to the admin tab and admin screen 2. You'll find a button there to import records, which starts a process to match the data from your source file, present it for review, eliminate dupes if you choose, and move the data into the various ebase files. This process is described in detail in the ebase admin manual, which I recommend. -- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
