Well, it finally has worked, I think. I had been using the run-time to import, which I could not get to work. Then I loaded from FM 5.5, which asked for the dialog extension (not with the correct MacDialog title) and referred me to the installation.txt file (which did not exist; there was the installation pdf file which said nothing about the extensions). But I did finally figure that out, copied the FileMaker extensions into the Filemaker extension folder, opened Ebase 2, ran the importer, and all items seem to be in place. Why did this have to be unclear? And why did the messages all refer to the wrong file names? I expect because the messages were written for PC and not revised to match the Mac information.... that's just a guess. Now I tackle the next complication, trying to export label information. I have started on that with the same results, unclear instructions in the User manual not matching the actual results, etc etc etc. I expect that will eventually work too, no thanks to the documentation or program info. Please pardon my obvious annoyance, but I think computer programs should be user-friendly and facilitate activities, not make them more difficult.
Yes, I should have been more explicit about my setup. I'm using OS X on a G4 tower with 1 G of memory. I'm running Filemaker 5.5 and was using 1.2 with 5.5, so the files had been converted to 5.5 format. There was some information in the digest that I would like to try before asking further questions, so I will post again if that advice doesn't solve the problem. There were no error messages. And I did use the import module, of course. More later! I have been having trouble getting the proper information to transfer from the older version to the newer. The name and address information seems to transfer OK, but the payment information (the important stuff) doesn't. I don't understand why it isn't possible, with two programs developed by the same people, to make the upgrade as seamless as possible and as automatic as possible, especially considering that I used the fields that were already built into 1.2. Any help would be appreciated. -- Philip Morehead, conductor, pianist Head of Music Staff, Lyric Opera of Chicago On the web at www.patphil.com and at www.cubeensemble.com ------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
