In this discussion thread, the following text comes from a reply from Dave Shaw:
>It is possible to gain access to the data in the damaged file by >running the FileMaker recover procedure on summary and whatever other >files have been damaged. Then migrate the data to either a new ebase >file set, or if yours is extensively modified, to a backup set which >you have cleared of data. Migrating the data consists of importing >data from each from each file of the damaged file set into the >corresponding file of the new (or emptied backup) file set. One key >step is to re-set the auto-enter index on serial number fields in the >files which have serial number fields. If that last step is not >clear, you should get someone to help who knows enough about >FileMaker to transfer the data without digging a deeper hole I just wanted to remind those following this discussion thread of my work on developing a "Ebase data transfer system" to facilitate exactly this operation described by Dave. (I announced that I had finished a first draft of that tool a few weeks back and offered to share with anyone interested.) In present state, this system is designed to provide a checklist of tasks to be accomplished, a way of tracking which tasks you've performed, and a set of V1.0.3 files designed to facilitate the transfer. Right now I have this system working to transfer data from V1.0.2 files (converted to FM V5 format) to the clean V1.0.3 files. My motive in this effort was to provide a tool to assist those who end up in this situation. If you even watch an "expert" do this, it involves many steps and is inherently error-prone in my opinion. This tool does not COMPLETELY automate this process, but makes it an ASSISTED manual process. In my opinion, it is enough of an assist to make a big difference. I'm interested in extending work to cover transfer of data from V1.0.0 and unconverted (i.e. FM V3) V.1.0.2 files, but can't seem to find ANYONE who can provide the installers for those earlier versions of Ebase, so I've been unable to obtain clean V1.0.0 and V.1.0.2 files for that development work. I'm still hoping SOMEONE will be able to provide those installers... (Yes, I'm BEGGING for those installers!) ************************************************************ Larry F. Bednar Consulting in Statistics, Quality, Data Management Portland, OR 503.493.8542 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************ ------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
