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+ | === Converting a Filemaker database into a SQL table === | ||
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+ | The easiest way to convert a Filemaker database is using the fm2sql-tool (you can download it [[http:// | ||
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+ | (**Attention: | ||
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+ | **How to convert a filemaker database** | ||
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+ | - Open the filemaker database you want to convert. Be sure that the Web Companion ('' | ||
+ | - Be sure that the database allows multiple users ('' | ||
+ | - Start fm2sql by doubleclicking on it. If this doesn' | ||
+ | - As source database choose '' | ||
+ | - Click on the button '' | ||
+ | - As destination database enter the address of the database where the new SQL table shall be located. For example ''< | ||
+ | - Click on the button '' | ||
+ | - You should now see something like that:\\ {{unclassified: | ||
+ | - Select the database you want to convert (on the left side) and click '' | ||
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+ | //Notice//: The name of your filemaker database (the name of the Filemaker file) will be the name of the SQL table. If there is already a table with that name, the table is overwritten by the new table created from your filemaker database. The fields of the SQL table have the same names as the fields of your filemaker database. | ||
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