I use FilemakerPro 6.0.
I want to export the database to a text format for postprocessing with
perl.
The field-types should be preserved.

Which export formats could be used?
Where do I find Information about the structure of the export formats.

I already tried DIF, MERGE and SYLK.
With MERGE the field-types are not preserved.
The other two seem to include more information, but I was not able to
"decode" it.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Martin

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Epur Si Muove (Gallileo Gallilei)

in article slrncv4737.c5b.news@maki.homeunix.net, Martin Kissner at
news@chaos-net.de wrote on 1/22/05 1:27 AM:

You are going to need to use the Design Functions, or use one of the
Utilities available at fmfiles.com (see url), to your information you want I
think.

http://www.fmfiles.com/dev1.html

HTH

Lee


> I use FilemakerPro 6.0.
> I want to export the database to a text format for postprocessing with
> perl.
> The field-types should be preserved.
> 
> Which export formats could be used?
> Where do I find Information about the structure of the export formats.
> 
> I already tried DIF, MERGE and SYLK.
> With MERGE the field-types are not preserved.
> The other two seem to include more information, but I was not able to
> "decode" it.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
> Martin

Lee Smith wrote :
> in article slrncv4737.c5b.news@maki.homeunix.net, Martin Kissner at
> news@chaos-net.de wrote on 1/22/05 1:27 AM:
>
> You are going to need to use the Design Functions, or use one of the
> Utilities available at fmfiles.com (see url), to your information you want I
> think.
>
> http://www.fmfiles.com/dev1.html
>

Thank you for that link. I will chech if I can find any suitable
solution there.
What do you mean by th "Design Functions"?

Martin

-- 
Epur Si Muove (Gallileo Gallilei)

in article slrncv5718.cvn.news@maki.homeunix.net, Martin Kissner at
news@chaos-net.de wrote on 1/22/05 10:32 AM:

There are Functions that you can use in Define Fields, Calculation. Check
out the pull down list on the right hand side.

I don't have FileMaker installed on this machine, so I'm sorry to be so
brief. Try opening the Online Help and typing Design Function in the Index
window, or check out the Manual for design functions.

BTW, the Utilities use these in some of the reports that the produce.

HTH

Lee

> Lee Smith wrote :
>> in article slrncv4737.c5b.news@maki.homeunix.net, Martin Kissner at
>> news@chaos-net.de wrote on 1/22/05 1:27 AM:
>> 
>> You are going to need to use the Design Functions, or use one of the
>> Utilities available at fmfiles.com (see url), to your information you want I
>> think.
>> 
>> http://www.fmfiles.com/dev1.html
>> 
> 
> Thank you for that link. I will chech if I can find any suitable
> solution there.
> What do you mean by th "Design Functions"?
> 
> Martin

Lee Smith wrote :
> in article slrncv5718.cvn.news@maki.homeunix.net, Martin Kissner at
> news@chaos-net.de wrote on 1/22/05 10:32 AM:
>
> There are Functions that you can use in Define Fields, Calculation. Check
> out the pull down list on the right hand side.
>
> I don't have FileMaker installed on this machine, so I'm sorry to be so
> brief. Try opening the Online Help and typing Design Function in the Index
> window, or check out the Manual for design functions.

Thank you for your feedback.
I will check out if I can find anything there.

Martin

-- 
Epur Si Muove (Gallileo Gallilei)