Microsoft KB Archive/57245

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

File: Transferring to and from FileMaker
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q57245

Summary:

To transfer files from FileMaker 1.0 to Microsoft File, do the following:


 * 1) Open the file in FileMaker.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Output To.
 * 3) Select the appropriate fields to save (or click Move All to save all fields).
 * 4) Click the Text and Unformatted buttons and save the file.

This file can be opened into all versions of File using the following procedure:


 * 1) Open File and create a new data file.
 * 2) Define appropriate fields, and close the form.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Open Datafile and open the saved data file.

To transfer files from Microsoft File to FileMaker, do the following:


 * 1) Create a new database (or open an existing one) with appropriate fields.
 * 2) From the File, menu choose Input From.
 * 3) Select the appropriate fields from the list (or select Move All to import using all fields).
 * 4) Click the Text button and click Input to read the file.