Re: exporting calculated fields

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In article <j14daa$acp$1@news.motzarella.org>,
 Howard Schlossberg <howard@nospam.fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

> On 7/31/2011 12:32 PM, Frank wrote:
> > When I export a fmp v 9 data base the calculated fields export as
> > number fields as opposed to calculated fields.  Why is this?
> 
> 
> What do you mean that they export as numbers -- as opposed to what kind 
> of calc result?  Are you saying the value is right but but the format? 
> Or the value is incorrect or not as you expected?  Or...?

If you export to another filemaker database, the calc formulas should 
export. However, if you export to any other kind of file, only the calc 
results at the moment will export.

-- 
Bill Collins

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exporting calculated fields Frank <gno52@windstream.net> - 2011-07-31 12:32 -0700
  Re: exporting calculated fields Howard Schlossberg <howard@nospam.fmprosolutions.com> - 2011-07-31 13:18 -0700
    Re: exporting calculated fields Bill <bbcollins@earthlink.net> - 2011-07-31 18:06 -0400
  Re: exporting calculated fields clk@tele2.ch (Christoph Kaufmann) - 2011-08-01 08:53 +0200

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