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| From | ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.databases, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: FileMaker Archaeology |
| Date | 2015-12-14 21:06 +0100 |
| Organization | solani.org |
| Message-ID | <n4n7ga$ben$1@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <0001HW.D2947BF80002EDACB01029BF@news.astraweb.com> <dd8ja0F7iguU3@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
Jolly Roger wrote: > On 2015-12-14, Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> wrote: >> I posted this in comp.databases.filemaker but that group gets even less >> traffic than this one (if possible). >> >> I have been using FieMaker since before Claris bought it. I now find >> I'd like to go back and retrieve data stored in some of those older >> databases. My current version (12) refuses to open the older >> databases, even, to my mind, some relatively recent ones (ca 2009). >> >> Is anyone aware of a table showing which database versions can be >> opened by which FileMaker versions and which Mac OS's are required to >> run those versions? I know I am probably going to have to go back to >> at least OS 8.5. >> >> Better, is there some freeware somewhere which can open these things? >> >> I have the same problem with Word and Excel documents, but that's >> another newsgroup :) >> >> What good is digitizing all your data if the technology to read it >> disappears? I should have used papyrus. > > You might try running the older versions of FileMaker in a VM or > emulator... If I recall right the backward compatibility for opening / converting is as this. - FM/FMP pre v.2.0v3 kan be opened in FMP 2.x, 3.x and 4.x - FMP 2.1.x can be opened in FMP 3.x, 4.x and 4.5.x - FMP 3.x and 4.x can be opened in FMP 4.x, 5.x and 5.5.x - FMP 4.x and 5.x can be opened in FMP 5.x and 6.x - FMP 5.x and 5.5.x can be opened in FMP 5.5.x and 6.x - FMP 6.x and 7.x can be opened in FMP 7.x, 8.x and 9.x - FMP 7.x can be opened in any newer version including latest version. If there aren't too many relations and cross-references versions from 0.9 to 6.x can be opended in BBedit Lite 6.1.3 Classic or OS X version. Unfortunately BBedit Lite 6.1.3 stopped working with the arrival of OS X 10.5.x. All FM/FMP databases can be opened as text-only in the full BBedit to be saved either as 'Tab-Deliminated-Text' (= Tab Separarated Text) or 'Plain Text'. NOTE. All relations and cross-references will be saved as 'text-only paragraphs' in text documents. NOTE2. If a database is password protected hte password is stripped out by default. This /may/ give some problems since a FMP password is 'hidden' somewhere inside the database to avoid hacking. This means that the password is a part of a text-line, a date & time stamp, the code for a frame etc.. Also MacLinkPlus 15.x OS X ver. can convert many FM/FMP databases to ' Tab-Deliminated-Text' or 'Plain Text'. But here I'm not sure which FMP versions are supported newer than v.6.x.x. Cheers, Erik Richard -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Erik Richard Sørensen <mac-daneRE@MOVEstofanet.dk> NisusWriter - The Future In Multilingual Text Processing - www.nisus.com Openoffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-14 14:00 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-12-14 19:23 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology android <here@there.was> - 2015-12-14 20:42 +0100
Re: FileMaker Archaeology ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-12-14 21:06 +0100
Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 11:28 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-12-15 02:19 +0100
Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 15:15 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-12-14 15:02 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 00:51 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-14 20:05 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 04:23 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-14 23:45 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 15:18 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 10:59 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 18:32 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 16:32 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-16 11:07 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 17:14 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2015-12-16 08:09 +0000
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Re: FileMaker Archaeology Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2015-12-17 02:51 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-16 13:30 +0000
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-12-15 13:35 -0800
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-12-16 13:05 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 17:52 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 18:48 +1300
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-12-14 21:49 -0800
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-15 13:18 -0500
Re: FileMaker Archaeology Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2015-12-15 11:38 -0800
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Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-16 07:48 -0500
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