#Filemaker pro open source how to#
#Filemaker pro open source update#

In the Open File dialog box, for Files of type (Windows) or Show (macOS), select the type of file you want to import.

Choose File menu > Import Records > File.

If necessary, sort the records so that data from the correct record in the source file replaces data in each record in the target file.

If you're replacing existing records in the file, make sure the found set contains only the records you want to change.

Records outside the found set will not be updated, even if match field data matches.

If you're updating matching records, make sure the found set contains only the records you want to update.(If you're adding new records, skip to the next step.) If you're updating matching records or replacing existing records, do the following before you import.You will be able to specify the fields that you want to import to in the Import Field Mapping dialog box. The layout doesn't have to display all the fields in the table. If the target file contains multiple tables, use the Layout pop-up menu to display a layout from the table that you want to import data into.Open the FileMaker Pro file you want to import records into (the target file).If you import records from a closed file or an open file that is not displaying any windows, all the records are imported, regardless of any found set. FileMaker Pro determines the found set to import from the foreground window in the source file. If you're importing records from a FileMaker Pro file and you want to import certain records and omit others, open the file and perform a find so that the found set in the current window contains only the records you want to import.Make sure you understand how updating or replacing records works. You can do this only for a local file (located on your computer). To safeguard your data, choose File menu > Save a Copy As to make a backup copy of the target FileMaker Pro file. Important Updating matching records or replacing existing records overwrites data in the target file and cannot be undone. If you're updating existing or matching records, make a backup copy of the target FileMaker Pro file that you're importing into.In the source application (the application from which you're importing data into FileMaker Pro), save the data you want to import in a file type that FileMaker Pro supports.įor a list of supported file types, see Supported import/export file formats.Querying an ODBC data source from FileMaker Pro To import from other sources, see the following topics:Ī folder of image files or text files all at once

#Filemaker pro open source how to#

This topic explains how to import from a file that is in a format that FileMaker Pro supports. Data imported via recurring import is read-only in FileMaker Pro. Tip If you routinely import data from the same source, you can automate the process by setting up recurring imports.

#Filemaker pro open source update#

When you import, you can add new records, update matching records, or replace existing records. The records you import become the found set. You can import data into an existing FileMaker Pro file from another FileMaker Pro file or from a file created by another application.