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5. Transferring Records

Mark Conway Munro1  
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Lewisburg, PA, USA
 
FileMaker has import and export functions that transfer records between two locations, manually or through an automatic scripted process. This allows sharing data to avoid retyping, moving template data into a content table for customizing, migrating old data into a newer version of a database, sending data to other systems, and more. This chapter discusses the following data transfer topics:
  • Supported file types

  • Importing records

  • Exporting records

Supported File Types

FileMaker can import and export records in several formats, shown in Figure 5-1. In addition, content imports are supported ...

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