
This renaming of files could cause data sources (formerly known as file references) to convert improperly, which affects relationships and other features that rely on data sources. If you do, the converted files may be renamed (by appending a number to the filename) to prevent the converted files from replacing the original files. Important Do not choose a folder that contains any of your original files.
Click Specify, choose the folder you created in step 2, then click OK or Choose. Choose Open all files and convert when necessary. After the conversion, you can move either set of files into a duplicate of your original file structure. To make converting files easier, convert all the files from a multifile relational database at the same time. The original files’ locations are not preserved. When multiple files from separate folders are converted, all converted files are created in the same folder. Drag the files or a folder of files you want to convert to the current FileMaker Pro application icon. Create a new, empty folder for the converted files. You can save time by clicking Skip when the index is being re-created, which postpones indexing until later. Enter a filename for the new file, then click Save to start the conversion. fp7 filename extension, because your converted file will have the. It’s not necessary to rename the old file if it includes the.
In the Conversion dialog box, select Rename old file and enter a new name if desired, then click OK. Drag the file to the current FileMaker Pro application icon. fmp12 do not need to be converted and will open in the current FileMaker Pro version. If a period exists in a filename, FileMaker Pro won’t add the.
If a filename includes a period (.) other than the one that precedes the filename extension, remove it.
use the multifile conversion method to convert a database composed of multiple related files or when you want to quickly convert many files quickly. use the single-file conversion method for standalone database files that don’t display related data from other files.
When you convert files from FileMaker Pro 11 and earlier to the FileMaker Pro 12 format: