Importing and Exporting Records
eForms User Guide
To Import or Export selected files:
1. Open the source file.
2. Create a ‘Found Set’ (see Section 7, Finding Records) of the records to be exported or imported.
3. To import selected files open the destination file and follow the import procedures to import
records from the source file. To export the selected files follow the procedures to export records.
2. Choose ‘Import/Export’ in the ‘File’ menu and ‘Export Records’ from the submenu. You
will see the ‘Export Records To File’ dialog box.
3. Select the ‘File Type’ format desired.
4. Type an eight digit name for the file. You may type the three letter extension or, if omitted,
FileMaker Pro will automatically add the correct extension according to the file type selected.
5. Click ‘OK’.
Importing and Exporting Selected or Sorted Records
To Import or Export Sorted Records:
Normally FileMaker Pro records are in order of creation, i.e., first record first, last record created last.
The records can be sorted prior to importing or exporting, putting the records into a more usable order
such as date, alphabetical, or numerical.
4. The ‘Found’ records may then be sorted if desired.
7. Click on ‘OK’ and FileMaker Pro will do the rest.
Exporting Records from FileMaker Pro
Exporting records from FileMaker Pro to another application type is just as simple.
1. Open the source file - Locate the source file in the files list and click ‘OK’.
Some of the exportable file types are:
*.DBF = dBase III and IV
*.WKS & *.WK1 = Lotus 1.2.3.
*.SLK = Microsoft Excel
*.TAB & *.TXT = Tab-Separated Text
*.CSV & *.TXT = Comma-Separated Text
*.XML = XML files
*.FP7, E39, E10= FileMaker Files
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