I have to upgrade our data from FM 5.5 to FM7.0.
FM7.0 does convert the old files, but after opening them by FM 7.0, the
graphic quality is less: de fonts are not as sharp as they are in FM 5.5. Is
this normal? Is there a solution?

Okay, I'm really stumped on how to do this. Using FM7 on PC.
I would like to have a time field enter the time when an item in another
field is selected in a drop down list.
For example: I have one field labeled STATUS which consist of 10 values

I'm not a db expert but have managed to get around Paradox over the years.
I can't seem to get a handle on FMP 6.  It seems different not in a bad way
but it makes it hard for me to understand....
Any recommend books or how about the tutrial sogtware available on the net?

How to get an "index" of names.
E.g. I do have 20 records, containing Names of Cities (fieldname City)
Sorting to "City", duplicate names are following.
Record 1 --- Alabama

After doing a layout and adding data...I've decided another field
is needed..how do I add a new field to and exisiting layout?
Thanks
Terry

I have fields "message", "spoke to" and "email".  Each week I have to
add up the figures in those fields by hand.  How can I have that
calculated at the bottom of the form that's been created?
Any help would be appreciated.  I'm a newbie to Filemaker.  Just

I tried using zippscript, and cannot get it to work.
I have a field with several radio button choices. I set one radio button and
hit a button nearby to run a script that selects a layout based on the radio
button choice. I want to use zippscript, so changing the radio button then

FM 7.03 - Win XP
Hello,
In one table I have several records containing order numbers belonging
to one name/client.

The existing FM inventory.fp5 template db is very close to what will
work for something here, and I know how to modify the value lists &
change labels, etc.
Where I am stuck is with the need to add a 2nd "Cost" & "Date" field,

I have been assigned the task of updating a non-profit company's
database system from an earlier version of Filemaker (3.x i believe)
into Filemaker Pro 7.
This database includes two seperate files of records, as well as a

'm having trouble copying records from table view
to paste into a email document.
Highlighting CTRL C doesn't work
any solutions

Is there a PDF formatted manual for Filemaker Pro 7 available online?
Paul

I have a clipper database file that my client wants to import into filemaker
pro version 3 on a Mac.
The mac floppy will read dos files.
I can produce a comma delimited file exported from clipper.

My office still runs some small databases off FileMaker Server 5.5.
I find the included 'administrative documentation' doesn't have what I
need to know, namely:  How do I restore my databases from a complete
bare metal erasure?

Two questions about sliding records (sliding up only).
First, when I have more records than can be put on one page, some get
split.  When I manage to fix it on some pages, pages that previously
had unsplit records now have split ones (i.e. when I fix one, it