Has anyone had any success posting items on Ebay from a FM database?
Any suggestions much appreciated.
Cheers Brad

I have a file with records that have a serial number associated with them
(for the most part). I need to import that file using the serial number as a
"match" field. I also need to enter new records into the database both by
hand and by importing.

Does anyone know if FileMaker 7 or 8 can export in true 8-bit ASCII? I
am trying to generate a string of non-printable ASCII command codes in
a tab deliminated file. I read that FM can store fields as Unicode,
which includes ASCII, and the help file of FM says that exporting as

I'm attempting to convert from using MSWord to OpenOffice.  Since I
regularly MailMerge using a FMP database as a source I was testing OO
this afternoon.  Everything works fine except....
If I have a text field in FMP with multiple paragraphs (CR? or CR/LF?)

Hi again,
How can you tell its the weekend, and I'm working on the more
theoretical stuff, instead of the nitty gritty practical stuff. :)
Ok... so I'm trying to grasp the advantage of HTOG design, (which I

This Q is more nuts and bolts...
If you've got layouts using a Table Occurrence in file A and another
in file B that both refer to the same base table, is there any way to
transfer the found set in A to B.

I am running Filemaker Server Advanced 8.5 and when trying to
configure via the web interface, I am getting this error : "You are
not authorized to access the Administration Console."
Why would this happen ?

FMP 8, Mac OSX
I have 6 fields that are each results of a series of calculations.
Call them A, B,C, D, E, and F.
Any one or more may result in a product of 0 [ie: (a +b) * y * 0 = 0]

I have a simple database where two tables of data are connected by the
field Record_ID.  When I display records from the main table, I have a
portal which shows the records related through Record_ID.  The records
in the portal are characterised by the field Interval_ID.  The number

I am working on a report, which must subtotal amounts by week.
I am trying to set up a field to calculate the week for a date in
another field. Saturday is the first day of the week.  Ex. - April 24,
2007 in the 'date field' would translate to April 21, 2007 in the

I have a summary report that works just fine.  However, the powers
that be would like to add an additional total - this is confusing me.
Header (select date range)
SubSummary Part ::Store

I am using FM Developer 7 to create a simple runtime database that I
want to give to clients.
I'd like fix the size of the runtime application window/stop users
resizing it to maintain a consistent look.

FM 8.0v3 Adv on a Mac:
I have set the file options: When closing a file perform script" named
Shutdown.
I have a button on a layout that runs the "exit application" script step.

I've lurked this ng for awhile trying to solve this but no one seems
to have come up with this one.  I'm running FMP version 8.5 (not
Advanced) and I'm hosting the database on a dedicated machine.  The
host and guests all run Windows XP.  This problem occurs when working

I am a new FileMaker Developer, working with version 8.5, and I need
to invest in a new computer. This machine will be used primarily for
*designing* databases. It will not be used for hosting, etc.
I understand the minimum requirements...