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Using OLE objects in a database (Windows)

To add to your database information that was created with another application, you can:

•	embed a new OLE object as part of your database

•	embed a copy of an existing OLE object as part of your database

•	link to an OLE object that's stored in an external file

•	import and export OLE objects to and from other FileMaker Pro files

 

To	Do this
See, hear (sound data in a container field), and work with data in its current state in another file	Create a link
Include data without greatly increasing the size of your FileMaker Pro database	Create a link
Include data that you might also work with in another application	Create a link
Share files in your workgroup, so that everyone can use the same path to the source files, and the information exists in only one place.	Create a link
See, hear (sound data in a container field), and work with data as it was when you included it in your FileMaker Pro database	Embed the object
Include data from a file or application that may sometimes be unavailable (for example, a shared file on a network)	Embed the object
Share self-sufficient files that contain all the information your workgroup needs	Embed the object
View data in databases published on the World Wide Web with FileMaker Pro	Embed the object

Note  You can define a FileMaker script to work with OLE objects. FileMaker Pro ignores these script steps when the script is performed on a Mac OS system.

Related topics 

Linking and embedding (Windows)