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Convert File

Purpose 

Converts a supported file type into a FileMaker Pro file.

Format 

Convert File [Open File; “<filename or source>”; No dialog; Skip Indexes]

Options 

•	Open file after conversion lets you specify whether you want a FileMaker Pro file to open automatically after conversion.

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Specify data source lets you choose the file or source of the data to be converted. If you don’t specify a file, FileMaker Pro displays the Open File dialog box when the script step executes. For more information about converting files, see the conversion information in the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide.

•	Depending on the file or source you choose, a dialog box may appear for specifying the following additional options.

 

When you choose this file or source	Do this
File	In the Specify File dialog box, choose the file you want to import. See Creating file paths.
XML Data	In the Specify XML and XSL Options dialog box, choose the source of the XML data that you want to import, and choose an XSLT style sheet if you want to apply one prior to import. The XML and XSLT source may be a file or the result of an HTTP request, or a field that contains a file path or an HTTP request. For more information, see Importing XML data.
ODBC Data	Specify the data source name and location, the user ID and password (if any), and the SQL query to be executed. For more information, see Constructing an SQL query for importing via ODBC.

•	Perform without dialog prevents certain dialog boxes from displaying when the script step is run.

•	When converting FileMaker files, the dialog boxes used to rename the old file and name the converted file are not displayed.

•	When converting other file types, the dialog boxes that are used to specify the way a file and its data are converted are not displayed.

In these two cases, the default settings for those dialog boxes are used instead.

•	Skip index creation for FileMaker files lets you specify whether FileMaker Pro should create an index in a converted FileMaker file.

Compatibility 

 

Where the script step runs	Supported
FileMaker Pro	Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script	No
FileMaker Go	No
Custom Web Publishing	No
FileMaker WebDirect	No
Runtime solution	Yes

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

See Supported import/export file formats for more information.

Note  You cannot use this command to convert the contents of a folder. Each file in a folder must be converted separately.

Example 1 

Converts the Invoices database to the current FileMaker format.

Show Custom Dialog ["Convert the Invoices database?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Convert File [“Invoices.fp7”]
End If

Related topics 

Script steps reference (alphabetical list)

Script steps reference (category list)