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Many
of the files (in fact a large percentage) were created in version
3 or 4 of FileMaker Pro. There are actually no differences in
the database file format between 3 and 4. However, the format
for FileMaker Pro 5 files did change. This means older files must
first be converted before opening them in FileMaker 5.
Converting
is very simple. Simply select all of the files (FileMaker files
only) within a folder and drag them on top of the FileMaker Pro
application icon. After a short pause FileMaker will then open
each file and ask you if you want to rename the files. Since it
is likely you will be saving the files into a new folder it is
not necessary to rename the older files to contain the word "old".
Drag
any number of FileMaker 3 or 4 files on top of the FileMaker 5
application icon to convert them.
Dragging many files at one time saves time!
You
can uncheck the rename option as long as you know you will be
putting the files into a new location or the suffix of .FP3 will
change to .FP5 causing the file to have a different name.
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