Filemaker Pro 10 TU691LL/A Benutzerhandbuch

Lesson 11

  

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3. For Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS), choose All files (Windows) or All available (Mac OS), 

then choose MyFile.fp7 in the Tutorial folder.

MyFile.fp7 is the file you created in lesson 4. This is the source file.

4. Click Open.

The Import Field Mapping dialog box appears.

5. For Target, select Current Table (“Members”).

6. For Import Action, select Add new records.

7. Make sure that the First Name field under Source Fields is on the same row as the First Name field under 

Target Fields. 

You can move target fields up and down in the list using the 

 slider. Place the pointer over the double-arrow 

 to activate the slider.

8. Repeat step 7 for Last Name.

9. Make sure that an 

 appears between both the First Name fields and the Last Name fields.

If you don’t see an 

 between matching fields, click 

 to change the setting. 

The remaining fields should have a 

 between them. The data in these fields will not be imported to the 

target file.

10. Click Import.

11. In the Import Options dialog box, click Import.

12. Review the information in the Import Summary dialog box, then click OK.

Records in MyFile.fp7 that contain first name and last name data have been added to Sample Copy.fp7. 
The current found set contains the newly imported records. Browse the new records to verify the 
imported data. Click Show All in the status toolbar to see all records in the file.

13. When you are finished with this lesson, close the sample file by choosing File menu > Close.

Fields in the 

source file

Fields in the 
target file

Arrows show that data will 
import into the fields at right

Import 

action

Source file to 

import from

Target file to 
import to