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- From: ejw1@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Eric Weidl)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
- Subject: Re: Exporting from Filemaker
- Keywords: Export, Menu, Filemaker Pro
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.152751.10520@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 15:27:51 GMT
- References: <hoyle.715810541@sfu.ca>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
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- Organization: Academic and Public Computing
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- In article <hoyle.715810541@sfu.ca> hoyle@beaufort.sfu.ca (Michelle Hoyle) writes:
- >I use Filemaker Pro to store the names, addresses, and reviewer
- >information for an academic Journal. Recently I ran into a problem
- >of trying to export any of the information into a text file. Filemaker
- >only allows me to select comma delimited text. If you click on the
- >menu box to choose a different type, nothing happens. I consulted
- >the manual, but I could not find any particular reason why this
- >would happen or how to fix it. Does anyone else have any ideas?
-
- There is no explanation in the manual because it is a bug. There seems to
- be some interference between an extension and FileMaker that I've never
- been able to track down.
-
- You can get the pop-up menu to work, if you click on it immediately after
- the dialog box opens. As soon as you select the Export item from the File
- menu, move the pointer to the approximate position where the menu will
- appear when the dialog opens and click the mouse button as soon as it does.
- You need to click on it within a second after it appears for it to work.
-
- Since the problem seems to be a conflict between an extension and FileMaker
- you could try finding the problematic extension and removing it. Also,
- make sure you have the latest version of FileMaker (2.0v2, I think.)
-
- >Michelle
-
- Eric
-
-
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- Eric Weidl e-weidl@uchicago.edu
- University of Chicago -- Academic and Public Computing
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