Converting solutions to FileMaker Pro 7

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Converting solutions to FileMaker Pro 7
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Terminology

• Migration
• General term for moving a solution to FileMaker
  Pro 7
• Conversion
• Upgrade your existing .fp3 or .fp5 files
• Rebuilding/Rewriting
• Build new .fp7 files

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Migration Strategies

• Pros and Cons of Conversion
• Pros and Cons of Rewriting
• Factors influencing the choice of a migration
  strategy

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The Conversion Process

• Plan for conversion
• Prepare for conversion
• Convert files
• Verify conversion changes
• Test the converted database
• Populate the converted database with data
• Deploy the converted solution

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The Mechanics of Conversion

• Converting Single files
• Converting multi-file relational solutions

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Changes that take place during conversion

• Access Privileges
• File References
• Relationships
• Data Issues

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Data issues during conversion

• Date and Time Separators
• Text in Number fields
• Boolean calculations
• Word breaks
• Sorting

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Other conversion issues

• Plug-ins
• AppleScript
• ActiveX
• Instant Web Publishing
• Custom Web Publishing / CDML