If I'm following, you haven't yet scanned or converted the images. Or, if
you have done so, they have not yet been entered into Filemaker. Is that
correct?

If they are not yet in Filemaker, then it might make more sense to move
them directly into the new software, since you will have to manually
associate them with the Patient ID either way.

If the new software is SQL based, you may be able to use the Execute SQL
script step (not the similarly named function in FMP12) to INSERT
Filemaker containers as BLOBS; I cannot recall if that was possible in
.fp5. Even if it were, it would require finding drivers that would work,
and it seems like a lot more work than moving the images directly into the
new system as you scan them.

In 12, you can store files directly in container fields, without needing
to scan or convert them, something worth considering if the decision to
use other software is not final.

John Weinshel
Datagrace
Vashon Island, WA
(206) 463-1634
Associate Member, Filemaker Business Alliance
Certified For Filemaker 12






On 10/14/12 5:22 PM, "Jay Erlebacher" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I have a question re Filemaker 6, and hope some of you have a memory of
>that long gone but well loved version.
>
>I am unfortunately being forced to convert my beloved home made FMP6
>electronic medical record (EMR) to a government certified commercial
>program, and I am hoping to transfer as much information as possible.
>
>I"m not sure of this, but it seems that the best way to transfer office
>notes, procedure results etc will be as images of the reports with all
>the beautiful formatting intact.
>
>I will need to export images of the reports together with key fields such
>as the date of the report and the patient ID number.
>
>The only way I see to export images is to print them as pdfs or JPEGs
>into a Preview file, import the images into iPhoto, export the iPhoto
>images into a folder and then import the images into a Filemaker file.
>After that I need to export them from Filemaker into some format that the
>commercial EMR can import.
>
>Seems much more kludgy than it should, and I can't figure out how to keep
>the Date field and the Patient ID field together with the images.
>
>Can anyone advise me?
>
>Thanks for your wisdom!