Hello Jem...

jem cabanes wrote:
> Thanks.
> 
> That can be done --it has been done--, but for the purposes of a work
> group it's not practical --nor convenient.
> 
> OTOH, either Filemaker Pro imports Access files or not, it's more than
> I can afford --$ 349,00--, especially considering that it would be
> useful for one single and limited purpose.

Sorry I didn't see the OP to this thread, but as suggested from others, 
make the sender either save the file as an Excel or 'tab-separated' text 
file, - then you can open either of these files in both OpenOffice, 
NeoOffice or MSOffice 2004. - Both OpenOffice and NeoOffice are freeware....

Else I'd say that the best would be to try to find a used copy of 
Filemaker 7.x or later. Sometimes both ver. 7.x and 8.x are sold as low 
as to around $50USd on eBay and similar auction sites. Both versions 
will also work on SnowLeopard. Min. requirement is for FMP 7.x OS X 
10.4.6 and the same with FMP 8.x, but 10.4.11 or higher is recommended.

On the Microsoft sites there used to be a bplu-in for the Os X ver. of 
FMP 6.x+ for direct import and opening of Access files. - Also the 
Filemaker developers have eitherwhere a plug-in, so FMP bases can be 
opened directly in Access on Windows computers.

Once you've gotten the Filemaker Pro, you indeed will be using it more 
and more. The FMP is one of my 'must have' applications and I bought my 
first - the ver. 2.1 way back in 1994 for my old laptop - a PowerBook 
165, which btw. still is working like new..-) - And now I'm at FMP 10.x 
Advanced, and I use it nearly daily. But I agree that if it's a one-time 
'happening' the $349USd is far too much...

Cheers, Erik Richard

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