5.5 was really robust. I still have a client on that. It started as a small runtime on Windows for a lawn care business and morphed to full CRM + scheduling and billing on a network. I had to go to Ebay to get copies of 5.5/6 for him about 5 years ago. The only calls have been for feature additions. If durability is the hallmark of quality, 5.5 is right up there. >Don't worry I've worked it out it was Hold the Cntrl and Shift keys down > >Client's still happy after 12 years with the first call for help. > > > >On 1/02/11 3:25 PM, Lee wrote: >>Hi, >>A client of mine has just called to say he has a message 'file has >>been damaged use the recovery command' >>This is from a runtime solution I created 12 years ago in filemaker >>pro 5.5. Now, my memory is not what it used to be, however, I do >>remember there was a key to hold down when the damaged file was >>opened from the runtime solution that would recover and rename the >>damaged file. I can't test my thoughts as I don't have a computer >>that will run 5 anymore. >> >>Any old timers remember that option please >> >> >>Lee >> > >-- -- David A. McQueen LICHEN Software Barrie, ON, Canada 705-720-9022 705-728-2289 http://www.lichen-software.com