Many thanks for your kind information. I may try Valentina, see what happens. jem c. [log in to unmask] ------------------------ On 07.08.13, at 22.16, G. Beurlen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Jem & > > Randy Singer posted a notice at Mac-L List pointing to some substitutes for Bento (I > pasted the notice at the end of this mail). > > I tried those who offer free trial versions (iDataBase & Panorama Sheets, and none > of them imported my Bento databases as I need. The text and number fields are > correctly imported by iData, but the media field are not imported. Too bad because > all of my data files have pictures inside > > Tap Forms from the AppStore does not offer a free trial, nor does > Up to now, I have not tried the free Valentina version from Appstore. > > FileMaker trial version imported my Bento files without any error, and showed a better > look > > Regards, > > G. Beurlen > Rio de Janeiro Brazzil > > > On August 07, 2013, at 10:01 , jem cabanes wrote: > >> Many thanks, Žorvaršur, for your piece of information, but even at such a discount FilaMaker is too expensive for me --I'm not an entrepreneur, just a private, retired, individual. So I mean to stick to Bento as far as possible, and if it becomes unusable at some point, will see. >> >> Žakka žér fyrir >> >> jem c. >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ------------------------ >> >> >> >> On 07.08.13, at 12.32, Žorvaršur Davķšsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> On August 07, 2013, at 11:17, jem cabanes wrote: >>> >>>>> I see you have Bento. Have you already heard, that they are going to discontinue Bento? >>>> >>>> No I haven't, Žorvaršur, but I wouldn't be surprised at all. They are advertising Filemaker a lot, perhaps a bit too much. Now, Filemaker is too expensive... >>> >>> >>> <http://www.tuaw.com/2013/07/30/filemaker-announces-bento-will-be-discontinued-on-september-30/> >>> >>> >>> Žorvaršur >> > > > > On August 07, 2013, at 3:14 , Randy B. Singer wrote: > >> On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, LES ANDERSON wrote: >> >>> I'm glad I still have AW6 and its Data Base >> >> Unless you only have 5 years or so to live, you will probably be wanting a new Mac eventually, and all the new technology that will go with it. At some point AppleWorks and Bento, being discontinued and unsupported, will break when trying to use them with newer technology. It would be wise to migrate your data to a supported application sooner rather than later. >> >> These are the replacements for Bento that people on other lists that I'm on have said that they have migrated to: >> >> TapForms ($25) >> http://www.bentousers.com/20130510-meet-tap-forms-a-worthy-bento-competitor/ >> http://www.tapforms.com/ >> Seems to do much of what Bento did. iCloud sync, imports Bento data. >> >> Panorama Sheets ($40) >> http://provue.com/panoramasheets/index.html >> See this regarding importing your Bento data: >> http://provue.com/panoramasheets/faq/index.html#Can_Panorama_import_data_from_m >> >> iList Data ($70) >> http://www.lakewoodstudios.com/ilistdata/ >> >> iDatabase ($20) >> http://www.apimac.com/mac/idatabase/ >> >> Valentina Studio/Pro (FREE/$200) >> http://www.paradigmasoft.com/ >> http://www.valentina-db.com/ >> >> ___________________________________________ >> Randy B. Singer >> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)