I have v8.0 but unless my client wants to pay for upgrading the application, 
it is not going to happen. I suspect that I will not be able to just install 
FMP8.0 and open the old files and let it run.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Cassidy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Subscript calling depth


Nicholas

In versions of Filemaker pre-FMP7, you need to be VERY careful about
having identically named files anywhere on your hard disk (or served
over the network). You can end up with an awful mess – trust me, I've
experienced it many years ago!

I was going to ask before, but now the question seems more pertinent:
why don't you 'upgrade' (well, you won't get the upgrade price coming
from FMP5, but you get the idea...)?

If you are doing anything other than tinkering, you will likely find
such improvements in efficiency as to make the cost worthwhile. I
imagine that, for most people on this list, memories of how FMP6 and
earlier works are fading very fast. You may find help getting harder
to come by! That said, I know that quite a few people (myself
included) continue to support old FMP6 solutions.

Steve


On May 26, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Nicholas Geti wrote:

> One thing I do notice is that running a duplicate of the system from 
> another Windows folder can cause major problems. I tried making a 
> duplicate data base as a backup and switching between them to  compare 
> "before and after" results. FMP gets all mixed up between  DBs. It 
> remembers that last instance of a DB and if it happens to be  from the 
> other folder, it will open that DB and use the scripts from  there. Not a 
> good idea. In my current situation I was careful to not  run both systems.