FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Chapter 8: Importing and exporting data
Understanding import and export
You can exchange information with FileMaker Pro files or with files
created in other applications. This chapter describes the import and
export features of FileMaker Pro.
Note You cannot import or export data from your database using a
Web browser.
Important Before you read this chapter, be sure you know how to use
FileMaker Pro Help, as explained in the preface, “Getting help.”
With FileMaker Pro, you can:
1 import — bring data from another file into a FileMaker Pro file
1 export — save FileMaker Pro data in a format you can open in
another application
For example, suppose you have a FileMaker Pro database that contains
temperature and rainfall data for many travel destinations. To create a
chart for a travel seminar, you export the temperature data from
FileMaker Pro, and then open the exported file using a charting or
similar software application which supports the importing of data, such
as Microsoft Excel. Exporting the data is faster and more accurate than
retyping it in another application.
FileMaker Pro data you want to chart
File containing exported
FileMaker Pro data
Data displayed in charting application