FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

8-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
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Importing data into FileMaker Pro
1 Most file formats don’t support importing or exporting text attributes
(font, size, or style). In these cases, FileMaker Pro imports or exports
the text but not the attributes.
1 Some formats don’t support repeating fields. See “Exporting
repeating field data” on page 8-14.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E file formats
You can import data into a new or existing FileMaker Pro file.
To Do this
Import data into an existing
FileMaker Pro file
Import data from another application
into a new FileMaker Pro file
See the following section.
See “Importing data into a new file” on page 8-9.
Keep these points in mind:
1 The file you’re importing from must be in one of the formats listed in
“Understanding file formats” on page 8-3.
1 FileMaker Pro imports data in the order it appears in the file you’re
importing from.
1 You can import data from any field type into any compatible field
except container, calculation, summary, and global fields. You can
import container fields if you’re importing from another
FileMaker Pro file.
1 To insert graphics, sounds, or QuickTime movies into your file, see
“Working with container fields” on page 4-6.
Importing data into an existing file
You can import data into an existing FileMaker Pro file from another
FileMaker Pro file, or from another application. You choose whether
FileMaker Pro adds or replaces records in the file you’re importing into:
1 The Add new records option copies all records to the end of the file
you’re importing into.