Filemaker 7 and 6 compatibility question

#1

If i creat a database from fm 7, will that be compatible when use in fm 6?

#2

You can't use an FP7 file in version 6

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"IPRHE" <SOMEONE (AT) SOMEPPL (DOT) COM> wrote

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If i creat a database from fm 7, will that be compatible when use in fm 6?

#3

IPRHE wrote:

Quote:

If i creat a database from fm 7, will that be compatible when use in fm 6?

No. It's a completely new architecture. There is no way to down-convert
it either, other than exporting the data from the FM7 database and
importing into an FM6 database.

#4

No. The file structure is different. You can go from 6 to 7 but NOT from 7
to 6

"IPRHE" <SOMEONE (AT) SOMEPPL (DOT) COM> wrote

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If i creat a database from fm 7, will that be compatible when use in fm 6?

#5

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If i creat a database from fm 7, will that be compatible when use in fm 6?

No FileMaker 7 is not backwards compatable.

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