Not a direct option, although it will import ODBC files, so if the
program you're using now can either serve as an ODBC server or save
files to that format (I may be showing my ignorance on this since I
don't work with ODBC) then you should be able to get them into FileMaker.
You can also save the data as comma-delimited files or excel files and
import those into FileMaker, but I believe you have to do that
conversion on the desktop and then move the FileMaker file over to the iPad.
So it won't be easy if you want to continue to use your current database
management program on your desktop.
There is (or at least there was) an app that allowed viewing of Access
files on the iPad, but as I recall you weren't able to edit them on the
iPad. That may well have changed by now since it's been over a year
since I investigated all this and settled on FileMakerPro for both my
desktop database needs as well as database usage on the iPad.
David H. Bailey
On 2/25/2013 7:00 AM, Pabitra Saha wrote:
>
>
> Is there a option to convert a dbf file to a Filemaker Go file?
> My existing databases are on Windows desktop.
> I will be happy if I could transfer them to my iPad.
>
> Best
> PKS
>
> On 24 Feb 2013, at 22:48, "David H. Bailey" dhbailey52@comcast.net
> dhbailey52@comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>> On 2/24/2013 2:38 PM, John Ferman wrote:
>> > I just downloaded the free Filemaker Go 12 for iPad and went through
>> the informational pages. I didn't see a way to construct a database
>> ab-initio. Is there a way to make a database. I am a pretty much long
>> time user of FilemakerPro on the Mac.
>> >
>>
>> Prior to version 12 FileMaker Go was an app you could create a database
>> with but you had to buy the app. When they came out with version 12,
>> the app was made free but it's really a viewer with some editing
>> capabilities but you can't design a database from scratch with it. You
>> need to create the database on your Mac and then upload that to your
>> iPad and then in FileMakerGo you can add entries (I believe.)
>>
>> I've read no explanation as to why they ruined the very able FileMakerGo
>> version 11 -- I guess they felt they were losing sales of the desktop
>> component (although it created a sale when I decided to switch to
>> FileMaker expressly because of the iPad app and wanted to have the
>> desktop component as well!)
>>
>> But for whatever reason we're stuck with version 12 and have lost the
>> ability to create a database on the iPad.
>>
>> --
>> David H. Bailey
>> dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
>>
>> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com
>>
>
>
>
--
David H. Bailey
dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com
| Reply via web post | Reply to sender | Reply to group | Start a New Topic | Messages in this topic (4) |
