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Re: Exporting from Filemaker

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From: Eric Weidl
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 15:27
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In article <hoyle.715810541@sfu.ca> hoyle@beaufort.sfu.ca (Michelle Hoyle) writes:
>I use Filemaker Pro to store the names, addresses, and reviewer
>information for an academic Journal.  Recently I ran into a problem
>of trying to export any of the information into a text file.  Filemaker
>only allows me to select comma delimited text.  If you click on the
>menu box to choose a different type, nothing happens.  I consulted
>the manual, but I could not find any particular reason why this
>would happen or how to fix it.  Does anyone else have any ideas?

There is no explanation in the manual because it is a bug.  There seems to 
be some interference between an extension and FileMaker that I've never 
been able to track down.

You can get the pop-up menu to work, if you click on it immediately after 
the dialog box opens.  As soon as you select the Export item from the File 
menu, move the pointer to the approximate position where the menu will 
appear when the dialog opens and click the mouse button as soon as it does. 
You need to click on it within a second after it appears for it to work.

Since the problem seems to be a conflict between an extension and FileMaker
you could try finding the problematic extension and removing it.  Also,
make sure you have the latest version of FileMaker (2.0v2, I think.)

>Michelle

Eric


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               Eric Weidl    e-weidl@uchicago.edu
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