
Choose File menu > Open, and continue to the next step. Or use one of the following methods to open the data file: In FileMaker Pro, choose File menu > Create New, then double-click Convert. See Supported import/export file formats. In the source application (the application from which you're importing data into FileMaker Pro), save the data to import in a file type that FileMaker Pro supports. (Field types convert from FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Excel, ODBC, DBF, and XML formats.)įor information on importing data into an existing file, see Importing data into an existing file. Converted field types (text, number, date, and so on) if they are available in the file or source you convert.
(Field names convert from Microsoft Excel, FileMaker Pro, Comma-Separated Values, Custom-Separated Values, DBF, merge, ODBC, and XML formats.) Otherwise, field names are generic: f1, f2, f3, and so on.
Converted field names if they are available in the file or source you convert.
Two layouts for displaying the data: a Standard form layout and a List view layout.The data from the file or source you convert.FileMaker Pro imports the data and creates a new FileMaker Pro file. You can convert a data file from another application into a new FileMaker Pro file. Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file