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FileMaker Editions
FileMaker has a long history as a solid application. Some people religiously upgrade as each new version appears, but many others skip one or more iterations. For those of you upgrading to the latest version, you're way ahead of the game if you are converting from a more recent version than you are if you've been procrastinating for a long time. But even if you are converting from the very first FileMaker version, there is an upgrade path for you.A version 7 database file isn't readable in earlier versions of FileMaker Pro, and can't be hosted by versions of FileMaker Server that are earlier than version 7. So before converting, make sure that every computer that needs access to the database has FileMaker 7 installed and configured.
Converting from versions 3 through 6
Any database created in versions 36 will convert into FileMaker 7 directly. All outdated functions and scripts steps will update to the methods used in the new version. Relationships will convert to the new system and display in the Relationship graph.Once the files are converted, you can usually open them in FileMaker 7 and get right to work. But you should read through the rest of this chapter and make sure that everything was converted properly before you release the file to other users.
Converting from earlier versions
If you plan to convert FileMaker databases created in versions earlier than version 3, you must first convert them to a more recent version. FileMaker 7 will not recognize older databases, but fortunately any FileMaker version from 36 will read these older databases and allow you to convert them. The new files can then be converted into FileMaker 7.
