on 21/08/2000 5:50 PM, jimthej at jimthej@pacbell.net wrote:
>> I'm looking for a way to download the contents of a FMP database to store on
>> my Newton MP 2100 (upgraded) for reference.
>>
>> It's a short-term need and a fairly simple database - it contains summaries
>> of all of the reviews of about 130 Fringe Theatre plays taking place in our
>> city.
>>
> I would recommend saving the database as a tab delimited text file and then
> importing it into works, if it doesn't have too many fields, say more than 6
> or 8. More than that, take it into Excel and then Exchange it into
> QuickFigure works. Reason for the change: better scrolling. This assumes
> that text in each field is limited to a word or two. long text cells
Thanks. Five fields, (name of play, name of outlet, date, rating, and
summary of review, usually 20-30 words)
-- Jodine
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