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2. If any clients have the shared file open, you see a dialog box listing those
clients. Click Ask to send a message to these clients requesting that they
close the file.
3. Clients see a dialog box requesting that they close the file.
For more information about sharing files over a network, see Help.
Importing and exporting data
You can exchange information between FileMaker Pro and other applications
by importing and exporting data. You can:
1 import data into an existing FileMaker Pro file, either into a new table or
into an existing table
1 convert data from other applications to new FileMaker Pro files
1 export data for use in other applications
Saving and sending data in other formats
You can save FileMaker Pro data as a Microsoft Excel or Excel 2007/2008
worksheet or a PDF file, allowing you to give your record data to users who
don’t have FileMaker
Pro.
FileMaker Pro lets you email the Excel worksheet or PDF file when you save
it. You can also create scripts to save records as Excel or PDF.
If FileMaker Pro
Clients click Cancel Waits for those clients to close the file
Clients click Close Now Closes the shared file on the client’s computer
Clients do nothing Attempts to close the file after 30 seconds, if it can be closed
safely
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