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Saving, importing, and exporting data
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can export records (see Exporting data from FileMaker Pro) or save a copy of the file (see Saving
and copying files).
To save records as a snapshot link file:
1. Find the records that you want to save as a snapshot link. See Making a find request.
If you don’t perform a find, all the records in the current table will be included in the FMPSL file.
2. In Browse mode, Layout mode, or Preview mode, choose File menu > Save/Send Records
As > Snapshot Link.
3. In the Save Records As Snapshot Link dialog box, accept the default filename (the name of
the active window with the .fmpsl filename extension), or enter a different name.
4. For Save, choose Records being browsed to save the entire found set of records. Or
choose Current record to save only the current record (in this case, the found set is not
stored, but the current record and all other states, such as the layout, view, and sort order,
are stored).
5. If you want to email the snapshot link, for After saving, select Create email with file as
attachment.
6. Click Save.
7. If you chose to email the snapshot link, a blank email message opens in your default email
application, with the FMPSL file attached. Complete the header information and send the
message.
To open a snapshot link file:
You can use any method of opening FileMaker Pro files to open a snapshot link file. See Opening
files.
The snapshot link file opens in a new window.
Notes
• A snapshot link does not include the find request that was used for finding the records. To
see records that are based on current information from the database, you must re-create
the find request.
• If any records (including the current record) in the snapshot link were deleted after the file
was created, only the available records are displayed.
• If a layout for a snapshot link no longer exists in the database, or the layout is associated
with another table, then no records are displayed.
• You can create a script that creates a snapshot link. See Save Records As Snapshot Link.
• Make sure that everyone who will use the snapshot link has the proper access privileges for
the layout and records.
• If any actions are set to be performed on the database when it is opened, such as switching
to a layout, running a script, or responding to a script trigger, those actions are done before
the snapshot link is opened.
• If database windows are locked and hidden when you try to open a snapshot link, the found
set will not be displayed. Unlock and unhide at least one window in the database, and then
try again.
• Snapshot links are not supported in runtime solutions created with FileMaker Pro
Advanced.