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• If you’re updating matching records, make sure the found set contains only the records
you want to update. Records outside the found set will not be updated, even if
match
field data matches.
5. In Browse mode, choose File menu > Import Records > Folder.
The Folder of Files Import Options dialog box appears.
6. In the Folder Location area, click Specify, and choose the folder that contains the files you
want to import.
Select Include all enclosed folders to indicate whether to import files that exist in any
enclosed folders. (FileMaker
Pro will import up to 100 folder levels deep.)
7. In the File Type area, choose Picture and movie files or Text files, then click Continue.
If you’re importing a folder of picture files, you can select Import only a reference to each
picture file to import only a reference to each file. When this option is deselected, a copy of
each file is imported directly into the database.
Important Because movie files are usually large, they are always imported by reference. If
you’re importing large picture files, consider importing only a reference to each file.
However, if you import files by reference and later move, rename, or delete a source file,
FileMaker Pro won’t be able to display it.
8. In the Import Field Mapping dialog box, choose the type of import to perform, and map fields
in your database to the data you want to import. Then click Import.
For details on using the Import Field Mapping dialog box and finishing the import process, see
Setting the import action and mapping fields during import.
For Picture and movie files import, the following data mapping is available:
For Text files import, the following data mapping is available:
Notes
• OS X: FileMaker Pro can import a folder of Portable Document Format (PDF) files into a
container field. Each PDF file appears in QuickTime format. To display different pages in a
multi-page PDF file, click the PDF file container field and use QuickTime controls.
• When the folder you specify for import contains shortcuts (Windows) or aliases (OS X) to
either files or folders, FileMaker
Pro does the following:
Data Map to field type
Image Container field
File Name Text field
File Path Text field
Image Thumbnail Container field
Data Map to field type
Text Content Text, number, date, time, timestamp, or
container field
File Name Text field
File Path Text field