Reading FileMaker records on a computer without Filemaker installed.

Is it possible to send a readable extract from a FileMaker Pro *
database to a user who does not have Filemaker Pro?

e.g if I have a database with 10 record can I extract records 7, 8 & 9
and send them to another user who does not have FileMaker Pro but may
have a word processor such as Word. I only want them to be able to
examine not alter the received data.

I am using FileMaker 8 on a Mac.

David

Re: Reading FileMaker records on a computer without Filemaker installed.

On 09/22/07 6:40 PM, davidsteward4@yahoo.com wrote:

> Is it possible to send a readable extract from a FileMaker Pro *
> database to a user who does not have Filemaker Pro?
>
> e.g if I have a database with 10 record can I extract records 7, 8 & 9
> and send them to another user who does not have FileMaker Pro but may
> have a word processor such as Word. I only want them to be able to
> examine not alter the received data.
>
> I am using FileMaker 8 on a Mac.
>
> David
>

Find the records you want them to see.

File / Export Records

Specify the name of the file and the fields to be exported.

What results is a tab-delimited text file that can be read by anyone
(remember to give them a key to the field order).

Matt

Re: Reading FileMaker records on a computer without Filemaker installed.

On Sep 22, 3:55 pm, Matt Wills wrote:
> On 09/22/07 6:40 PM, davidstewa...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to send a readable extract from a FileMaker Pro *
> > database to a user who does not have Filemaker Pro?
>
> > e.g if I have a database with 10 record can I extract records 7, 8 & 9
> > and send them to another user who does not have FileMaker Pro but may
> > have a word processor such as Word. I only want them to be able to
> > examine not alter the received data.
>
> > I am using FileMaker 8 on a Mac.
>
> > David
>
> Find the records you want them to see.
>
> File / Export Records
>
> Specify the name of the file and the fields to be exported.
>
> What results is a tab-delimited text file that can be read by anyone
> (remember to give them a key to the field order).
>
> Matt

Based on his request that the user only be allowed to see, not modify
them, and that in his example, he only wants 3 records, I'd suggest
printing to PDF, and sending the pdf.

Its mostly read only. (Insofar as pdfs -can- be edited, but that's not
really their "default" mode.) and it will preserve the layout etc.

-dave