William, The problem with PTBiz data (assuming you have found a way to export it) is that it has a very specific, customized relational structure. Client information is kept in one set of data, piano information in another, and service records (work orders) yet another, and there are many separate, but related data sets. These sets of data relate to each other using ID numbers stored in ID fields. So the problem is that in order to import all the data into something different, the new database would need to be designed with a compatible relational structure, or designed to process the incoming data into a new structure. It's not as simple as importing or exporting contacts from your phone to your PC. You might be able to import just your client contact info into a program like Daylite, but you'd likely need to scrap all piano information and service history. If you're stuck using PTBiz, there aren't any easy solutions. The best one I know of is to spend a lot of time learning how to use Filemaker on an advanced level. Then you can create your own database solution that imports the PTBiz data into a similar relational structure. Then you will have total control over how you work with your data, plus total flexibility to adapt to how your needs may change over the years. Good luck. On 10/3/2010 7:13 PM, William Truitt wrote: > A more important question would be can it recognize and import the file format from > PTBiz?.
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