Title
Password help- No password on old version (FM6) now needed on FM11 converted file
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I've been using Filemaker since version 2 or 3.
Have basically the same set of related files for my Address book, Invoice, Invoice inventory & a few other files that I started with years ago. I never set a password for either Filemaker itself or these files.
After I converted to FM Pro 11 - now it wants a password to open my converted files or I have to open them with Guest Access only.
Which means it won't allow me to delete or edit fields or records.
HELP! There is no original password so I can't change or assign a new one.
There must be a way to fix this.
thanks!
Try entering "admin" as the account name and leave the password box empty and see if that logs you in. If that works, go to File Options and specify "Admin" and No password in the "log in using" section.
If that does not work, I suggest re-opening your FM6 copy while holding down the option (mac) or shift (windows) key. Filemaker won't manufacture a password out of thin air during the conversion, but maybe your original file auto-entered a password each time it opened. It would then look like it didn't have a password when it really did. If so, holding down that key while opening it, will force it to ask for the password.