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Oct
9
How To Create Database File Sub-Sets
Filed Under Bento Tips | 3 Comments
Thanks to a very valuable comment from Vince, one of BentoUsers’ reluctant followers, I would like to give you the how-to of archiving sub-sets of your Bento database.
My personal example is the collection of race reports from my daughter’s High School sports career.
Here’s the step by step:
- Back up your current (complete) database file
- Create your sub-set of Libraries/Collections by deleting unwanted data
- Quit Bento and re-start which now automatically creates the finished sub-set
- Now, back up this new database file, naming it anything you want which creates the archive
- In Bento, revert to the back-up of your main database file
- Repeat those steps to create more sub-sets
Possibly you might also want to reduce the size of your main database file by deleting the data you saved in your sub-sets.
Note: in my case, my data sub-set consists of iCal Collections. Since Bento has a two-year limit for displaying iCal events, I also saved the Library Records separately as a .csv file. I hope that will work to trick Bento’s iCal limitation. The future will tell. Any comments appreciated!
Oct
9
Bento Bug: Database File
Filed Under Bento Bugs | 4 Comments
Newest bug discovered: when you delete a Library, the size of the database file doesn’t change! Apparently all Bento deletes is the reference to the Library, but not the records or the media!
Since Bento 3 is so unstable, I decided to create sub-sets of my database for archiving purposes. For example, my daughter’s High School sports career is over, so I don’t need to do much more editing on her race reports… but one of my objectives was to reduce the size of that sub-database which Bento didn’t do!
Update: (see comments)
Oct
9
Bento 3 Crash Report: 10-9-09
Filed Under Bento 3 Crashes | 8 Comments
I have no choice – I just created a new category: Bento 3 Crashes! I still can’t believe how unstable the app is. So please comment in detail on the crashes of Bento 3 and I will create a new post for every crash reported.
Today I was using my Library “German Legal” to practice my vocabulary to prepare for my next court case (I’m an interpreter). I had set up a Smart Collection for the words I need to practice. It includes a Check Box field entitled “needs practice.” As long as this box is checked the words remain in the Smart Collection. Today, when I tried to un-check the box, Bento 3 crashed! Luckily, my database file stayed intact (it seems) when I re-started Bento, but the same thing happened again! So now I can’t use this set-up for practicing anymore!
Bento 3 is not able to adjust that Smart Collection. Big bummer!
Summary – the crash trigger:
trying to remove a record from a Smart Collection by un-checking a Check Box field. This had worked perfectly in Bento 2.
Update (12/09): this bug was specifically addressed in the Bento 3.0 v2 upgrade and has really been fixed! Thanks Ryan.
Oct
9
Bento Tech Support!
Filed Under Bento News, Bento Tips | 8 Comments
In case you didn’t know Filemaker offers free (limited) tech support for Bento by phone. You can also report crashes and problems, of course.
The number is: 1-800-325-2747.
For more details, see the Filemaker Contact page.