Special EdNet 8.6 (FileMaker 7/8 network version)

Important Announcement: Updated 2008-09 Special Ed Forms are now available

Version 8.6 Update Patch. Download these files if you want to update the 2008-09 updates.  This update includes the 2008-09 EMIS changes.

11-18-08

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Download version 8.6 new installation. After downloading contact Practical Solutions For Educators to receive your registration number, account name and password needed to access Special EdNet 8.6

11-18-08

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Convert version 6 to version 8. Download these files if you need to transfer data from the Filemaker 5/6 version to the new Filemaker 7/8 version of Special EdNet Pro

9-10-2006

Windows files      Macintosh files

Version 8.6 Update Patch directions:

1. Close the network files on the Filemaker Server

2. Make a backup folder of the Special EdNet folder on the server

3. Rename the following data files on the Filemaker Server

Special Ed_PS.fp7 to oldSpecial Ed_PS.fp7

MFE.fp7 to oldMFE.fp7

MFEeval.fp7 to oldMFEeval.fp7

MFE_extra.fp7 to oldMFE_extra.fp7

Semanage.fp7 to oldSemanage.fp7

4. Place the seven new files .fp7 from the Special EdNet8patch folder into the Special EdNet folder on the server.  If you have an old Documents.fp7 file in your Special EdNet folder, do not replace it with the documents.fp7 file in the patch folder.  Discard this file and only move six files to the Special EdNet folder.

5. Open the Update Special Ed file and click the update button. Never click this button twice. If you do you will duplicate the data.

6. If you receive an error message about the MFEeval_OL file during the update, disregard the message and click OK in the message box. Also disregard a message about sharing the file across the network.

7. After updating, remove the oldSpecial EdNet, oldMFE, OldMFeeval, oldSemanage, oldcmfe_extras and Update Special Ed files form the Special EdNet folder and the Databases folder.

8. Restart or open the files with Filemaker Server

Conversion Directions:

Converting steps

1. Contact Practical Solutions For Educators to receive your registration number, account name and password needed to access Special EdNet 8.6

1.Open the Convert6to7 folder and move the Create Export files.fp5, IEPEMIS export.fp5, Inactiveexport.fp5, Services.fp5, MFE export.fp5 and MFE export2.fp5 files to the old Special EdNet folder. You will need to do this on  computer that has Filemaker 5/5.5/6 installed.  The v6_tov7.fp7 file should be moved to the new Special EdNet 8.6 folder. 

2. Open the Create Export files.fp5 file and click the Create Export .mer files button. This procedure should create 18 .mer files

3. Move the .mer files to the new Special EdNet8.6 folder.  This folder needs to be a computer that has Filemaker Pro 7/8/8.5/9 installed.

4. Open the Special Ed_PS.fp7 file and enter the proper district heading and registration number and click register. Close this file

5. Open the v6_tov7.fp7 file and click the Convert v6 to v7 button

6. After the importing is completed, save the .mer files to another location and move the Special EdNet8.6 folder into the databases folder inside the Filemaker Server  folder