How to extract text from your FP7 file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FP7 file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FP7 to another file type
To convert your FP7 file to another format, you need Claris FileMaker Pro or other Database software.
- FP7 to FMP12
- FP7 to DB
- FP7 to SQLITE
- FP7 to SQLITE3
- FP7 to MDB
- FP7 to ACCDB
- FP7 to DBF
- FP7 to ODB
- FP7 to FDB
- FP7 to GDB
- FP7 to MYD
- FP7 to FRM
Convert a file to FP7
To convert other file formats to the "Relational Database File" file type, you need software like Claris FileMaker Pro or a similar tool.
- NDF to FP7
- SQLITE3 to FP7
- BAK to FP7
- RDB to FP7
- SQL to FP7
- DB4 to FP7
- MDF to FP7
- MDB to FP7
- LDF to FP7
- DB to FP7
- DB3 to FP7
- SQLITE to FP7
About FP7 files
The .fp7 file is a legacy database format used by Claris FileMaker Pro versions 7 through 11. It typically stores relational data, custom layouts, scripts, and embedded media.
Users often encounter this file when migrating old archives or attempting to access legacy business data. The primary difficulty is compatibility: modern versions of FileMaker Pro (v12 and later) use the fmp12 format and cannot open .fp7 files natively without performing a one-way conversion process. Furthermore, because .fp7 is a proprietary binary format, it cannot be opened by text editors or generic database viewers. If you do not have a licensed copy of legacy FileMaker software installed, the data inside is effectively locked.
For active database management, the standard solution is converting to fmp12. For users simply needing to extract data for use in spreadsheets or other applications, converting to CSV or XLSX (Microsoft Excel) is the most practical workflow.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FP7 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FMP12, FMP, P7M, APKG, ZIP, FP5 and FPT files.
The FP7 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FP7 converter.