For Susan in Alaska, here are some forums dealing with converting FileMaker Pro databases to OpenOffice Base format that you can use in any operating system including Ubuntu:
Links:
[1] http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=20436&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=filemaker+pro
[2] http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=42015&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=filemaker+pro
[3] http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=20436&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=filemaker+pro
[4] http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=8559&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=filemaker+pro
[5] https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=rick@yourpcpartner.com&item_name=Buy