FileMaker Server Legacy Discussions

Upon installing FMS 9 on a OS X Leopard server, I tried to change the fmsadmin permission to 'READ & WRITE' like i usually do. I was surprise however when I couldn't find it. This is my first time installing on OS X Leopard server and was wondering if this was done any differently here. Thanks in Advane RR - Real Rookie

Hello, group, While any backup schedules pointing to the default folder work flawlessly, I am unable to get server to validate a path to a folder I create. Ex: [color:green]filemac:/FM9 Server HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Backups/Sunday/ is not seen as valid. I have tried a number of different locations on the HD, with and w/out the slash, to no avail. What am I missing? Thanks! Dave Blodgett

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm trying to figure out a problem with our databases: We have all our computers automatically start and run a script which grabs files from the server. They all open the same database, but a message pops up that says, "Record is being modified by another user." This message only appears on maybe the second or third screens that open (we have them staggered for their autostart). You have the option to click "OK", then you can click through and everything seems to work alright. What can I do to make this message go away? There are NO portal rows on the page. And the only thing I can think of is there might be a problem with the pag…

I'm a web/db developer (PHP/MySQL, ASP/SQL Server, etc.) that has gotten involved with a Filemaker solution. I'm trying to figure out what the best way to deploy layout changes to a solution hosted on a FM 5.5 server. Right now, I can think of three ways to do this: make the changes "live" while connected to the server take the file offline, copy it to my workstation, make the changes, then deploy it back to the server (and hope no-one needs it while I'm working on it) make the required changes on a backup copy locally on my workstation, then when ready to deploy, export the data from the old file on the server, replace it with the new file, then import the p…

I have a Dell 2950 that is already setup correctly for SQL. OS on C: Logs on D: and Databases on E: (each is setup on their on independent Raid) Is it ok to have FM Server 9 installed on this same server? The utilization is not high with SQL so I believe it would be ok but wanted to validate with some of the folks who are doing this today. Thanks! Chris

Hello. I am using FileMaker Server 9.0v3 with Mac OS X v10.5.2. I am attempting to use the Database Upload Assistant within the Admin Console to transfer a database from a computer running FileMaker Server 8 to the 9.0v3 server. I am choosing to upload to the Default Folder, and to NOT open the database after the upload is complete. When I click the Next button to actually upload the database, an error appears that reads as follows. "Could not create the folder: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/" Has anyone seen this before? If so, how does one work around it? Thanks for reading!

WE are in the middle of a FM9 re-write, but in the meantime have to keep the old FM6 system operational. Problem Details below: We have a FileMaker Server 5.5 installation on Windows Server 2003 SP1. The client base is a mix of Macs (OS X) and PC’s (XP). After 3-4 hours when between 25 and 30 users are logged on if any of the Macs log off they will not be able to log back on. They can click on the Hosts button and it brings up the file list, but when they choose one it just sits there with a spinning wheel. PC’s are unaffected. Server Settings: No. of Users: 60 Idle Time out: 30 mins. Cache: 40MB No of Files: 125 (actual No. of files is 12…

Hello, my system is made by: Win 2003 server (SBS) as Domain controller another Win 2003 server running only filemaker server 9 v3. Users authentication in filemaker server via Active Directory (LDAP). Usually the users access files w/out the login window (using their domain account credentials) but, appearantly random, sometimes different files (not always the same and not every day) shows the authentication window and ask users (not all users at the same time) to insert their account name and password. After clicking "ok" file open properly (so, I think that it recognize Active directory - domain server is up and running). Somebody have an idea or ex…

I am considering setting up a dedicated server with an ISP and giving people VPN access to the server to access the databases remotely from a local installation of FMP. Has anyone done this and have insight to share before I get started?

I am using Filemaker 7.0 v4 server on Mac OS 10.4 server. Everything was working fine until a power outage occured. After that I have since been unable to open filemaker. I can access the database from other computers but on the server it will not open. When accessing it from Filemaker Admin I can login, turn on the database, and then it quits after a few seconds. I have tried reinstalling filmaker but it still does not work. Help

I installed FMS9 on 12/4/07 on Windows 2003 Server. I've added the updates since then. Following FM instructions I checked Access and Usage Statistics Logging and set the log file size to 100 MB. It logged the 1st day, but hasn't logged anything since. I've checked for Oldlog files to no avail. Any ideas as to why the server would fail to run logs? Everything else runs as expected. Thanks.

I know is not supported - but does FM9Server work on OSX10.5.2? I downloaded the trial and cant get past the safari start up page. (ports 16000-16001 open)

I read all the 5.5 topics and can't find my answer. We have clients who configure their FM Server to automatically start up when their OSX machine starts. The problem with this is that you can't stop it using Server Config (since it didn't start it, it doesn't know it's running). I can find LOTS of documentation on how to set it to START but these documents don't tell me how to STOP it without making a mess of things. You'd think FileMaker (whose how to set startup I have hanging next to my desk) would have added the how to stop it.

I'm serving an FM db on FM Server 9 on my local development machine (macbook pro) running the latest leopard and FM Server. A few weeks ago I got the file uploaded, and I got lasso to view it and all was well. Now lasso says it sees it, and seems to act like it sees it in the browser (though i'm having permission issues), and i'm able to open the file thru 'open remote', but the file is not showing up listed in the FM Server Admin console. It says "0 databases" on the databases page, though the opening page says its hosting 3 databases. why doesn't it show up on the console?

HI guys, i would like to run a script server side that will execute a batch script. I would like to schedule the script from the server to find finalised orders on a db and loop through each record (finalised Order) running the batch script on each record. The batch script will create a directory for each finalised order on another server. Thanks in advance.

Hi, A client is VERY annoyed by the "This application was signed by Filemaker, Inc and authenticated by VeriSign, INC. Do you trust this certificate." that comes up every time he starts the Admin Console. Is there a way on OSX10.4 to permanently trust this certificate and not get the message any more ?

I am unable to get FMS9 admin working after a clean install of FMS9 with the v2 update running on clean install of Mac OS 10.4.10. I keep getting the error "The admin console cannot establish a connection the admin server". I have tried from the server machine and from a Intel iMac running 10.4.10 as well.

I was attempting to exit the Define Relationships pane (hit OK), when I had to force quit Filemaker 9 Advanced (not responding according to my Mac). As a result when I reconnected to my client's FM server, none of my hundreds of relationships are present. The tables, fields, and scripts seem to be intact, but there is NOT ONE relationship occurrence in the Relationships pane. Would the Recover feature restore them? What should I do? Not sure how often my remote client backups.

Hi, I am currently using FM7 advanced server on OS X. I am having the following problem. The server is serving about 40 databases and was running perfectly for the last one year. But last week when I closed the console and tried logging into the server using the server admin FM7A. It asked me for password, though I am sure about the password it didnt accept it and never let me in. However it is running perfectly in the back ground and serving databases. But I am able to login in to another server using the same server admin. Please can someone help me with this problem. I am also pasting the log file details which I think may be related to this: 02/04/2008 01…

Hello all At this moment I am busy on upgrade the system to FMs9 + FMp9. currently I am using FMs 5.5 + FMp6 running on 2000 sp4. For the upgrade I need to install a new server and I want to know if I can install the FMS on a virtual 2003 server. (virtualPC)

Hi has anyone seen this? I have a Filemaker Server 9 on Machine A (OSX) and Apache/Lasso on Machine B (OSX) and its all working fine. Then all of a sudden, whilst I wasnt developing, any Lasso Query (like PHP) returns the Lasso Error "The data returned by Filemaker Server Advanced was not in the proper XML format." Looking at the logs of the FM Server didnt seem to reveal anything. If I execute the XML test query http://localhost/fmi/xml/FMPXMLRESULT.xml?-dbnames on the Machine A I get: 20602 and nothing more from the FM Server. Lasso on Machine B says all dbases are offline. A reboot of machine A fixed the pro…

Hey, As you can see from a few posts down, the last time i ran a standard Mac Software Update it crashed server, presumably because the new Java didn't work. So I am very leery about performing blind updates. I see there are updates for Java 6 and Security updates available. So should I update or no? Has anyone tried it? Thanks, LJ

Hello Everyone, I have a question and I'm not sure where to post it so Ill try here as I may need a remote server to pull this off. As those of you that have helped me in the past know, I am in law enforcement and this question relates to my work. I have a database I built that collects data about crimes in our county ( I wont go into long boring detail about all the fields etc.). The problem is that in my line of work the person doing the crime may not be from our county, in a majority of cases the person is just a county over. So, what I would like to do is place the db we use at my department in an adjacent county PD and then merge the data fr…

Would anyone be willing to send me details of the correct firewall settings needed to run Advanced Server 9 on a Tiger Server? my email is pksupport optusnet.com.au Thanks very much.

I am having problems connecting to my FileMaker 9 Server via a mac client configured to use a proxy server. I have installed FMS9 and it is serving databases fine, I can log in to the admin console remotely using a PC via http://server-ip:16000 and running the console app. However, when I attempt to do the same from a mac with the same proxy settings, at the point where it would normally ask for user name and password I instead get the error: 'Admin Server Connection Error - The admin console cannot establish a connection to the admin server.' If I disable the proxy setting (for HTTP) in System Preferences > Network, I can then connect to the FM Server…

Hi Guys, Dont know if this isthe norm, however we're hosting approximately 120 files on a Windows 2003 (SAN amchine) with FileMaker Server 9. When we reboot the machine it takes approximately 40 minutes to open all the databases. Is this normal? The datafiles are approximately 800MB, although I dont have the systems specs (I'll get this from teh IT dept, I know they are Xeon processors). I do have access to FileMakers admin console to give you settings from this if you need them. Thanks Jalz

I have a similar problem to the post below me. I did the system update (Java, osx, etc. ) The admin console opens, and I can connect remotely to the database, however, it doesn't appear in the admin console. It always says connected users - 0 even though I am connected. I hope this doesn't require the complete system install that MACUsa had. Anyone got any ideas? LJ

Hi just downloaded the trial version in preparation for a real install later. 1) Server seems to upload the selected projects. Is it making a copy or referring back to the original 2) Does it matter if the original in located on the network or is it best on on the server machine. 3) Once a file is loaded it then is greyed out and cant remove it - wondering what is going on there. 4) will server take advantage of dual processors/cores as I would like to serve standard files from the new Xserve and host other services on the same machine. 5) are the backups incremental (ie keeps older backups or do they overwrite) thanks

Hi Fixed _ I found a server uninstall app in the user library>>caches. that seemed to work where as the option to uninstall in the "insaller" didnt for me. A reinstall and hopefully back to normal. ------------------------------------------------- I installed the server trial and seemed to be ok. Then my drive mysteriously "filled" up but after a restart went back to normal (93Gb available). After that I couldnt access the server admin (http://hostname:16000/) so I reinstalled the server trial. Now it is hanging at the prelaunch page. Any ideas appreciated. Before the reinstall I ran the uninstall and it hung and froze at the second pane- "Deleting…

With the latest 9.3 update I noticed that the specification only shows INTEL Leopard systems as compatible - No PPC support! Huge disappointment for any one with trusty old G5 Xserves! (Me). Just a heads up for everyone - maybe even FMI.

I have just taken the plunge and migrated a database that formerly resided on my hard drive to a FM Server here in my office. (I am somewhat experienced with FMPro but a total newbie with Server.) But sometimes I want to take a local copy of the database with me when I go somewhere without net access. I had thought that a "Save copy as" script would do the trick nicely but discovered that it doesn't work with remotely hosted files. (Annoyingly, FM's "Help" doesn't mention this limitation; it says that "Save copy as" isn't web-compatible but does not indicate that it's also not server-compatible.) Have I misunderstood the situation? Is there some workaround? Thi…

What are the proper permissions for the actual file on the server? Unix style. I have some with: -rwxrwrwx and others with -rw-rw-rw- and one with -rw-rw-r-- I think the main difference is the executable bit (x). The other is in write priv. for "others on that last one". What are the proper unix file permissions for served .fp7 files?

Here's the deal - I've finally bitten the bullet and ordered the FM 9 upgrade, server, client and advanced. The server machine is running FMS 8 and OS X Server 10.3.9. - dual G5 Xserve, 2 gigs ram, a reliable and almost foolproof setup. FM specs say that I need Server 10.4.9 to run FMS. I'd like to skip straight to Leopard with this upgrade, but I see no mention of FMS 9 compatibility with leopard anywhere on their site. So... is the spec a a minimal requirement, meaning it will run on 10.4.9 - 10.5.1 Server, or is it 10.4.9 specifically with Leopard compatibility on the way later? As I see it I have these choices - • Upgrade all clients to 9, upgra…

This is not a Leopard issue! I am running OSX Server, haven't had a need to open the FMS9 admin console since I did a fresh install of OSX server and FMS9 about a month ago. Users can still open all databases remotely, but when I try to launch the admin console, it expands like it's opening, but nothing happens--no password request, nothing! This has never happened before and I need to upload more databases! I've already restarted and that didn't fix. [color:red]HELP!

In the process of importing data from various tables, I keep getting a message that there is a license conflict (which isn't true) and that the application will now quit (which is true). I can watch the server admin screen. I know that I'm the only one logged on, and no one else would have my license. What gives here? This doesn't occur if I go back to 8.5. It works just fine in that case. Any one know what's up with this?

I have setup a FileMaker Server 9 on a Mac g5 - as far as I can see - according to specs. The system is running correctly (databases are being server) except that it shows NO USERS connected (thre are 5-20), the backup scripts don't seem to run(system says that the path is invalid_ and the System says that there can only be 0 clients - 0 web sessions - even though there are users connected and the web site is running etc. I have ran privilege checks and all - but have not been able to actually isolate the trouble. I am going to restart the machine at the next convenient time -but am wondering if anyone has any further insight.

the computer I used to host my Filemaker 5 databases quit on me. So I've installed FMServer 5.5 on a new box (same OS, Windows XP). It worked fine the day I set it up, but the next day, the host is not visible from the client computers. If I run Filemaker 5 (client) on the server box, it has no trouble finding the host and accessing the files, so I know they are open and hosted. Any idea why my other workstations would have trouble? (Please help! This is our invoicing and inventory system, so we can't sell anything until I get it resolved.)

Guys, I am in a pickle. I really need to get my hands on a copy of Filemaker 5.5 Server for Windows. My LA office lost the copy of this software and we are willing to buy a used copy. If ANYONE has a used copy of Filemaker 5.5 Server, please contact me. Thank You in Advance

I am getting ready to update our AP Reporting system. Moving from Mac to Windows, from a FMS 5 solution to FMS 9. We are now owned by a big company. They use MSSQL back-end and will be using CITRIX over redundant T1's. My ? This setup only works if the network is up and running (it does go down from time to time via another system, ranging from 1 hour (typical) to, at one point, a week!). I would like to ensure that the data entry, lab results, etc are "stored local" then when the network is back up, auto-post those results to the FMS at Corporate. This would use 2 FMS, one main, one redundant (worker?). I also have to consider Regulatory mandates by SO, HIP…

Hi, I'm executing script on a Fm Adv Server 9. The problem is the scheduled script need to have the User staying up. I built a schedule for the script, it does one execution without any error, but stay locked. I edit the scheduled script again, and it work. When it does is 2nd execution, the User come up (twice the same user) and get disconnected when the script is finish. Not the first user. Any idea what I can do to avoid this ?

just upgraded to fm9 on 2 win2003 hp proliants. all fine except on server running slow during sorts/ changes 125 dbs 35ish users 1gb nic any ideas where to start looking ? thnx

When I manually do an "Open Remote" in FMP and I select my server from the list of favorite hosts, the Available Files window in the dialog flashes a list of files that haven't existed on the server for quite some time now. After this "flash", the actual list appears. This doesn't affect performance in any way, I'm just curious why this behavior occurs. Thanks in advance!

I have just recently upgraded FileMaker Server 9 to Server 9 Advanced. All things are working well with FM Network file and hosting but the IWP and all Web hosting has somehow picked up the IP of our 2nd Nic card which is reserved for our SAN. I gone through every setting tab looking for a place to specify the correct IP with no luck. Can I change this somehow or do I need to unintall and reinstall making sure it finds the right settings?

New Problem! I have a database in the "Data" folder to be served. The file is there but the networked computers can't see it in the remote list. It could be seen yesterday but today it's not on the list. The only changes that were done was the installation of quickbooks fish bowl lastnight. All the other served dbs's can be seen but not the one I'm looking for. Is there a switch that can be turned off that needs to be turned back on? Any Ideas are welcome Thanks The Tramp

We have recently moved our FM Server 5 from an old winnt4 box to a new win2k3 server. We basically installed and moved the DBs to the new server. The issue is that the DBs don't automatically open/share out when FM service is started like it did on the old box. Did I miss a setting somewhere? Where do you control the folder that you want all your DBs in? Currently, after a server reboot I have to manually double-click every DB (over 100) to get them to open and become available to all in FM Server. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. The old box was configured many many moons ago and I had nothing to do with it!

Hi: I am trying to automate an export via a scriptmaker script in a database I have. On the schedules window under last Run Status, it says "scriptmaker script aborted". I made a second test script that simply goes to a layout and saves the current record in PDF format.. that one produces the same Last Run Status error? If I run these scripts via a client connection, they run fine. The server however, is aborting the script for some reason. Am I missing something? Server: Win2003, FMPSA 9.03, Schedule logging in with full access privs. Thanks David R

I'm hosting a FM 8.5 solution using FMS 8 on a Windows 2000 server. My client interfaces won't let me "Save a copy as..." in the FILE menu. I'd like to use this to back up full copies of the solution from the client. I can export and import records, but "Save a copy as..." is dimmed and unavailable. I've checked privileges on the file and I have full privileges. When I open the same solution on a PC or MAC (not thru the FMS), I have the ability to "Save a copy as...". Am I missing something simple? I don't have direct access to the FMS as the MIS people are controlling that. If there is some switch on the FMS interface, please give me as specific …

Under Filemaker 6, the Access.log showed the IP address and URL accessed so that you could tell who accessed the different web pages. Under Filemaker Server 8 Advanced, I have found the Event.log and the Stats.log. The Event.log seems to be only a list of when databases are opened, etc. while the Stats.log just seems confusing to me. Is there anything now that will give the information that the Access.log file used to show??? :

Hello, I have deployed a solution on a windows network. It works on every machine but one. When I attempt to open the file remotely, it gives me an error that says "cannot find network stacks". What does this mean and how can i fix it? LJ

Hello, a big question: I've used the command line to and close the databases (command fmsadmin CLOSE). When I run this through command line the prompt asked to confirm and to specify admin userid and password. As I would like to schedule a close command (synchronizing it with my UPS software so I can properly close my files before a sforced shutdown due to a lack of power), is there a sintax to specify userid and password and bypass confirmation request? I cannot find this information in using HELP CLOSE of fmsadmin.exe. Thank you in advance!

I have read the Tech Specs for Server 9 on OSX (PPC and Intel) and they are a bit vague. We were thinking of buying a new MacMini(intel) since our G4 Tower doesn't quite cut the specs. But I have seen a few posts here, and on other site suggesting not using a MacMini. Why is this? HD RPM speed? What would be an ideal machine to use other than an XServer - owners are a bit stingy - iMac(ppc) iMac (intel) Thanks

Does anyone have any advice regarding the recommended specs for FMS9a on a Windows platform? The official specs from FileMaker are somewhat ambiguous- Dual CPU/Core Duo. Where the minimum requirements list a Pentium 3.4ghz processor. The recommended specs can be read a couple of ways- would any dual CPU server do? Or any Core Duo dual CPU server? Or any Core Duo-based server? I've called FileMaker, and all they seem to be able to say is that the minimum is a Pentium @ 3.4ghz.

Hi, since a few days my Web Publishing Server refuse to start - the databank server is running fine and also the web server. In the administration panel I see the red dot at the web publishing engine, gut IWP, XML and XSLT are marked at "on". I got a status message over it which says it had an error while communicating with the server. When I try to start the web publishing engine it tries for a while but then nothing happens... it worked OK for quite some time but now even restarts don´t help. I´m with FMSA9.02 Thanks in advance - Christoph

Trying to schedule a backup to an external FW drive I keep getting a invalid path and no backup. This script did run about 2 months ago 1 time and none since then. I have tried typing in the path and dragging the folder into the field. Yes, I have a / after the address, and yes the drive & folders all have fmsadmin w/r rights. The backup to the local drive works just fine. The server is 8.0v4. Is this just a problem with the external FW drive? Help!

On the Admin application to manage the server there's a plugin tab. Can i install regular FMPro plugins on the server and have clients using them without needing to install them? Is every plugins server compatible? I've been experimenting with myFmButler do script. I've installed it in the extensions directory of the server. It's enabled on the plugin tab on the server admin, but when I try using the default function to call it, from a client that doesn't have it installed locally, I get an error... Thanks!

Hello, We are currently using FMP 8.5 Advanced and QB 2007 Premier and are linking them with FileBooks Link. We would like to setup a server on our network, so we could have several (2-4) computers accessing both FMP and QB simultaneously,linking them via FileBooks Link from each workstation. We would also like to enable offsite acccess for home based workers. We are considering raid 5 on the server, with periodic backup to network attached storage, housed in another building. Does this sound practical? Do you have any hardware or software recommendations? Mac versus windows for the filemaker server? We currently run windows. Thanks in advanc…

I have been working of this for days and am quite frustrated in how difficult it is to change the ip address in web publishing. I have a custom web solution that I have been running for years with no problem. I have changed my dsl provider and now have a new static ip address. The solution is being run on FileMaker Server Advanced 7. Is there an easy way of doing this? I often get an error page in the Web Publishing Console when trying to change the Ip address. After changing the ip address, FileMaker Server shows the new address in the Summary window. When I go to Configure and than to the Clients tab the old ip address is showing in the Web Admin Console field. …

Hi there, i am looking for a way how to speed up FM a little.. I have database which is not slowed by amount of records, but more slowing are complex relations. As my DB grows, it gets slower and slower, does anybody have any idea or trick how to fasten it a little? Thanks for every response! Matěj

Good day folks, I need help with my FM9 server admin console. with version 7 & 8 I was able to login directly in the admin tool with the using the FMSADMIN group but nothing work. I'm not sure but there is any issue that my server is installed on a XP workstation? everything is correctly or seem to be correctly configured... but I'm still getting the console login screen. Thanks! Pierre

Using Windows Server. With FMS8 I used a "robot" client to run nightly scripts to import records from a non-FM file into my main FM Table. The hype with FMS9 was that with the ability to run ScriptMaker scripts from the server, robots were history. Unfortunately, the most useful script step "Import Records" is not web-compatible, a requirement for Server-Side scripts. Has anyone figured a way around that or should I continue using a client just to run nightly routines?

I wondering if it's possible to use two FMS 9 servers to access the same data file. Also I'm wondering if the a server could upload a remote data file.

Installed latest Mac OS updates listed below and I now cannot access the FileMaker Server Admin Console (locally or remotely) on 2 different Mac FileMaker Server 9 Advanced Servers. Can't get it whether I click the desktop java link nor through the browser. 2007-12-18 03:31:44 -0600: Installed "Java For Mac OS X 10.4 Release 6" (1.0) 2007-12-18 03:31:55 -0600: Installed "QuickTime" (7.3.1) 2007-12-18 03:32:28 -0600: Installed "QuickTime Broadcaster" (1.5.2) 2007-12-18 03:49:27 -0600: Installed "Security Update 2007-009 (Universal)" (1.0) The Java ICON bounced for a few seconds and stops. Locally, trying to access it via Safari (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.…

FMS9/OSX. If you delete the Server Admin app shortcut, it seems you can never get it to come back. Somewhere in the past I solved this problem but cannot remember how and cannot find any instructions.

Hi Guys, The IT department are putting pressure on me to upgrade to Server 9 during the Christmas holidays. We are currently running 8.v4 and all of our users are on PC'S with the server software on a Windows 2003. We use AD external authentication, odbc, iwp, and we have approximately 220 users, with around 120 databases on server 1, and 80 databases on server 2. Can any of you give me tips on what to look out for in terms of bugs, inconsistencies when you upgrade. Im quite keen to get php working in our organisation.

I have FM Server 7 running on Windows XP. It's been stable for a a while now. Recently when I try to work on the server, I've been unable to login even directly from that machine - Iget a "login failed " error message, or just a failure with no error message. Has anyone else seen this problem? Any suggestions about how to get back into the administrator panel? Thanks! Matt Short MEMdata

When I reboot my FileMaker Server (OSX 10.4 Server, G4 2G RAM 100G HD) the FM Services Daemon does not start even though it is checked to do so in the Server Admin application. I did verify that it is the Server application (service) that is not starting and not simply a file not opening correctly. Any ideas would be most appreciated.

This morning I opened my Student Information System which is being kept on our FM server 8. It has muliple tables but I ran a search on the enrollment table for records created between certain dates using an extraction layout that also captures some related student demographic data. As I scrolled through the records I noticed that some of the enrollment records were missing the students data. As I continued scrolling throught the enrollments records more and more student records began to disappear. Fortunately I capture the student ID number in the enrolment record. So I began to write down a few of these Student IDs where all the Student demographic information was missi…

Hello, I'm about to install 10.5 on all our PC's and have run into the Leopard/FMS9 hitch. For the meantime I would like to keep our old server intact, running Server8. Can I install FMP9 on my clients, assuming no changes will be made to scripts which could be version dependant. Thanks.

Hi, I just uploaded a new database to our filemaker server, but multiple users cannot modify it at the same time... Multiple people can log in, but they will receive a warning saying another user s currently modifying the file. I created accounts and had the database automatically sign users in as the restricted account ("staff")... I changed the file's group to "fmsadmin". Is there anything else I'm missing?

Hi, We want to change existing FM7 Server system into FM9. But the harware specifications is not met the requiremnents. In current system, FM7S on G4 quick silver and FM7SA on x-serve (g4). x-serve is used for web publishing, and g4 quick silver is used for local fm sharing (over 15 machines) for FM9S g5 or intel recomended. may be i change g4 quick silver to mac pro but i dont want to replace x-serve with huge and expensive macpro. mac-mini is enough for filemaker hosting issues?? anyone is used mac-mini for server purpose. an other issue is licensing. server 9 is a bit changed. i dont need server advanced any more. could i install one copy of fi…

Hi, I would like to know if these are the correct steps when the server is shuting down: "C:Program Files (x86)FileMakerFileMaker Serverfmsadmin" close -m "Please save your data. The server will shutdown. This is an unplanned shutdown. Please warn the db manager." "C:Program Files (x86)FileMakerFileMaker Serverfmsadmin" stop this is a shutdown script that will run under Windows 2003. Why this? Because the fms is on a windows 2003 VPS and sometimes, but rarely, the VPS is restarting without warning... Thanks for any advice NB

Hi, The documentation of FileMaker Server v9 says that it only run's from a G5 : We have a Dual G4 1.25 Ghz with 2 GB Ram installed. http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G4_Mirrored_Drive_Doors.html M8573LL/A Any one has installed FMS9 on a G4 ?

Hi, i am try to get a information about the Server side calculation in FMS 9. In FMS8 and FM8 v1 we had a server side calculation for not stored sum () fields. This was fast... But a bug was detected and FMS8 and FM8 v2 and v3 removed the server side calculation and it becomes really slow for relation sum () : . Any one knows the server side calculation is back again in FMS9 and FM9?

Hi, I currently have a runtime FM program for routing to serial ports, now I'm trying to convert it to serve it on FM server so it can be integrated with my main customer database! The problem is that e.g. users can load a preset which will replace fields in RZ_next_route, the problem is that if user 1 does this, it reflects to user 2 and user 2 gets to see a route he's never seen before. Now I'm wondering if there is a better way of doing this? E.g. being able to lock / unlock the file? Robin

Running FileMaker Server 5.5 on Windows Server 2003 with clients connecting using FileMaker Pro 5 and Windows XP Professional. A few times a day every user gets a white blank screen and on the FileMaker server in the event log I see these errors messages during those times: User "John Smith" [192.168.0.107] no longer responding, connection closed [17] Not sure how to fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Robert

I currently host 15 Filemaker 9 Dbs on a dedicated iMac (new). Would I benefit from speed or anything else if I bought a Mac Server X machine runing Leopard Server software? Not sure if this gets me any more speed with Filemaker?

Hello everybody, I have installed FileMaker Server 9 on My IMac 10.4.10(tiger). Installation successfully completed but when i deploy the server after all the setting that deployment continues forever(It is not deploying , taking infinite time). Then i forcefully quitted that admin consol page. I tried this 5-6 times but the same result. Can anyone solve this problem ? Thanks in advance. Pandit

Hi, had an electrical shutdown and after reboot Databaseserver will not work event viewer show "Filemaker server quitting! Another copy of Filemaker Server is already running with this installation code". And no...no other copies installed.... tried to reinstall 9.02 with no success. I have serious downtown here Any Ideas?

Hi, I've got a third-party app running on FMS 5.5. I am trying to receive an ADT (HL7) feed from a Hospital using Siemens OpenLink, we're a Anatomic Pathology lab. The files I receive are "grayed out" when I try to open with the client to import into FMS 5.5. I can open in a text editor, but nothing ive done so far will allow FM to open these files. Text encoding? Not something i can do with a text file? What would i need to convert it to, to open. The Siemens system is running on an AS400? I think? File permissions are wide open BTW. Any direction would make my day! Thanks in advance ;)

Hi everyone, I am using server 9 and have had no problems until today I logged onto my admin console remotely and no databases or clients show up in my windows. If I try to upload a database or if I try to change a schedule, I get an error message saying unknown console error and it shuts down. I can still access the database but not the admin console. I even tried uninstalling and re installing the console. no luck. any ideas? Mike

Hi, We have server version 8 here at work and my users are using 8.5 as their clients (and trust me I am very new to the server end of the operation). Here is my problem. On my k9 database I have a help icon which uses UltraVNC Single Click, so that if I am at home they can click the help icon and I can help them live. I have the icon attached to the “Send Event” button setup, and the file to the “vnc.exe” set. I can go to the server and open the DB up and the help icon works just like it is suppose to, I connect with my PC at home. However, when one of the users here in the building clicks on the icon they get a message that “vnc.exe” file cannot be…

I have set up three accounts that use server authentication via a group name. I also set up one account that FM authenticates that has [Full Access] priviledge. This FM authenticated account is at the top of the list. If I open the solution from the server and hold down the shift key, the account dialogue window appears and I type in the account and password, but FM tells me that this account is not valid. What am I doing wrong. I want to get in with full access by passing the server authentication.

This really pertains to Windows server as well, but I didn't find a better place to post. Since FMI says that: "Versions of our software earlier than FileMaker Pro 8.5 (8.0 and earlier versions of FileMaker Pro, Pro Advanced, Server and Server Advanced) will not be tested or supported with Leopard. These were developed and initially released years before Leopard became available. We can not update or support these older versions without impacting our support and development of our current product line. While versions of FileMaker software earlier than 9 may install and run on Leopard, if you do so, you may encounter installation and stability issues for whi…

Hello, I am using a customized version of Windows XP at my workplace. This version doesn't allow installing IIS untill the machine is a server. I am using an individual machine, therefore not able to install IIS. I need to enable custom web publishing for which I need a web server. Is there any way that I can use Apache as a web server for FileMaker server on Windows? I've gone through the article given at http://www.fmwebschool.com/resources/WPE_Apache.pdf. But this article is not helping me as the location of FileMaker Server Tomcat configuration files specified in doc doesn't match with the directory structure on my machine. (Also, this doc says the prere…

Since 9 was released I have had to reboot our Windows 2003 Server because the FM server admin tool locks up. This issue occurs about every 2-3 weeks and requires a server reboot to get the admin tool working again. I even reinstalled FM9 Adv twice. Does anyone have a similar issue on the Windows 2003 Server? Thanks!

Hi, does anybody saw a message from FileMaker about compability with OS X 10.5 (Leopard) - I know that is some time till the new OS comes out, maybe 3-4 weeks - but I tested the last built and FMS9 refuse to start...i says it can´t start the dataserver - even with the new update 9.0v2 Any ideas? Best regards - Christoph

I'm new to the server world and am trying to get a better understanding of how things work. Right now I have a solution that is being hosted by a FileMaker hosting service 9 Advanced. I can open the file and make changes etc with no problem at all. But is there a way to swap out an entire solution? We use the sepiration model and what I'd like to do is delete the inferface file and replace it with a new interface file. Milo

IS there a restriction on database size that the server 8 will open? I have 3 databases each set up exactly the same but the server will not open the one that is 32 meg. Glenda

Ive been using Filemaker server 8 to host files to users over a local area network for some time with no problems. I have recently come to want to access these files from home when I'm not at work but am having a heck of a time getting it to work or finding any helpful info. If I'm on the local network in the office and go to open remote put in the local network addy 192.168.0... I can access the files fine but if I go to open remote and to favorite hosts and put in the IP addy no files show up. Im behind a router and the IP address is not static. I have 5003 open and Im lost as to what is needed to set this up. At first I was thinking I needed to have Server Advanced to…

Hi! Any clue on a missing click somewhere that doesn't allow me to view a database in the web and network simultaneously with FM Server 8? I've been all around the program looking for it with no results. TIA.

Is there a way to restart the Admin Console? I got a java error from the Admin Console and when I tried to get back into it, I got the following error: The Admin Console cannot establish a connection to the admin server. I had to kick everyone out of FM and restart FM services to get access to the Admin COnsole back.

My problem is: I am trying to learn RM. I have FM 9 loaded on my machine WinXP. I have FM 8.5 or 9 I don’t know which on the server. When you open FM and go to “File” it lists “Open Remote” where is a “Remote” File saved, and can it be copied to my “C” drive. I am assuming “Remote” are the shared files. If not what is it? I’ve noticed I can save any new Database I create to my “C” drive but I can’t seem t find out how to save to “C” a Database I loaded from “Remote” and How do I save to “Remote”? Thanks The Tramp

For some reason typing http://localhost:16000 results in an error - "can't connect to server". Running Apache on OSX Tiger. Was fine before I used the PHP Site Assistant (which is working incidentally). I used Network Utility to check Port numbers 16000 and 16001 - neither were open. How do I open them/sort this out please?

I just upgraded to FMSA9, and now I'm trying to figure out how to get our one XSLT page to work. Our web server is a separate machine running OS X Server 10.3.9. I think this was previously set up using the two-machine (alternate) deployment configuration, with the Database Server and the Web Publishing engine on the FileMaker Server box, and the "Web Server" module installed with the web server machine. So to do the same deployment configuration with FMSA9, will I need to upgrade the web server machine to OS X Server 10.4.x to get the "web server" module installed? I'd hate to have to buy OS X Server 10.4 at this late stage of it's life cycle, since Leopard is co…

I removed the SAT for my server (OS X Server 10.4.10) from the Java Cache viewer so I could re-download the SAT to a different place on the server's drive. I tried to launch the SAT console on my server with Safari via TCP port 16000 and I get the error: "HTTP Status 403 - FileMaker Server has encountered an error: Access to the specified resource () has been forbidden. TCP ports 16000-16001 are open, and the weird part is that if I try to do the same from any other machine on the LAN, I open the launch page without a problem. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance! ___________ My error I was typing in the local IP address inst…

After installation of filemaker server 9 on a windows 2003 server, i am not able to use the supplement directory option to include a different location to place the filemaker databases files. Problem using a different directory then the default one to place the databases on a filemaker server. The directory got a good validation from the filemaker server validation. This different directory appear in the Database list, except that the filemaker databases that are into this directory did not appear under like the ones into the default directory (In an arborescence way). Can somebody help me with that problem.

If you have your hard drive split into "Drive C" and "Drive D", how can you change in installation of Fm server 9.0 to install to "Drive D'? Thanks

I am looking for pointers on how best to do the following: We currently have FM server 8.0 v1 on Windows 2003 server and approximately 20 XP clients with FM 8.5v2. We have a new server which will also be Windows 2003 and we would like to move the FM server to the new hardware. What is the best way to do this and upgrade FM server and clients to 9.0 version. Thanks for your help! Mike

I have an OS X shell script to move some backup files around. Since I upgraded to FMSA9v2 (from 8) it worked once or twice, then failed. Errors I'm seeing: Admin Console: "Aborted Unexpectedly" Event.log: 2007-10-10 14:58:50.694 -0700 Information 148 Servername Schedule X Running 2007-10-10 14:58:50.695 -0700 Error 642 Servername Schedule X aborted; unexpected error. (-1) If I run the script from the Terminal it works fine. If I make the entire script be only the lines #!/bin/sh exit 0 I still see the error. the script file is owned by fmserverd and group fmsadmin, with R/W permissions for bo…

Does anybody know where I could buy a copy of FMP 6 Server?