FileMaker Server General Discussions
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Any Experience running FMS 16 on Big Sur? What about 15/16/17 clients?
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Hello, i am having issues with reseting the admin password following the instruction in the link below https://support.claris.com/s/article/What-to-do-if-FileMaker-Server-Admin-Console-password-is-lost-or-forgotten-1503692949732?language=en_US I have the issue of not being able to do the third step, that is Restart the fmsadmin process using the following Command Line / Terminal command fmsadmin restart adminserver because i get the prompt “‘fmsadmin’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.” I do not ave any singificant experience in Filemaker server beyond viewing tutori…
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We are currently running Filemaker 130v1 on Windows Server Standard 2012. Can it run on Server 2012 r2 even though it doesn't appear so according to the website? If it will, are there specific steps I have to take during install? Thank you.
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Looking for documentation on interfacing the Thrift interface of FileMaker server. Are there any official or unofficial prior work in this area at all?
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Hello All, I'm looking for some kind of document; "Best Practices/Setup for Running FileMaker Server on Windows Server 2019". Can anyone point me to a good resource? Here's background and what's happening. We design and distribute the "SuiteFlow Total Office" system (all clients using the same system). We have many clients running their own FM servers; about half Mac and half Win. All of our Win installations are serving with WS 2016 (until now). Several of these servers having been running for years without a single problem! All Windows are running FileMaker Server 18 (newest version). Our Mac servers are running both FMS 18 and 19 with no major issues. …
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Can anyone please help me to get the expiry date of the FileMaker Server 16 trial? We are not able to get that in the admin console. Thanks in advance
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It has been a while since I was on this forum. I am looking for some suggestions. I just upgraded to Catalina (soon to Big Sur) on my MAC. Is there a version of FMP that is compatible with either Catalina or Big Sur? Believe it or not, I am still using FMP-9 on an older MAC.
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So on FileMaker Server 19 dev preview on Centos, how do I enable XML? I attempted fmsadmin set cwpconfig enablexml=true and CLI indicates all went well, but fmi/xml/FMPXMLRESULT.xml?-dbnames yields forbidden? Thank you
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Greetings All. This is my first time on this forum, so I still have my training wheels on. I cannot download a 5gig file from a hosted FileMaker Server 19. I can download small files. any help gratefully received. John Murphy
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I may in the future be part of a shared database that would include two, possibly more, distinct databases, and I would like to have a better understanding of the limitations, if any. Currently, whenever I want to replace my database with an updated version, I stop the database, import the data into the new version, the replace the old version with the new one, and then restart the database. As part of a shared database, would I need to stop activity for all of the other databases on the server whenever I want to update mine? Or is there a way to replace my database without stopping the other databases from functioning?
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I'm sure this was deprecated a few versions back, but it would be nice to get a full listing of active clients on the server. I used to use this to check for multiple logins with the same account (which was a security problem suggesting accounts were being shared). Now, it seems, one has to specify the Client ID to get Account Name info as LIST CLIENTS does not offer the same. One could first do a LIST CLIENTS to source the IDs and then loop through each client using the STATUS CLIENT Command, but a simple option to list all would save a lot of scripting.
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Hi all, I am creating a database with a simple set up; one table called shots (parent) related to another table called scans (child). I have created a portal in the shots (parent) table with a scripted button called 'create new scan record' that when pressed, creates a new record in the scans table attached to the same UUID from the shots table. This works well and links records from both tables. The problem I have is, I need to import a lot of data via a TabD into the scans table - probably a hundred records at a time that need to share the same UUIDs as the table records so they are linked and I'm not sure how to do it. Is there a script I can use to…
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I can sense the eye rolls but, I’ve just upgraded to FMS19 on a MacPro after upgrading it to Big Sur and the database container fields are reporting missing files. I have defined the alternate database folder and its associated external storage volume which was verified. Could I have the syntax wrong? I have “filemac:/System/Volumes/External Data/Container Data/“. “External Data” is the name of my external drive. The “Volumes” folder is of course hidden but would that matter? I’ve tried unhiding it, but to no avail. Should one use “%20” in lieu of spaces? Should one use the sub folder “Container Data” in the path, or is that assumed anyway? I’ve tried these…
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I just migrated our FileMaker Server from a Mac Mini running MacOS High Sierra and FMS 17 to a Mac Mini running MacOS Catalina and FMS 18. Everything went well except getting FMS to backup to an external Hard Drive. I simply unplugged the External HD from the previous server and plugged it into the new server. It mounts no problem. I gave "fmserver" "Read & Write" access to the drive AND the folders on the drive it needs access to. I can read and write by dragging files onto the drive, but when I try to enter that Default Backup Folder Path under Configuration>Folders in FMS Admin Console I am told that "The path is not valid.". I used the e…
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Hello Crew: So during beta, everything worked fine and I was delighted to see FMS 19 for Linux go into the first production release. So we installed Centos 7 anew, put an instance of FMS 19.1.2.234 on it - and it seemed to be running fine. First indication of problems: File upload through the Sharing menu option did not seem to be able to connect to the server. No biggie - so we hard-uploaded into the opt/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Database directory, changed ownership and permissions - and voila - the web interface shows the hosted file just fine. Webdirect works like a charm and we can access the file. ONLY: …
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Hi, my FMP server 13 PC crashed, I want to reinstall the Server but keep getting the APR not able to download problem, just like everybody else, just wonder does any one resolve this issues? Thanks, Andy
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Is there a way to query CWP using FMPXMLRESULT as payload to create new records in FileMaker? Goal is to be able to insert records from command line using curl from FMPXMLRESULT files to avoid a somewhat clunky query from FileMaker XML import. I tried the following: cd /tmp/ curl -X POST -kL -o /tmp/findany.fmpxmresult.xml "user:[email protected]/fmi/xml/FMPXMLRESULT.xml?-db=PushTest&-lay=Table&-findany" curl -X POST -kL --data @findany.fmpxmlresult.xml "user:[email protected]/fmi/xml/FMPXMLRESULT.xml?-db=PushTest&-lay=Table&-new" A new record is created, however the payload is ignored. Payload below FTR <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-…
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My new piece on Medium - with an in depth performance analysis between different types of deployment for FileMaker Server. Deployment in a Docker Container on a powerful cloud server comes out as a standout option. It will be fascinating to hear your own experience - does it differ from what my testing reveals? It will also be fascinating to hear from Wim how the results he gets from his new Punisher performance tool compare with what we get with dsBenchmark? Cheers, Nick https://nicklightbody.medium.com/claris-filemaker-server-19-a-performance-test-of-linux-v-windows-4bb007b5e2d7
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I'm trying to install FileMaker Server 19.2.1 on Windows Server 2019 (a Microsoft Azure VM). However when I run the install it installs the prerequisites then shows the setup options dialogue (attached). I've seen some people had the same issue on the Claris forums, but mainly with FileMaker Pro (which installed no problem). None of the suggested fixes worked. If I try to install it once FileMaker Server 19.1.2 is installed it stops the installation from working and I have to run setup again with 'repair' to fix it.
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Hi folks - we have a db hosted on FMPHost 19 shared server. I have go into FMServer Console and configured it to enable Google External Authentication and provided the client id and client secret of my google project. I added the oauth redirect URL of my FMPHost server to my Google project's allowed domains. I then added a test user to the database from the FM19 client Manage > Security add user > External auth > [email protected]. I rebooted the FM Server via the console. I made sure that the File Options are not set to automatically login as a local user. I then attempted to open the file via Google. Browser launches, I enter my Gmail credz and then imed…
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We have an existing FileMaker Server and I'm looking at using WebDirect. I have another server that I'm going to install FileMaker Server on and am wondering if there is any benefit to setting this second server up as dedicated WebDirect server instead of as a Worker of the existing FileMaker Server. Both servers will be MacOS running FMS 19.2.1 Feel free to just point me in the direction of documentation....I couldn't locate any that really addressed this.
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Hello, We run several FMS18 instances on Mac OSX machines. Randomly, more often on Fri / Sat / Sun, Filemaker server will shut down and disconnect all clients - curiously always at the same time, around 11:55 PM - , and I am unable to restart it from the command line and the web admin drops offline. The only way to bring it back to life is to reboot the entire machine. Is there any scheduled update job at 11:55 PM that I should be aware of that would cause this behavior?
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I'm interested in using a simple file created in FMP-9 and would like to know if there are any compatibility issues with Windows 10?
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Hi everybody, I have a problem with the FMSE 17 and Window Server 16, it stops working unexpectedly sometimes. My customer said: The problem appears when users access module A while another user runs the function to update the records on module B. (module A and B using the same source table). However, I can't reproduce this problem base on the above steps. Does any know what the problem is, please help me? Thanks
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Hello all, To make it easy for users to open their solution with an icon on their Desktop I've always made two different start files: - one for connecting from inside the local network with the datasource set to their local IP address: fmnet:/192.168.1.2/SolutionName - one for connecting via WAN with the datasource set to their WAN IP address or hostname: fmnet:/hostname.com/SolutionName But actually it would be cleaner to get this functionality with just one starter file, which automagically picks the right path. I tried adding both local and WAN hostname in the datasource specification, which works, but appears to cause a long delay time because File…
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Hi all, I installed CentOS 7 (minimal) on a Mac Mini 6,2 Server model with Dual HD (250 GB SSD), got FMS 19 running on it, all was well. But if I try to reboot it or restart it the power light comes on but the OS doesn't appear to startup. I thought it was a fluke so I reinstalled everything from scratch, had everything running nicely again, held my breath while I did a reboot ... and the same thing happened. If I connect a monitor to it after a reboot attempt it's blank, i.e., no Terminal, nothing. It doesn't show up on my network at all. Is there something in particular I need to do to get this particular Mac Mini model to run CentOS? I Googled and f…
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I can get the native apple script to work within the scripting , however when I try and covert it to work within the Calculated section I'm struggling to find the correct method and syntax. Having searched the net for days and tried multiple ways I'm desperate for some help. The native apple script is set theStartDate to (current date) + (1 * days) set hours of theStartDate to 15 set minutes of theStartDate to 0 set seconds of theStartDate to 0 set theEndDate to theStartDate + (1 * hours) tell application "Calendar" tell calendar "Home" make new event with properties {summary:"Important Meeting!", start date:theSta…
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Dear all, We need to get the current latitude and longitude for the Android mobile user in the FileMaker Webdirect. Can we have any API or URL to get the current location in FM Webdirect? Please advise. Thanks in advance Selvakumaran.K
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Hi, I have a newly setup FMS 19 machine on Mac Catalina. I would like to install FMPA 19 on the server machine to "remote connect" on a very occasional basis. I have done this with earlier version of FileMaker many times on many servers and works fine. Obviously, not to make this a workstation but it is useful for testing things sometimes. So, when I do this, I get: Conflict is with the server. So I am "conflicting with myself". Any ideas? THANKS. - Chris
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I am trying to figure out why I am getting error code 1502 (Connection refused by SMTP server) whenever I send emails from a scheduled server script using the script step Send Mail [ Send via SMTP Server; . . . ]. The acting IT person in my department doesn't know FileMaker, so I am trying to help, but I didn't set up FM Server in the first place and don't have the kind of access he does. I would very much appreciate help from the Forum. The problem first arose when FM Server had to be reinstalled after a ransomware attack several months ago. The error has remained since then. I am quite certain there is no problem with the way I have configured the SMTP server in the sc…
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When installing FMS 16 with WebDirect option, I get "The server 120.0.0.1 failed to respond" during the Test stage. What can I do to remedy this?
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I created a duplicate of a database with a few small changes that I introduced for testing purposes. The original database and the copy both have an account called automaticreminders on it. I saved the duplicate of the database on the server in the same folder as for the original, and then I duplicated the scheduled script as follows. Next, I tried to edit the schedule ExecuteDailyScripts Copy so that it would use the test version of the database rather than the original. But after changing the database and entering the account name and password, I get the following error: What do I need to do to make the scripts available to the account autom…
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So, something is going wrong in my brain... We installed FMS19 and it automatically created a backup schedule 'Daily at Midnight' which keeps 7 backups. Great! Now, how do I edit it? We are also doing an off-site backup so there is no need for seven local copies ( of over 100GB's each ) TIA! Joost And the answer is: fmsadmin disable schedule 1
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I just installed Filemaker 15 on my Windows 10 Surface. Application pops open on taskbar but the program doesn't launch anything. Also, tried to open files that look like they should be open but they aren't appearing.
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I can see the process appear in the Task Manager and then disappear immediately. And there are no events or messages on FM Server Console that show failed authentication. I'm running Windows 10 2004. And the client version is 14.0.4.406_x64. Update: Under Event Viewer I can see LIBEAY32.dll is the faulting process. Update 2: I have updated the client to 14.0.6.602 and had the same results.
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I host a database on my university computer to administer a series of group workshops for the undergraduate community in fall and early winter terms. Each morning at 7, FM Server executes a script to send out email reminders to all workshop leaders for their upcoming presentations; provide them with essential information about location; etc. We had a ransomware attack on my College's servers last winter. Fortunately, the attack happened after the workshop schedule was almost completed, but the emails stopped going out successfully after the College recovered from the attack. The error code is 1502: Connection refused by SMTP server. To complicate matters, the IT person at…
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This is strange. Two FMS18 servers on Mac. Both run a similar database file I had synced with mirrorsync. One of the tables is not that important but slowed mirrorsync down, so I decided to not mirror that table between server 1 and server 2, but instead make server 2 an external data source to server 1. I add server 2 as external data source to server 1. Then, things start to get weird. The table I wanted from eh external source I deleted from server 1. Yet, when I add server 2 as external datasource, it defaults back to the local file? I can tell that's what's happening according to two observations: server 2 has the ta…
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Good morning I might need to add different teams of users onto one server... How do I enable each group to see only the Filemaker files that belong to that team, even though all these files are being hosted by the same filemaker server on the same server? Any advice would be appreciated. Best Alex I forgot to mention that they access the files via WebDirect!
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I am using Filemaker Server 18 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Been using it for years with no issues Currently when I log in to the console it is very sluggish. When I get to the Dashboard it shows No databases, then it auto refreshes and the database list appears. Within 15 seconds of scrolling the database list to open files the screen refreshes. This situations is happening over and over in a loop. Any Thoughts on what is causing this issue?
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Hello, just setting up a new FMS Server Windows Server 2019. The recommended Setups by Filemaker clearly say we need Windows Server 2019 Standard with Desktop Experience. Thats also what we asked our hoster for. Indeed the machine that was set up for us by our hoster seems to be a "Windows Server 2019 Standard" (in the properties of the Computer). In the list of Features the words "Desktop Experience" as a feauture to activate, does not seem to be in the list either. Should I ask my hoster to reinstall a Windows Server 2019 standard with Desktop Experience? How important is the Desktop Experience part? What will it actually do? Than…
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Several years ago I developed a FileMaker Pro-dependent room scheduling solution that populates a web page via ODBC connection to a macOS 10.12-based FileMaker Pro server, based on user input to that page (pick the room, see the schedule). The web page is hosted on an old macOS 10.9 web server. Our web site is moving to a campus hosted Drupal environment, but I can't move my custom solution that host, so we need to keep the old server running awhile longer while we figure out something else. At the same time our macOS 10.12 data server (FileMaker Server 16) is being replaced with a macOS 10.15 server (FileMaker Server 19). I thought I could just reroute the ODBC…
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Dear All, We have installed FileMaker Server 18. We have added a custom SSL certificate to FileMaker Server 18. On FileMaker Pro, we can view the green encrypted symbol and can able to access the Server DB. But on FileMaker WebDirect, we can't open the Server DB using the Domain name. We have received the error "No such file or directory" on connecting externally. On the internal network, we have received the error "Rejected request from RFC1918 IP to public server address" when we opening the WebDirect using Domain name. Can anyone help us to solve this issue? Thanks.
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Hi, I am new to FM 19 and I am developing a prototype application as a demonstrator. What it is missing, is some nice icons to act as a menu rather than the boring text menu I currently have. Any ideas where I can get a decent icon library. Not looking to spend a lot on this as I'm not sure where I'm going with it yet. Your help is appreciated.
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Hi I'm trying to set up a script that sends email via SMTP Server from a database hosted by FM Server and it keeps crashing my Filemaker when I run the script. If I run the database local it works fine. Is there a setting I need to set for the server to be able to run the script? Windows Server 2019 Datacenter VM Server version: 19.0.1.103
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I have a file with 2 tables: updates on table A are imported into table B using the update matching records option based on a common id. I made the script and tested it without problem. Then I uploaded the file and scheduled the script to every x minutes. The script executes with full privileges. The scheduled execution seems to skip the import update, so table B never gets updated. The most surprising is that the script works as expected when executed manually but it doesn't do the import update in scheduled execution. I can't see any error code. Is this normal? I'm using FMS 19.0.1.103
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Recently I upgraded my filemaker server from low 18 to current v.18 Prior to upgrading Our office used webdirect and since the upgrade, I am unable to use webdirect. Someone suggested I use the command line in terminal since my FMServer is located on a mac to restart the FMServer and this may fix the problem. I have restarted the machine itself and that did not fix it. I am unfamiliar with the command line approach. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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We have a virtual private server with HostGator so I was wondering if anyone had any experience installing on such a platform? Thanks!
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Hi. I finally went to the filemaker server 18 after being on 12 all these years, as you all recommended. I'm having a serious problem. I took all my database files and brought them to the fm server 18. There's 126 files. I clicked on open all and only 92 files open. Many files are similar, just for a different school year. Going crazy as I promised we'll be up by Monday. If I can't resolve this I have to go back to 12. Any help on this? Mike
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We are moving our FM 16 Server to a new virtual machine for the eventual purpose of upgrading the OS and getting to the most recent FM version. After the virtualization yesterday, FM Services would not start. I am attempting to uninstall and reinstall the software, but I am running into a roadblock. "Ports 50003 and 50004 are not available. Make them available and try again." Not sure how this is possible, since the firewall on this machine is entirely off. Would appreciate any help so I don't have to leave the country.
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I’m looking for insight / input regarding an at-home install of FMS 19. Because I’m mystified and can’t figure out what the problem is, I’m writing an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink in hopes that someone might recognize something. To that end, I’m including real local IP addresses (to try and avoid confusion). I’m enrolled in the Claris Developer program that allows me to install FMS and have up to three clients. I’ve installed FMS on two machines: a Win10 box that’s a regular presence on my LAN (hosts UniFi and Subsonic) and a Mac Mini running 10.15.6. (My life is simpler if I can get it running on the Windows machine but Win10 isn’t approved for FMS.) I’ve be…
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One of my FileMaker Server 18 installs has been having a recurring problem for 2 months. It's 18.0.4.428 on macOS 10.14.6 on an older Mac mini (2012) with a 2.3GHz Core i7 and 16GB RAM with 71% free space on the boot volume and 375GB free (of 700GB) free on the external backup volume. Disk First Aid has been run on all volumes. This recurring problem started in late May. Since we were in a work-from-home situation, no updates had been performed on this machine for quite some time prior to this behavior starting. Essentially, some server process is shutting down all databases at the same time without being prompted to do so; meanwhile the admin console indicates that …
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Hello all-- Not a big deal, but can Admin Console notifications (on an OnPrem server) be displayed in PDT instead of UTC? I took the screenshot below on 7/8/20 but as you can see the 4th notification shows a 7/9/20 timestamp. I can't find an fmsadmin command to change this, is there a way? Thanks very much.
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Sorry for the multiple posts, finally found where to indicate correct version forum. Need to move Database from FileMaker Server 17 to a stand alone computer and keep all the external container links. I can easily copy the database to my computer. I can copy the external container pdf files (300,000 of them) to the same stand alone computer, but that breaks all the files. Now says missing<filename> in my field. I have gone to the manage database and edited the path to point to the location where I copied the external files to and not working. Same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. - Mark
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Hello, im running FMS 19 hosted in a Windows Server 2012 , I would like to know if it is possible with a server side script to save a pdf in a folder located in the server? I need to export the invoices to that server folder. please let me know thank you
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My solution uses a lot of pdf files stored externally in container fields, in open, non-secure way but managed by FM. The stored files never change its content, it's just their number that increases day by day, I have more than 100.000, about 12GB. The Automatic Backup option in FMS copies the whole Database folder where my pdfs are, this makes backup slow, less secure and space demanding: 12GB per copy. I'm thinking of storing the container data in an external folder and convert the container into a calculated field. I know this requires extra control on file and folder locations, but on the other hand it would speed up and ease the backup process very much. …
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I currently administer a Filemaker 16 Server and only use Oracle Java for the admin console (web publishing is turned off). We want to get rid of Java rather than start paying for it. Rather than upgrade to FMS18, is it possible to use OpenJDK instead of Java for the FMS16 admin console? If so, is there anyone that can provide some guidance on how to do that?
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I go into my FM server like I always did before. The only difference is I'm coming in through teamviewer as I'm not in the office. I get this message and just don't know what to do: I get the following error message. Tried to push the button to start database on the top left and it's hanging. The database server is not available admin console functionality is limited to filemaker server overview and the log viewer panes. to use other functionality, the server administrator must start the database server again.
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LS, We are migrating to a new FileMaker Server 19 as the hardware is getting old. Currently we are running Server 14 with web services enabled. How can I setup the new server to run both on the same network? Can I change the ports without any problem? Thanks for the input!
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https://support.claris.com/s/article/FileMaker-Server-for-Linux-Developer-Preview-Information?language=en_US
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Is it at all possible to toggle between 2 or more scripts in version 7? I have a container and one graphic is placed in there for a period of time (made that script and works fine). I also want to be able to change the graphic to the "next level" graphic when clicking on the container box. Is there a way to toggle between scripts if I want to go back to the first graphic when clicking on the same container? Thanks for any help.
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We upgraded to FMS19 today and Google OAuth no longer works. The select an account screen comes up in a Browser, the redirect to our server is called and then there is no error and the DB is not logged in. It just leaves you at the login window. You could repeat this process over and over. If you reload the redirect URL you get an Authentication Failed error which I what I would expect if the authentication was failing. I think the original auth request is successful but does not open the DB. I also tested on another server with the same results.
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Hi everyone. I´m running a setup with the FM18 Server ( 18.0.1.123) on Win, ODBC mySQL tables and clients using Wed Direct both on Win and OSX through Chrome. Part of the solution is creation of contracts, so the clients use Web Direct and I´m using a server-side script to create the PDF and send the PDF on mail to the client who made it. I would like the script to insert the newly created file into a container for archive, but I´m fairly new to writing scripts on the server, and doest now exactly how I can debug them as I can with FM Advanced on my MacBook. Please advice. The script now sucessfully creates the PDF to the temp folder on the server, and sends…
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Just installed Filemaker Server 19. The DB files are all closed. Only the sampler DB is open. My DB files are coming from Version 16 and they are all .fmp12
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On a clean install of Filemaker server 18 on a windows box running W10 Enterprise edition. The hosted files shows "Opening" from the Admin console, and that is how far it can go. The files never get opened. Have done couple of restarts but same problem. Have tried both encrypted and non encrypted files, same problem. Any advice on what might be the cause?
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I have a file I inherited from another person. I look at the database security and I see there are only two users: Admin (with full access privileges) and Guest (Read only access). The file is hosted in FMS19 and I open it from FMP because I want to set up a trigger script to execute OnFirstWindowOpen and OnLastWindowClose, so I go to File > File Options > Script triggers and I get a message saying: Specified account name and password can't be used to access the file. (message translated) How is this possible? Admin has full access privileges, what else is needed then?
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On a clean install of FMS18, fresh install of Mojave, web publishing will not run. I initially addressed the problem by wiping the Mac-mini hard drive and reinstalling OS X Mojave 10.14.6. (Mac mini is 2018 model with 16gb RAM and >400gb free HD space.) Then installed FMS 18.0.4. Installed the certificate and the Java JDK 8 update 242. Files accessed by FM Pro work fine, with green lock and normal behavior. WebDirect called from browser on the server using http://127.0.0.1/fmi/webd refuses to connect (with Chrome 81 and Safari 12.1). WebDirect over the local network refuses to work, too. FMS Admin console shows no problem. WPE.log shows no errors. Activity Monitor sho…
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It's time to clean the server space, I need to move some databases and design a new backup. I have some doubts: Is it safe to reorganize the Databases folder IF I stop the database server before doing so? is this safe enough? Should I clean all the backups in FMS Backups folder and start from anew? given that backups include hard links couldn't this render new backups unusable? Is it correct to replace databases with its FMP compacted copies? is it a good way to regain storage space? Thanks,
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Hi, When is it recommended to create an SSL certificate and why? Currently running a couple small files - mostly project management stuff - with a couple inhouse computers. We're not hosting anything on the web or connecting anywhere outside of the physical building where the server is located. The set up is a mac mini server thats running FMS 18, connecting to about four iMacs. How important is the encryption? Can other people get on the server and use the files? Can they alter the files or the servers if the files are required to sign in to access? Kind regards, Filo
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Hi, hopefully this is a simple question I host my databases on Filemaker Server (18, actually, but hoping answers are the same) I have Actual Technologies Access ODBC, which I can use to set up Access ODBC sources on my local machine. But I can't see any of those sources to connect to or create relationships because, I assume the external databases and ODBC settings are set upon my local Mac How (or where) do I set this up on Filemaker Server and does the local Access database need to be moved to the server too? Just a clarification to the second paragraph (above). My external source (currently) is on my local Mac as are the DSN set ups. Do these need…
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Hi, I ran the Filemaker Server 19 installer, import my license certificate during installation and it completes the installation process. After installation, I go to the admin console and I am unable to open any of the databases. I can upload databases just fine. I noticed in the administration > Filemaker Licenses area that my license type still says "trial". I tried to upload my license certificate again and it won't take it. I uninstalled 19 and went back to 18 and it is giving me the same problem in 18 with my 18 license. Server 19 installation on my test server works fine. I installed FMS19 there a week or so ago. macos catalina Any idea w…
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Hi Group is it possible to have a memo field on a form or in a portal so that when you click on it the memo field pops up in a window as a bigger field so it can be edited and read easier?
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I store documents (pdf, jpg,...) in a container field, externally and open, I see all of the container files under a RC_Data_FMS folder. I would like to be able to email one of these documents enclosed in the message using the Send mail script step, so I need to use the external file path of the container object. I've tried this locally and it works but I can't get it working in the hosted file. The path I use in the hosted file is: file:RC_Data_FMS/.../containerFieldName/file.pdf The hosted file that has to run the script is in the same level as the RC_Data_FMS folder, so all seems correct
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Are there any HOW-TOs or documentation on how to interact directly with Thrift? The DATA API is simply a detour to reach Thrift.
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The CentOS FMS19 performs strongly so far; but which ODBC/JDBC driver should I use?
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Hi there. I successfully installed FMS19 on Centos 7.7 and it runs really smoothly. I tried to install 360works scriptmaster plugin from the cloud version, but I am getting this error: May 22 13:32:52 centos-7 kernel: fmsased[2712]: segfault at ffffffffffffffff ip 00007f04dc4a56d5 sp 00007f04df7fcfd0 error 7 in 360Works_ScriptMaster.fmx[7f04dc3f0000+103000] Are in general the cloud version plugins runnable on the linux version? Also MBP also? Any suggestions. Sure, I will get also in contact with 360 to clarify.
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Hello everyone, I am starting this post because existing posts on the subject appear to be too old and will not allow comments. I have had to rebuild an installation following a bit of a disaster. Long story short: Windows Server 2012 r2 all new and fully updated. Filemaker Server 15. I am continually getting to the point where it states that Microsoft Application Request Router 3.0 is required and cannot be downloaded - the install then fails. I have followed (as far as i am aware) all the tips and tricks to download the ARR manually - both V3.0 and V2.5 with all the pre-requisites in the right order and the installation still fails. This was workin…
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We have a Filemaker 17 Server set up and running on a mac mini (sorry, I can't get on right now to find out which OS it is running). We have set up everything so Web Direct can be used to access a web page for making appointments and filling out forms. We have several different versions running on several different servers (eye doctor's offices) but this one won't work. We have ... Set up web direct on the server, installed the certificate, gotten an external ip address, forwarded the ports, turned off all firewalls and it still doesn't seem to work. I have used fmsadmin to see if web direct is running. When I try to start it, fmsadmin says it's running…
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I have a macmini running Catalina. I'm trying to uninstall Filemaker Server 15 so that I can install Filemaker Server 18. However the 15 uninstaller does not work on Catalina. Is there another way to uninstall FMS 15?
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Hello, I got two import script steps where 2nd one is activated when the 1st one fails but the problem is user should select the file twice. Can I save the selected file path into a variable and use that path to import 2nd time. Thank for your reply.
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Hello, my FMS18 instances generally run very stably. With one exception: On two different machines, randomly, but always around midnight, FMS will crash in a very weird way. I'm running FMS 18.0.4.428 - All networking on the MacOS instance will work just normally - However, all FMS functions will suddenly be completely unavailable. That includes FMP connections; XML and API connections; webdirect connection - even the admin website is unavailable. - I can't even restart it from the command line- fmsadmin start or stop server only yields 'Error: 10502 (Host unreachable). The only thing that fixes it, temporarily, is a hard re…
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Hi all, I have a idea to establish progressive backup on AWS S3 bucket. Client has a 3GB database (on aws machine) , and I we already use progressive backup in every 5 minutes. But, in case that main server crushes down, we have another, backup server, also AWS machine. Now, client wants that in trouble situation, save data as much as possible, and came up with this idea - progressive backup on AWS S3. Is this possible? Does anyone tried this? Thanks in advance, Ve
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I have been having some installation difficulty with getting my FMS 17 onto our Windows 2012 R2 box. When it installs, it gives me the well known dialog about ports 80 & 443 being required. It says port 80 is in use. When I called Filemaker Developer, my friend in Usa, they walked me through a netstat -ab | more command. Ran Windows PowerShell as an administrator typed: net stop http /y hit enter wait for all services to finish/close down Tried installing again. and it was successful. I suggest through this Forum to please the Installation ports be manual if possible. because previously i have…
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Am about to move to a two-machine deployment of FMS 13.0.10, having acquired a second X-Serve. However, although both have the same CPU, one has 12GB RAM and one 24GB. Also, the bigger one has 3x 15000rpm SAS drives, whereas the smaller one has the more usual 3x 1TB SATA drives, (RAID5 in both cases) My plan was to utilise the new smaller one as the WebDirect Server (as not all my hosted solutions use WebDirect). But am wondering if this is the best way around.
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I'm having something odd happening. I'm running FMS18 on a server on my LAN. When I run admin console on that machine, everything is as it should be. SSL certificate is installed, valid license, expected databases are open. When I access via another computer on the LAN, using IP address:16000/admin-console, I am able to login and it shows the server is running BUT no databases are there, license shows as expired and there is no installed SSL certificate. In the past, I've had issues where firewall software prevented accessing the console over my LAN - but I've never had a situation where I could log into the console from another machine, but server reported all thi…
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Hi I'm new to develop API's on FM server I have a local server attached to public ip - Use it as a test environment when I try to execute this URL on a browser {MyiP}/fmi/data/v1/databases/{Database}/sessions it says You don't have permission to access the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected. How I can solve this issue ? Note: I'm trying to give those API to a thirdparty developer to test it from their side, I just want he to create and get records from the dummy data that i kept for him Thank you
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I did a reinstall of FM Server 5.5 on a NT server and when I attempt to start the FileMaker service, I get a message "The FileMaker Server service returned service specific error 51" So now FM will not run for me and I am stuck. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Hi, I have a performance conundrum that I have not been able to figure out for the past month and a half or so and am looking here for some guidance. We have a 9-year old FM system that we run our entire Production operation on. We have approximately 150 users in 9 locations across the US and Canada for this solution. We have a Windows Server 2012 VM with 14 CPU Cores, 60GB RAM, and an SSD Array SAN that we run our Production Server on. We have separate Drives configured for the Operating System and Data. All users not in the facility housing the server use Remote Desktop to access the system. The design of this system is not optimal for performance, …
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Hi all This the last thing I need to implement on our Server as per FileMaker's installation and configuration guide: Make the virtual memory swap file a static size so Windows doesn’t attempt to adjust it. Use the recommended file size amount Am I right in thinking that this is in the attached section? If so, on which drives should I be specifying the swap file size? And what would the initial and maximum size be? Thank you
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Hey... Thanks in advance for your thoughts and the time reading this. I am currently running server 17, no issues, however, my SSL certificate just expired. Before I go through all the new motions and get a new certificate, you think I should switch to 18 now? Since the world is ending, my server is slower and its a good time to back it up and upgrade to 18. Are there anything noteworthy about switching to 18 at this point and will installing a certificate be any easier in 18? I thought installing a certificate on 17 was a pain in the you know what. Any thought appreciated. I am also running my server on a Mac. Been very happy, no issues to speak of. …
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HI, I have files loaded into filemaker server 18 and suddenly they all keep randomly opening and closing. Very strange. Anyone know of such an issue? TIA
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Hello there ... hoping everyone healthy and solvent! Trying to become as well versed as possible navigating the top calls stats log in order to better troubleshoot some issues we have from time to time. Does anyone know of a document or source of explanations for the remote calls listed in the log? I.E Download List, Upload List, Compare Modification, etc. It's rather maddening attempting to troubleshoot when you don't have this level of understanding. Thanks so much.
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Has anyone worked with Websocket APIs and Filemaker Server? I'm interested in connecting FMS to Discord's Websocket API. Is it possible to do this natively? If not, does anyone have suggestions of what I might look into? Thanks!
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I have FMS17 running a system shell script that does the following: Tar the latest backup folder and leave it into a specific 'tar' folder Mount an external volume share rsync external share and tar folder The script was running twice a day without any problem until last week when I upgraded the server OS from High Sierra to Catalina. FMS event log just shows the following: Schedule "schedule-name" aborted; aborted by user. Possibly it's a problem with permissions but how to fix it?
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When opining the FMS localhost I try to enable the ScriptMaster Plugin. For some reason I click to enable the plugin, I sometime able to click on save sometime not able. However, each time I go back to the FMS localhost the plugin is ALWAYS disabled. Would someone have an idea? With regards! Daniel
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HI all - I have two folders inside of the Databases folder which contain numerous files - these are DepotMaestro and TCM. I am trying to setup backup schedules for each of the subfolders. The path I am using is for the subfolder is: filemac:/NewMiniHD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/DepotMaestro/ filemac:/NewMiniHD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/TCM/ Both show the Not A Valid Path error. What am I doing wrong? Mojave, 18.0.3.319
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I'm having huge difficulty getting FileMaker Server 17 to work. The server operating system is Windows Server 2016. The client PC is Windows 10. The software installs OK but when I use FM Pro 17 client to connect remotely, I can't connect. I see the server under "Local Hosts" but when I click on the host name, after a minute or so I just get the message "connection failed". A ping to the host local IP address is successful so there is definitely a local area network connection. There is a Sophos hardware Firewall in place and I thought this was the culprit. But when I disconnect it, it made no difference. Ports required to be open for LAN connectivity fr…
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After upgrading to FM Server 16, I am seeing that the automatic daily script executed from the server side is no longer doing so without error. The script sends email reminders to workshop presenters scheduled within 4 days. The error code, which I record in a log, is 119. However, that code isn't listed among the error codes listed in the online help: https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/help/16/fmp/en/#page/FMP_Help%2Ferror-codes.html%23 Knowing the meaning of the error may provide useful information that will help me reconfigure the email account settings for the command Send Via SMTP Server. Thanks.
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Have copied a shell script which works in other settings onto a new machine Changes paths - it zips a backup folder and does a ditto command to copy as a zip file to an external drive I worked out that I needed to change the sudoers file to allow no password access to the script. Running the shell script in terminal was requiring a password, now it doesn't Added the fmserver user to that too. If I run the sh script from the admin console as fmserver it fails straight away, if I run it as the local user with its password it appears to run but in fact times out with a fail message, both of which are about invalid account name or password …
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Maybe it's just our enterprise's network but our FM clients never seem to reconnect on a loss of network (wifi, wired, VPN, anything). We always get the endless "Reconnecting..." dialog on the fat client even on the shortest of disconnects and phantom disconnects where the network link is never truly lost. Go clients seem happy as a clam to reconnect in almost any scenario though. Anyone have a suggestion on what to look at to try and improve this? Thanks -David
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I'm trying to upload a new solution to FMS. When I attempted to connect using the saved credentials, it threw the error "Invalid name/password. Please try again." Unfortunately, the login pane was grayed out, so I could not make any changes. So, I went into Keychain Access and deleted the credentials. Now, there are no saved credentials, but I am still unable to access the login pane. I see my server in Local Hosts, the IP address is correct, and I can access the Admin Console. But I can't log in to upload. I have managed to lock myself out of my own server. How embarrassing is that? FMS 16 FMPA 16 MacOS Sierra
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