FileMaker Server General Discussions
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doesnt seem to matter what I do i can never see the remote hosts on my laptop. I can put the ethernet cable backinto my desktop and it works fine. I've checked the preferences and the network settings and they are identical. Any ideas Ideally I want to be able to use the airport connection but doesnt work either. thanks
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I work for a company and we have been traditionally using Mac hardware to host our FileMaker servers. We have hosted FileMaker 6 & 7 on various G4s & G5s. However we are now looking at purchasing FileMaker 8 . In order to cut costs we can purchase a pretty good dell poweredge for $1500 instead of an expensive Xserve. Would you say that FileMaker Server is better suited for Windows or Mac. This box will be mostly used on the internet by our clients so it will be exposed to the internet. Please only reply with good experiences, not the typical "Windows sucks" or "Mac rules" responses, I am going to use the arguments here to either agree with the decision …
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Hi I need help in choosing the best Mac to host a DB on. Not to sure if a G5 Tower is the way to go or a XServe or how much RAM. Any ideas? FileMaker Server 8 ( This may be upgraded to Advanced. ) 15 - 20 Users ( LAN ) This may be increased by 10. 4 - 5 Remote Users ( Web ) 4 - 5 Customers ( to view from the Web )
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Is there a way to automatically save a clone of a served file? The backup schedule will not save the file as a clone, and when the file is live I cannot save it as a clone or otherwise. Any ideas? (This is for a client who is using Server 8 for Windows.)
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I'm also weighing my options in moving my company's databases and our elaborate online registration system from FMP 6 to 8, and it makes me nervous that there seem to be few developers using FM's XML/XSLT-based CWP. It's also frustrating that there's no way to get my hands on a trial version of the Server Advanced software to try it out. Do you think there's anything poorly implemented or unreliable with the XML/XSLT approach, or is it just that Lasso and PHP-based solutions have a less steep learning curve? I am not familiar with PHP, so I am tempted to go with Lasso, but software and hosting costs might be more, and I should probably learn PHP anyway. What do …
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When setting up File References, which is the best syntax to use? We have a file, call it “navigator.fp7” which opens the other files in this solution. The File References to those other files read, for example: “file:names.fp7;fmnet:/*.*/names.fp7.” Is the fmnet reference necessary? These files are to be hosted on either single user local machine, peer to peer, or FileMaker Server. Here is our problem: when using the file reference syntax “file:names.fp7;fmnet:/*.*/names.fp7,” and using FileMaker Pro 8.0.1 or 8.0.2 as a peer to peer host, or when using FileMaker Server 8.x as the host, other FileMaker Pro 8.x Macintosh clients take 15-20 minutes to open the sol…
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I'm learning networking as quickly as possible. I've been asking a lot of questions and I appreciate your patience with me. Before we purchased Server 7 Advanced, we were networked LAN (I think) or maybe peer-to-peer. On each workstation when system reboots, it requests Windows UserName and Password. So when I set up privilege sets in FM, I duplicated the identical UserName and Password. In this way, our opener would open the host file and FM would pre-fill same UserName. User then just typed their same password to access FM. It was simple for them. We are now properly served and I've been wondering how to fix this problem. It seemed low on my priority l…
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Hello, How do you turn off the Instant Web Publishing database lists page so a user can go to the database login page only? This is using Server Advanced 8
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Ok, I'm trying to set up a simple custom web form that will input its data into an existing FMP database. This used to be relatively simple, but now it seems to be escaping me. I've read the majority of documentation on the matter but seem to be running around in circles. I've got FMSA 7 setup and I'm able to use IWP. All of that is working. I converted an only FM6 cdml site using the converter tool. I just have no idea where to put the xml files within the web site heirarchy and how to call it. I see nothing referencing this in the documentation. Please help!
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I read that the cpu on the computer that fmas8 is hosted on should be at least a 2Ghz Pentium 4? Does it really have to be a P4? I have a computer in mind that meets all the system requirements but it has a Intel Xeon 2.4GHz cpu.
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Hello: I need to update some FM 5 files running under FM 5 Server. Could someone give me some insight into the best way to make these updates? I dont really want to log on to the production version and make the corrections their. I was wondering what others due when updating thier systems. I was thinking of the following: (1) logout all the users (2) backup all the production files (3) Login as admin and export the records from the files i'll be modifying. (4) Take my working copy of the files with the modifications and place into the production folder. (5) import the records into the new modified files. (6) Test the new modifcations Any one h…
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We are planning to purchase a new server, and would like to move our existing FMserver 5 app and its databases to the new server. I searched through the archives but couldn't find much. Anyone know where there is documentation on the steps for this? Any pitfalls you are aware of through your experience doing this? Thanks, Tom
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I hadn't seen anybody mention it yet, but FMSA 8 is finally shipping. My company receive our copy on Dec 28th. We were on the 1-year maintenance agreement, so we received it auto-ship for no additional charge. I look forward to everyone's experiences with it. Please report any problems you might find.
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Hello all, Does anybody know if you can have 1 FMAS8 configured for IWP & CWP simultaneously or is it just one or the other? So, 1 database hosted on fmas8 is published using IWP and another database on the same server is published using CWP.
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We are using FM8 and network sharing at our office. We have five offsite users and three inhouse users. We all know there is a limit of five users at any one time. However, our users have intermittant problems logging on for which we can't find a cause. The network people have checked the network and routers, etc. We have just heard something about a 24 hour limit or restriction or something where if any five users had been logged on the database at one time, we would have to wait 24 hrs from the time that any one or more of those users had logged off before any new users could log on. Does this make sense and is it true? Veronica
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I have been using Fielmaker 3,4,5 &6 for years and before anyone says upgrade to 7 or 8 and your problems are gone - I refuse to pay to upgrade until I know it will work - but alas I think it is maybe not a filemaker issue. I am trying to host 6 x FMP6 files over IP but not as web access each user has client access. I have used 4 different PC's in different locations, different firewalls - different ISP's - from no router to full router with all port mapping done and running XP-Home to XP Professional and I cannot get anything to show in the hosts list - I have set multi-user with TCP protocol - I HAVE 5003 open I have turned off ALL firewalls. I can access on …
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Does anyone know if there is a way to have a file shared as one name, but have a different filesystem name? Kind of like with Windows shares where you can share a directory as some name other than the directory's actual name? For example, if I have a FM file named "customers.fp7", is there a way to share it with FileMaker Server so that it shows up as "Customer Tracking" when a client opens it remotely? Thanks!
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Filemaker cannot share files because another user is already sharing files using Filemaker Pro on this computer. I get this error message on my computer, when I open the database. I can't remove or share my database. I am the only user on this pc. Previous was a Filemaker Pro version installed on this computer. Could anybody help!
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Hi - I want to buy your (or your clients') old FileMaker Server 5.5 for Macintosh, please. CALL ME, please. Hurry, please! Patrick Dowling 407.484.0148
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Today is the first day that the entire company has used FM8. Some individuals in are getting this message when attempting to open the server hosted files. "Filemaker cannot share or be a client of a file because networking stack could not be initialized." What the heck does that mean? What can I do to fix it?
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Hello all, anyone run filemaker server adv. 7v3 on Mac OS X 10.4? Is it possible that this system causes file corruptions? Anyone experienced some problems with that configuration? Thank you!
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*Possible to track and report file access by MAC address or IP?* hey all, new-ish to the FileMaker world, newer to the forums, but have been given a potential issue to deal with by default: administration wants to know if we can track record/file access and usage in any way. we are cross platform and use groups, not individual users, for permissions and access. basically they want to know if people are going through the database and printing, copying, exporting, etc. all the information for use on the dark side I guess. Is there a way to track MAC addresses? IPs? any help is greatly appreciated. thanks! kirk...
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We have an FMP7 Server Advanced set up with the web engine and filemaker engines on seperate servers (both WIN2K) This works fine and the images in the HTML pages rendered from the XSLT. I have just migrated a copy of this database to our new development FMP7 Server Advanced server which works on a single WIN2K machine. I've dropped an image folder and css folder in the root of the IIS server and put my XSLT files into the xslt-template-files folder in the Filemaker program folder(as on the two server system) but although the page renders OK with the correct datbase information, all the images are missing. Restarting the publishing engine, IIS and even the serv…
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I have a FM 8.0 server and client system on which I want to run a Filemaker script every night at 11 pm to email reminders to people. My question is what is the best way to do it? I don't believe FM Server 8.0 has any way to do it nor do I want to have to leave a client open somewhere. Any ideas?
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I've noticed repeatedly that scripts that have been pause waiting for a user response often are cancel when the user does not respond in a few minutes. I don't think this is due to a screen saver as it is not repeatable. I'm clueless what is going on. Windows XP, Dedicated Server, Filemaker 6.0 Please help.
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My boss recently said he thought I should get a new server for my FM 8 upgrade. Being no fool, I immediately agreed, then I thought to myself "Hey, quad Xeons would be cool." But then I thought "Gee, 64 bit would be cool" And then I thought "Yikes, I'm gonna need a buttload of 15K SCSI drives, this could get expensive..." And then I thought "Wait, what about an XServe? I don't like SATA, but those suckers sure are sexy..." And so on... So, the question is, what should I do? I want raw, brutal, butt-kicking speed, but how best to achieve this? Should I get a dual processor machine at higher speed, or slightly slower machine with quad processor capability? Would …
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We are setting up a US office in addition to our UK office, and we are looking at various methods of linking the two - in particular accessing our email and database systems. We use filemaker server 5.5 - We have all the users in the US office using remote desktop to connect to our systems OR - We set up a VPN so users can use outlook through our VPN What sort of performance would you get, using filemaker over a VPN? What sort of connection speed would we need? What VPN software would I need? Another option is to create a web interface for the database using filemaker unlimited. Any ideas? Thanks Ben
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Little background. We are currently running filemaker 5 and I went into the office to update us to filemaker 7. Installed on Clients, Installed Filemaker Server 7, Upgraded Databases. Set a user in every database for each user on the system with no passwords just user names. I used the opener file on this forum to create a control panel (form with buttons on it to open the filemaker databases.) Here is the Problem: When I click the button (file opener form), I get an error that my password/username is incorrect. I click "OK" and it shows me my user name and it (Filemaker) puts three charachters in the password field. How did the three letters (I only see st…
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I have had filemaker server 7 running for many months without problem. I upgraded to server 8 today following the steps in exact order. No trouble with that but I have two problems. 1) I need to change the default folder that filemaker server looks in for the databases. The backup program is set to look in the old folder from filemaker 7. 2) 2 of my 3 databases work fine. The 3rd is present but "closed". Trying to open it continually fails. I checked the sharing of the file and it is on for tcp/ip but the "all user" checkbox is greyed out. Is the file corrupted? When connecting via a client this file is not listed as an option. Thanks for any advice.
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We have a complex solution we have built using the seperation model with 1 Interface File and 5 Data files. The 5 Data files have many tables within them. Previously, we had all 6 files on 1 server. However, after a load test, it would perform very slowly after 50 people. The CPU on the server would max out (Server is dual G5 XServe). So, we decided to split the solution accross multiple servers. The configuration is as follows: Server 1: Interface File Server 2: Data File 1 (main) Server 3: Data File 2 Server 4: Data File 3,4,and 5 All file references were updated and double checked. After opening the Interface File, it would automatically open Data …
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Hello I'm about to upgrade a non profit org from FM Server 5.5 to Server 8. I have 2 boxes I could use as the server (I am not running OS X Server). Currently it is running on and 800MHz G4 with a simple 2 Disk Raid (Via PCI Card). So that is one choice. The other option is a Dual 500MHz G4. I think I could move the RAID set up to that machine. So I guess the question is would the Dual 500MHz give a signifigant (any?) boost over the single 800MHz. Unfortunately a server upgrade is not in the cards right now. The org has less then 10 users. Also have noticed a couple of tips to user 10.3.9 vs 10.4.x is that still current recomendations? Thanks in …
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I'm working with a school district running FMP 7 desktop and server in an all OS X environment. I got this message from them asking for help, but I'm not sure where to start the troubleshooting! See below... Suggestions greatly appreciated! "About once per week, we have to have the tech department restart FMP on the server as we get the following message. "?(?)" is modifying this record. You cannot use this record until "?(?)" is finished. This happens seemingly indiscriminately and has caused some havoc here when we need to access files for meetings.
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Any new news on a release date for Filemaker Server Advanced 8? "Fall 2005" has passed! Thanks. DSW
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I recently upgraded to 8v2 and since the upgrade have not been able to get through to the server with the shortcut that has been working fine with 8v1. The error message that I am receiving is that FMP7 is not a registered protocal. This did not happen until upgrading to version 8.2. Can anyone help with this. This is an example of what I am typing into the browser. FMP7://[email protected]/My+Addresses.fp7
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I formatted my desktop awhile ago, and didn't realize I didn't install the remote administration plugin. Now I can't seem to add a file to the host (server). Can anyone zip up the admin plugin install folder from a FM5 server cd and email it to me?
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Hi All, I currently have FMP5 server running on a very, very old dedicated machine. Works fine, but the time has come to let classic go for the workstations and migrate to a true server setup in OSX. I know with the old server programs in OS9, if the host machine had "file sharing" active, FMP server performance would plummet. Well, I'm very much hoping not to have to buy two new machines here in order to upgrade our fileserver to OSX server and the FMP server program. So, the question is: can I run FMP8 server on a machine with OSX server without taking a huge hit in performance for either one? Or are there still some kind of conflict issues in OSX…
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Hi All: This is likely a Mac newbie question. I'm using FM Pro Server 7 running on a Mac. I've placed ten databases in the appropriate folder; FM Server sees only eight of them. I note that the ones we cannot access have my name rather than "fsadmin" as the group when I ask for "info" (Apple-I) on those files. Is that the problem? Can someone please tell me how to fix that? Somehow I was able to do that with the other eight but I cannot remember how. Thanks!
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I store a global on a served DB (v7), I use it, occasionally I increment it (add one) - all the while I use it it works fine. Then I log off the server and when I return the global is blank. Are there some bad pixies hiding in my server room trying to drive me insane or have I missed somthing?
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When I open remote I can see and open the sample file, but cannot see my file. Client - Mac Tiger with FM advanced 8.2 Server - Mac Tiger the FM Server 8.1 My privliege sets are the same in both files. Both are located in the database folder Owner ship is the same for both Owner filemaker - Group fmsadmin I have restarted and reset and restarted again I tried owner fmserver - group fmsadmin as suggested in a different topic on this forum, but that did not work either The status is normal for both. I did close and reopen my file that did not help I set this up two weeks ago and I could see both files and open both files. Today I replac…
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FMS 7.03 Our new server (Wilbur) arrived today. I've hit a snag and hope you will forgive any incorrect phrasing (I'm a network newbie). I wrote notes as we worked on it but, since what I was writing made little sense, it's making even less sense as I try to explain it. Network server is Windows 2000sp4. New FM server is Windows 2003 Standard Edition. On our old FM server, I accessed the box using GoToMyPC, no problem. Our Network server is DCHP? I also wrote "don't set up on dns." I can't figure out my notes but basically, if (default gateway?) is set to automatic, it finds internet fine. But if I set the IP, it can't find it. Our internet goes through o…
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Has anyone ever tried opening files on a network drive (raid 5 nas) from FM Server ver 3? Clients will still open from the G4/os8.6/FMS3 host but the server files reside on the network storage. any comments? performance over gigbit ethernet? maybe a better solution would be to build raid on the G4.
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Is FM Pro 8 Advanced compatible with Fm Server 8?
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I have been tasked with converting about 120 FMP 6 databases to FMP 8. In the process, I am converting over from Filemaker authentication to domain authentication for most of the databases (except for full-access accounts). I understand how domain authentication works and already have it operating on a few files on our Filemaker 7 Server Advanced/Windows Server 2003. Currently, I plan on having three privilege set groups to authenticate externally: Read only, Read/Create/Edit, and Read/Create/Edit/Delete. The problem is that I do not want, for example, everyone in the Read/Create/Edit group to be able to edit data in every database, only certain ones. I know t…
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I am currently building a multi-file database in FM 8 Advanced. My files all live in the same folder. I would like for most of these files to be available through the server but want to make sure addressing issues are minimized. Can I install these all of these files by just installing the folder onto the server, or does each file have to be installed one at a time? I have Server 7 on a dedicated IMAC G5. I could upgrade to Server 8 if necessary. Thanks for your patience, Jarvis
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I hope that someone can direct me on this topic. We currently have 8 users on FM6 sharing a database hosted on SBS2003 (Peer-to-peer). I want to migrate to terminal services and add a terminal server. I called FM and they told me that I needed the new Server (8) which is fine and licenses for 8 users but he was not sure on how this works with Terminal services. I would appreciate any suggestions or help on WHAT I reaaly need to purchase and if this feasible. Thank Gerard
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Anyone out there brave enough to try the 10.4.3 update on either a filemaker server or client?
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I'm wondering if Server 5.5 and 7 Advanced can reside on the same machine. We bought S7A for now, to host Cleveland Consulting's Multi-user Calendar, and it will eventually host our upgraded maintenance management system. In the meantime, our maintenance system is still in V6 hosted by Server 5.5. The server in question is a brand new server with some very beefy specs. The multi user calendar is not a huge system and would have at most 20 concurrent users over IWP. But Server 5.5 would be hosting up to 80 concurrent users.
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Dear all, I'm going sligthy mad ... My Net - Win 2003 SBS ( Domain Controller ) with OU - Win 2003 Web Edition for FM server 7 External authentication is set on Filemaker Server and the domain groups names are FMSAdmin and FMSUser. In FMSUser there are Domain Users as member (30 users). In FMSAdmin there are 3 users. Filemaker open files only for FMSAdmin and only for 2 FMSUsers. Other connection are not allowed This messge appaire in Filemaker when other users try to open files "do not have privilege to continue this operation". I have read External Authentication guide and I've match everything. What do you…
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I am using FM7 Pro on 8 Windows XP Home (SP2) machines and having a couple network issues. There is only 1 database being shared over the network and I have an opener script on each client machine that opens up the remote file, maximizes it, then closes itself. Every day when the office opens, there are one or two computers that do not open the network file. I run the opener file and it waits as if it's doing something and then just goes to a blank FM7 windows (as if I opened FM7 from the start menu without specifying any file to open). Then I have to press File->Open Remote (sometimes more than once actually before it sees the remote file). I saw an issue…
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Is it possible to export repeating files through ODBC driver? It can read only the first file [1] from the repeating. How can I access to other [2][3] ....
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Every time I try to print a layout in FM8 that has 20 or 30 records in it I get an out of memory error and filemaker won't print the file. I'm using FMS on a PC and printing from a shop full of macs to a HP 4000 laser printer. THIS ONE BUG IS RUINING ALL OF THE WORK THAT I'V DONE WITH FM. MY WHOLE SHOP IS PISSED AND I CAN'T FIX IT. I know I can have them print to a PDF and then print that, but what a pain in the A**. Has anyone been able to fix this? Thanks for any response. I'm totally frustrated FMPretender
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We have some filemaker files that were created in version 3, converted to version 5, and now converted to version 7/8. They work great except for one thing: when they are opened in FMP 8 for Windows, they open minimized. This does not happen when they are opened in FMP 8 for Mac OS. Under File Options, no scripts are set to run on file open, so it's all rather puzzling. I tried creating a script to automatically restore the window on file open, but now it minimizes and then restores on file open, which is enough to make you dizzy. (These files are hosted on FileMaker Server 7, but the same thing happens when you open them locally.) Any ideas?
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I have a verndor list database that is a list usered by other dbase applications. When users remotely connect to the server, this vendor database is not on the list of databases. It's hidden. I have two other databases that are just like the vendor list and should be hidden also. How do I hide them? (I have no idea how i got vendor list dbase hidden) Thank you in advance, Steve
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Iam using FM Server 8. I have no experience with servers at all. My question si - why in Run Script File window Specify Script File is not availabie? Thanx
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Help!!! im in deep trouble!! i was following the techbrief_fm8_server_auth white paper. On page 55, i checked use windows authentication, chose login using account but i leave it blank. After i closed and open my server admin, i not able to login anymore even without user name and pass. We have number of files running in it, my boss will kill mi if he knows we not able to access to server admin now!!! Help!!! Kelvin
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I am just wondering is it possible to add File Maker Pro on my company citrix server? Thanks sjw
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We need to have FileMaker server installed on the c drive of our server and the databases located on the d drive. We have done this many times by simply putting a short cut to the database folder in the server folder. It has worked for years. Now the problem is is doesn't seem to work with server 8 Any suggestions.
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I need to buy a legit copy of FileMaker SERVER 5.5. If you or your client or friend have one For Sale, please get in touch with me. Thanks, and Merry Christmas. Patrick Dowling [email protected] 407.484.0148 Winter Park, FL
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We have 8 XP Home computers. The office now wants to expand and have the "server" that's now running FM Pro 7 run FM Server 7 so they can access the information remotely (on blackberries, etc.) Can I do this on XP Home? I was thinking maybe with Apache for Windows.... If that's impossible, maybe FM Pro 7 will work with the IWP option, since they don't need more than 5 remote connections at a time. I tried doing this but it didn't seem to work -- the "server" is on an internal network; I was forwarding port 80, but it still seemed to have some trouble. Noah
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http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/166044/ The thread above has a post from Wim DeCorte where he mentions the ability to run external authentication without Active Directory. Does anyone know how?
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I'm attempting to become familiar with our Server computer. I want to be sure it is set up correctly (removing screen savers, power-saver disconnected, enough RAM) etc. Could someone tell me if our system seems okay? We are using Server 7 Advanced (with all updaters) with (9) XP workstations: XP Professional 2002 SP2 Dell Precision PWS370 Pentium 4CPU 2.80 GHz 2.79 GHz 1.00 GB RAM No other programs are allowed to run (and only minimum even installed); firewalls & sharing are all off. We have RAID and multiple backups in place (thanks, Wim) and have a great UPS backup. Our Windows Server is 2002 (SP4 I think). There are other settings which concern me…
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So FileMaker Server's main daemons, fmserverd and fmserver_helperd, are essentially all that are really needed to run a FMServer machine. So why not run it on top of a pure Darwin, not OSX machine? Anyone see where this would not work? I am just looking at a vanilla FMS which servers a couple of big dbs, nothing fancy, just want to lessen the fluff that an OS X install runs so that compute power is mainly available to FMS and transactions.
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This is an easy and obvious question, or should be. I'm running FM8 Server, and need to establish remote access (internally, everything's fine). I have the IP address and port 5003 is enabled...but what else do I have to do on the server or with the file to enable access (network sharing is turned on)? (Right now, when I type in the IP and try to connect, I don't get a list of available files.)
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I have Server 7 on a dedicated Imac G5. Will Server 7 drive Filemaker 8 and allow me to make use of tabbed layouts? My two client stations are: Mac G4 & Imac G5. Thanks, Jarvis
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I have Server 7 on a dedicated Imac G5. Will this manage Filemaker 8 and allow me to make use of the tabbed layouts? Thanks, Jarvis
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Hi, We are hosting several DBs with FileMaker 7 Server to a local network, which is behind an IPNetRouter 1.6.8 box acting as our firewall/router. I can connect to the databases using FIleMaker 7 'client' on the local network, as well as remotely through the router's open port 5003. I can also access the machine using AFP, which I use for uploading databases to be served. My issue is I can't access the server using the FileMaker Server Admin program from outside the router. I can use it fine on the actual server, as well as from any internal machine. I have opened ports 50003 and 50006 on the router, as well as 5006 (which I don't think is necessary but was…
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Hi, I am using FMS Advanced 7 on MacOSX Panther with xserve machine. I construct an custom site with xsl. My web site is running in general but sometimes i returned "An unexpected error has occurred while using FileMaker Custom Web Publishing with XSLT. See the FileMaker Custom Web Publishing documentation for information about customizing this error page." error page. Restarting wpe or xserve solves the problem until the next time. What should be reason for this error or how can i solve this complately.
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I got a Error code 618 "Database "core_data" is damaged and has been closed." in my server application event log. At that moment, the primary user (there are 7 total - 6 were not on at the time) got a message "FileMaker has been Forcefully Disconnected by the host" and lost connection. After restarting the services - the database was still "closed" and would not open int eh Admin Server. I restarted the server and the database is still closed. When I r-click it, and choose "open" I shows "checking..." and then returns to closed. Help, please. Brad.[color:red]
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I have successfully published my first CWP Filemaker Database would like to use the contents of a field as a link to an external document. [b]gotoURL3: [/b] [/color] disable-output-escaping="yes">� How do I take the fmrs:resultset and use that content to populate a link? Would it be as simple as creating an href? How could this be done? Thanks,
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I'm trying to get external authentication working in my test environment, and I've got the files to authenticate using my OS 10.3 Server's Open Directory (Workgroup users can login to the database,) but I'm stuck on how to allow/force the users to change their password. The Change Password [] script step doesn't seem to work, and neither do the Open Directory's global policies or even the Workgroup user's Open Directory password options (to change password on next login or after n days.) The Password Service Server Log says "password change required", but it doesn't prompt the user to make the change. What am I missing here? I'm running FM Server 8 on a Mac OS…
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Hi, I've just updated the FMS on our server, and now the server wont startup anymore. I've repaired the privileges and restarted the server a few times. When you start connecting with the server admin, it doesnt even ask if you want to start up the server. The FM web engine is running though, which makes this an odd problem. The server is fully updated on MacOS X Server 10.3.9. Anyone experienced a problem like this? thanks in advance! cheers, Jeffer
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Hello all, I am trying to set up a airport network to allow a couple of powerbooks to connect to our lan and access our server running FM7. I have followed Cyborgsams excellent guide and have also searched Apples airport forums on this problem. From the Powerbook I can use Server Admin and connect with no problem. If I add a our servers IP address in the Favourite Hosts, I get no file list but if I type in the files fullpath I can eventually connect. This is not the best solution as 1. there are over 30 files on this database 2. the laptop owners are not impressed with this workaround . Is there no work around for this. The problem seems to be the Airport router n…
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Anyone tried it on FMServer? I ran it on my powerbook, and FM 8 Advanced (client) seems fine.
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Hello, I try to start de SSL security in my web service in Mac OS 10.4.3 Server, is all ok I see my web to https, what the problems??, my port 80 change to 443, and when I try to connect to my Filemaker Server Publishing Console to https://myserver/fmi/config, see a error, "Unespected error", any Ideas, Can change in any where the port to 443 no 80 in the Filemaker Server. Thank you very much and sorry for my english, Im spanish. Papintosh.
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I'm trying to move my old Server 5 files, which I was hosting from a Mac, to a PC. Never considering that I would ever need to use a PC, I failed to follow proper PC naming conventions when I originally designed the database files several years ago. Some of the files have no extension name, some have .fp5, .fmp, .fp6, etc. I ran the files through Developer 6 trying to add the correct extension but to no avail. The relationships were broken and my opening script step failed to find the new files. Other than having to redo all the relationships, is there a workaround or is it too late to salvage these files?
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I have discovered a world of messy files I did not know exist - both on FM Server 7 and my own computer (in My Computer > Manage). They are Event Viewer, Error logs and such. On my own computer, there are thousands and, already in FM Server, the list is quite long. I recall that, when installing Server, it asked how often to write events (I believe that was the wording) and I didn't mess with it because I didn't know the answer. Are these like temp files that can be deleted safely? I assume I'll want to keep the Server events for a certain period of time in case I need to track a problem but for how long? Can Scheduler (or even Server itself) be configured to…
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i've recently reorganized some databases for a conversion, and the items in the nested folders are not being recognized. the files are 'not found'. sharing is on for all of these files. the file references are relative. when the files are on my local machine with the same structure, the files all work. i can not directly go to the shared files via 'open remote' and typing in the path to the file after the IP address, so the server is not sharing them but i'm not sure why. the files outside of those directories not working (named SUPPORT and DATAFILES) are being shared and can be opened. any insight would be appreciated. thanks! structure: …
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Is there something you have to turn on/off to recieve the messages that are sent to you through FMServer? I was making changes in a DB that is live, one of my users was logged on to it. I did the send message it offered me and they tell me that they saw nothing. Do I have to do something? I'm running FM7SA and the client has a WINXP machine (Although Mac users can't see the message either.)
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I Don't Know Where Else To Turn. I Havent Seen This Yet In The Forums. I am hosting two databases with FMS7 Using the Instant Web Publishing. I Believe It Is Set Up Correctly. However, after logging in to the database, And poking around...to prove that it works. sooner or later someone will contact me that the database is down. http://66.60.141.171:80/fmi/iwp/ WILL NOT LOAD! Even Though it was working minutes earlier!!?!??! BUT! http://66.60.141.171:80/ does load. It loads a little splash page i built to link people into the datbase. To avoid using the IWP homepage. If i restart the computer, or stop Services and start the back up again it al…
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First time poster here, long-time Filemaker user. We just purchased FMServer 7 Adv and I am wanting to use Custom Web Publishing, but don't know the first thing in setting it up, much less publishing a dbase. I'm currently using IWP, but have found some limitations and I'm wanting to use CWP. I'm assuming there isn't too much in publishing a dbase using CWP? Are they any quick-n-dirty steps to get rolling in this direction? Any Assistance will be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Jon
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I have located a copy of Developer 7 on our FM Server. Can I uninstall it while Server 7 Advanced is running? It doesn't sound safe to me.
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Can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade version 5 to version 8. I have been warned that this will not work, and I am interested in learning the proper way to proceed. Thank you for your help!
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7v3a and 7v4 Server Advanced. Prior to using Server, all files were in one folder. Three aux files wouldn't open when called from external sub-script in main file (even though all settings said they should), so I had added Open (Hidden) to these files in main file startup. They worked fine for a year. We just moved them all to databases directory in Server. All aux files open fine when called except one (my Date Picker file). When Date Picker is called from stand-alone (or LAN) it opens fine but when served nothing happens - no error messages, it simply won't function. I have changed nothing in this file (or my main file) which affects it. Two questions ple…
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Does anybody know how to interpret entries in the wpc_access_log file? On W2K3, this file is located in the following path: FileMaker / FileMaker Server 7 / Web Publishing / Logs. There is another log file in that same directory called pe_application_log which is indicating that a few web publishing errors are occurring. This file just gives the FileMaker error number and a timestamp, but no further explanation. Both logs have timestamps, so it is possible to cross-reference from one log file to the other based on date and time of occurrence. I can find the corresponding entry in the wpc_access_log that tells me lots of good information, such as the account name…
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Hello, I have a client that just upgraded from Filemaker 4 to version 8 (we used version 6 to covert the database over). Currently sharing doesn't seem to be working properly. The network is a 2 PC network using a linksys router. Windows XP Pro is working on both PC's & file sharing is enabled (and working). The main problems that the client is having with sharing are as follows: 1. If the host PC has filemaker turned off, there are no shared files available (using the filemaker share software within the program). Should that be the case? 2. If the host pc has file maker turned on & the files shared within the program (also turned…
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I've noticed a strange behavior recently. When I remove one of my xServe G4 drive modules (and temporarily replace it with another), the backup paths in my backup schedules indicate 'not a valid path' and my backup schedules don't run. Put the original drive module back in, paths are valid, schedules run successfully. Keep in mind, the volume I backup databases to is NOT on the drive module I'm removing. What gives? Running FileMaker Server 7.0v3 Advanced on Mac OS X Panther Server 10.3.9 on xServe G4 with 1 GB RAM. Thanx in advance.
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I've successfully run FMS 7 Advanced on Win2003 server and connected to it from both Windows and Mac web servers. I initially left the Web Publishing Engine on the same server as the FM server, but now I want to move it to the web server platforms. I re-installed the WPE elements from the FMS 7 Advanced CD on my Mac OS X 10.3.9 Server, and managed to munge up Tomcat-Jakarta. I need someone to point me to an description of the files that Filemaker Server 7 Advanced installer puts on a Mac so I can go in and check to see if they are running. Thanks.
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Hi there, now I have some question related to one of the project that still in the discussion. The solution they need is: The customer is a distributor for a product. Now they wish to provide a billing and stock control system to their dealers, so that they can use the system to run their business. On the same time, the customer also want to know the stock status for their own product (dealers have selling other product) from all the dealers in real time. On the same time, all the dealers have multiple outlets that also need to link back to HQ. The attachment is the sample diagram for the solution. Distributor site have one FM Server and all the dealers HQ…
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Hi! I am installing FM Server Advanced and i cannot get it to work on the web. I followed the manuals and on local network everything works perfectly. But when trying to see database from the web nothing shows up. I have router properly configured with all ports open (5003, 16008-16018). FM Server and Web Console can see each other, shared databases are shown (in configuration console) and everything is on one computer so IPs are localhost. When I open the database from FMPro with Instant web publishing and configured port is ok. Thanks in advance Dejan
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I wish to stop the users using their scroll wheel and the right click options in my FM5.5 solution that is hosted on FM server. I seem to recall that I did this through file-access menu but this is not available I presume because I am hosting from the server (the option is not there at all not just greyed out). Do I have to remove the files from the server folder and open them on another machine for this option to become available to me or am I missing something ? TIA Phil
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I have one record on which everyone logs in - there are three fields - all globals - will this work in a multi-user/network environment
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Hi. I have created a db in fmpro7 and am proposing it to my company to use. We don't have fm in our line of software products, therefore we will have to buy new software. If i bought fms8 advanced would it be able to run fmpro7 files? Is FMS8 only software I run on a seperate machine or is it actual hardware? If i do have to switch everything to FM 8, would my files be able to be viewed in FM8? Thanks
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I would like some advice. I would like to build, for my customers, a web site displaying a catalogue of their products. Presently I use Dreamweaver and Filemaker Pro 8 and have been looking at the option of using Filemaker Server 8 Advanced (using Custom Web Publishing) as a solution for building a database driven web site. However, at over £1,600 (approx $2,500) Filemaker Server 8 Advanced is very expensive and it's not possible to get a trial version of this to see whether it suits my needs. Furthermore, I can't find an example of a web site driven by this package. I spoke to Filemaker UK today and they said www.eatpret.com was an example, but having looked at it, it's …
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Please HELP! I keep getting the same error in the Server Admin Tool. It says "Registration with directory service failed. (Server Down[81])". What do I do now. The only troubleshooting I find to do is verify the server name, port and firewalls. All are fine.
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Hi Guys, At home... Is it possible to set up "Instant Web Publishing" on a LAN with a DSL connection. I want to serve 1 FM7 db which is on a Mac upstairs and connect to that db on my Mac downstairs. I do not have static IPs. The Macs (both Mac OS X 10.3 +) are connected ethernet via my modem. And as there other ways to do this? Thanks in advance! Chas
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We use in our company FM database amongst maximum 4 users at a time. Database was created in FM Pro 7 few months ago and it was running fine with no problems. File is hosted on dedicated Mac computer and accessed thru Remote command by Windows XP users from Dell machines purchased this year. Recently we did upgrade to FM Pro 8 and each of users has experienced the annoying message "Communication with the host was interrupted and cannot be established". It happens each 15-20 minutes. Connection is broken and it has to be start all over again. We tested different options (new Windows XP pc as a host, new Win XP pc as guest, another Mac machine as quest, completely new …
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Good day all We recently had to reinstall FMSA 7 from scratch on a XServe G5 running OS X 10.3.9 to get the recent 7.0v4 version of FMS to run properly. We went through installing the two original CD (FMS 7 & FMSA) then proceeded with upgrades of FMS 7 up to v4. The 7.v03 version updater of FMSA was then downloaded from FM's site. When we attempt to run it, the dialog boxes appear in an asian language. At one point, a message error appears (I think...can't read corean or japanese or chinese ...) and all we can do is quit and wonder. Any suggestions to what is going on ? Thanks
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getting the "Internal Server Error" message when trying to configure Web Publishing Engine FileMaker Server Advanced recap: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (mac mini), FIleMaker server Advanced 7.0 (updated FMS to 7.0v4 updated FMSA to 7.0v3) symptom: getting the "Internal Server Error" message when trying to configure WPE via the web interface at /fmi/config - after trying this problem (as described above) on the FSA forums, I attempted several uninstall/re-installs of FMS and FMSA from disk image, as recommended by many. I then even tried a clean install of Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4), a re-install of FMS & FMSA as outlined, and STILL got stuck with the same proble…
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I have downloaded the trial version of FM Server 8 and have installed it on our server running MS SBS 2003. Everything seemed to install fine but I cannot see the sample database from my computer when I try to connect to Remote. Our firewall is not on the server so I don't think those ports should have an effect on it. Any suggestions on what could be wrong? Cindy
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Hi. I have FMServer 7 and fmpro 7. Everything has been working great until last week. Now, we can open our file Main.fp7, but for some reason, it will close itself and we have to reopen it. I can work on the file using FMPro Developer 7 or FMPro Developer Advanced (8) for a day or so. Today, however, the file was reopened and, an hour later, it was closed again. Anyone have any suggestions?
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