FileMaker Server General Discussions
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Hi all, I want a demo cd of FMSA from my FMI company.. They have sent me a FM PRO and FMSA cd... I installed the web publishing engine, everything seems OK, except it says FM SERVER could not be found...And, in the Instant Web publishing of FM PRO, nothing has changed...For instance, i have tried to change the language of the IWP interface from the web publishing engine, and it did not work. Therefore, it is clear that, FMSA and FM PRO don't know each other for now ? My question is very simple: Can FMSA run with FM PRO, If so, how? Or is FM SERVER needed, because if so, I will request an FM SERVER cd from my distributor. p.s: I know, you c…
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I have an FM7 database on a mac that is shared out to other users. Three users are opening the database remotely without problems, the fourth user gets a message that FM cannot create a temporary file on the system disk. I have closed the database and re-opened it, but the one user is still unable to remotely open the database. I cannot find any fm*.tmp files on the Mac, there is over 10gb of disk space. Any ideas?
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Hello, Anybody can tell me what does it means if my system logs (OS X 10.3.5) shows this kind of message: Sep 11 19.40.08 mycomputer- kernel LImiting closed port response from 253 to 250 packets per second this log is repeated several times. I think that someone is tryin' to cause a DoS on my machine but, at the same time, I'm asking myself (and now I'm asking you) if this log can be related to FMSA somehow (maybe there's some conflict with the TCP/IP port used by fm web engine) Any idea?? Any similar experience??
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I was wondering if I could install server 7 on an xp laptop and used it as a server for testing purposes.
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First of all, I was hired to my job to do the website. Somehow they got me doing building their new database and maintaining the old one along with all their other tech support/printer crap and the rest. Funny thing is they actually ended hiring someone else to do the website when I didn't have enough time because of everything else. Anyways, I've been getting decent with fm7 but I don't know a thing about the servers and such. Onto the problem: The old database is filemaker 5 running on filemaker server 5 ( I think-I'm writing this from home) on a mac. Today, when the customer service reps downstairs tried going to a related file, filemaker really starts to wei…
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Hey.. Been having some wierd issues with Server 5.5 Our database is only used by 8 people at most at any time. Do i need to use server 5.5 are there any advantages or can i just host it off my Mac G5 OS X3.3 server. Thanks
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Is it possible to network to a stand-alone database created using FMP7 Developer? Does FMP Server allow people to connect to a database without FMP client software? I'm thinking not, unless web-publishing is set up and people access the database through a browser.
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We're running multiple copies of FMP5.0 on a MS2003 network. THe main DB is on the server in a shared folder. All machines are XPPro. Though relatively new to us, this environment has been stable for more than a few months. We have multiple copies of a script that generates a small export file for each field rep daily. This file contains records for the customers that field rep is going to contact the fllowing day. Everything has worked fine until recently and still runs fine from my machine. However, on the dispatchers machine up front, even if I log on with my FM credentials, I get an error stating " could not be created on this disk. Use a different name, ma…
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Hi, I Think that Filemaker server 7 can process some calculations or script steps on the server machine to have faster, less networking bound, performance. Am-I correct, or it just limited to plug-ins ? Is there a list of the script steps and the calculation that can be processed on the server machine rather on the client ? Such a list would be a boon to optimize development. Is there a particular setting to enable this server side processing ? Since I don't use third-party plug-ins, is there a regular one (one shiping with fmp), that we should put on the server ? I'm thinking about the web companion (taht existed in 6), I use one of its …
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Using FM7 and sharing a couple of dbs. Some weird things are happening if anyone has some knowledge about these. The 3 dbs are hosted on my PC and Auto-started very early each morning using a default (read-only) privilege set. All 3 are related to each other. First, a user is working in the db and FileMaker simply shuts down. No message, no warning. Second, I'm presuming that my PC is counted as one of the possible 5 users allowed to access the dbs. Correct? Third, one of the users indicated to me that she has to enter her logonID and password more than once before she finally get access to the db(s). Has anyone experienced this? Fourthly, 2 of th…
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Hey all, I've been searching all day on this site, through fm documentation, and on filemaker's web site. Basically, I've installed 7 Advanced and updated to v3 for the server as well as the IWP. The FM Server, Web Server, IWP Stuff and anything else is all installed on the same computer. I 'registered' the Web Publishing Engine in the server Admin panel by adding a new Identifier and passcode. However, when I add this identifier, no URL shows up in the 'Web Admin Console' field. Of course, trying to access the Console either through the ip: http://192.168.1231231etc/fmi/config or through localhost: http://localhost/fmi/config quickly te…
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I have FM Server 7 running on an OS X mac. I also have a trial copy of Filemaker Server Advanced that allows 5 connections. Can I install the Server Advanced web publishing components on a different mac so that I can test it with the real databases that I have running on my Server 7 (standard) box ?? Mac 1: running Server 7 (hosting 50 databases - 25 users) Mac 2: running Server Advanced trial (5 users max) publishing content from the server in Mac 1
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Hi, I wonder if FMS can detailled logs. For example which user, when, which record, wich field, what changes is done, ..etc types of information stored. Or any 3rd party tools or plugins exist in order to do this? Thanks Adam Djuby
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Hi all My database has suddenly started not letting me modify any records upon opening a file as the host (although the file is located on my colleague's computer). It works fine and I can modify records when he is the host and I am the guest however. The weirdness really is that it never used to do this until a couple of months ago - and we have been sharing it without problems for the last 2 years... Any solutions to this problem would be gratefully received as I now have to wait to do anything on the database until he comes in in the morning (and he is often quite late - and I don't have a key to his office...). Thanks in advance Charlotte
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I am trying to install FMSA 7 Web Publishing Engine on a Windows 2003 Server SE running IIS 6. I get the following error at the end of the installation process: "Opening Key /LM/W3SVC/1/Root Failed ...default" my only option is to select "Ok" which then leads to a final screen stating that the installation was interrupted and not successful. I noticed that the "Filemaker Publishing Engine" service does not appear in the Services Manager. I am unable to access the Web Publishing Console from the http://localhost/fmi/config. I also took note that the Global ISAPI filter installed by this causes the my app pools on my IIs web server to stop working. …
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I need to execute a timed script so I'm doing the method that was recommended in this forum. Here goes. I'm trying to have FMS Advanced schedule a task that runs an applescript that opens a database in the client that runs a startup script. That startup script performs a script in the client. The problem is the applescript never gets executed. I run the applescript manually and it works, but it won't run through the Task Scheduler in FMS. The log says it ran the scheduled task. Is anyone else having trouble running scripts? I've tried to save the script as an app, script.
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I recently upgraded from FMServer 3 (with FM 4.1) to FMServer 5.5 (with FM 5). We have always used ipx/spx protocol (a carry-over from text-only Novell days). I currently have FMServer configured to use both ipx/spx and TCP/IP. Is there any performance advantage of one over the other? Thanks, ~kyle
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In FMServer 5.5, is there a way to open an Administration window on the HOST computer similar to the "Remote Administration" I can run from the client computers? (The "Server Console" allows me to configure the server and access the Event Viewer, but offers nothing in the way of a screen displaying guests logged in, files hosted, etc.) I've looked through the manual and browseds various screens and can't find any way to do this, other than installing a copy of FileMaker Pro (client) on the host in addition to the Server program, and installing the Admin plug-in with it. It seems silly to purchase another copy for FileMaker just for this purpose. Any ideas? …
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Does FM SERVER 7 or FM PRO 7 for that matter cater for the creation of thumbnails at all? Response would be greatly appreciated, Thanks, genx
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Is there a bullteproof way of setting this up? I went to devcon this year hoping to find some light on external authentificaton. One promising session was Wim Decorte showing how to do it with a Win2000 server in a AD domain. The demo failed... and its still a mystery to me. I want to set up my FMSA on W2003 to authenticate with our Solaris LDAP or our MacOS X Server or - if I must - our AD server. I have gathered some reading on related topics, but no real cookbook on setting it up. Can anyone advise me what to try first? Best! / Matts
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We are hosting about 15 files under FM Server 5.5 running on OS 10.3.9 and have been experiencing severe corruption on 5 of the files. It seems to occur when the server is restarted. Has anyone seen similar corruption and upgraded to 7? Is the rate of corrpution under 7 lower than 5.5?
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Has anybody had any success installing FileMaker Server 7 Advanced on a 64-bit box running Windows 2003 Server x64? I can't seem to do this. The install fails with a java-related error.
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Hi, I want to use some of clients in intranet web browser to see datas (not for data entry) in order to reduce cost. ( at most 30 clients use browser) Data entries will be entered from filemaker clients. For this solution i should purchase filemaker server or filemaker server advanced ( i dont need to publish on internet just intranet) or can i reach data in FMServer via ASP?
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I am currently using Server 7 and have many hosted databases all controlled through a single "Master Menu". When users open the FileMaker client they get a dialog screen that asks them to choose a remote database or and exsisting database. Is there anyway to automatically open a server database? iRage
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I am interested in setting up an FMP database on a local network and having people access it through the Web Publishing. First, will FMP or FMP Developer allow me to do this or do I need to get FMP Server? Second, is there any major issues I may run across or should be aware of?
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We use filemaker in our videostore, have FMPro Server 7 running on a dedicated MacMini, 3 files open, accessed by a maximum of 5 computers (usually 2). The database was created about 5 or 6 years ago and it serves its purpose, but unfortunately we're not exactly advanced with FMPro, so please bear with me... Basically we have a "Members", a "Films" and a "Money" database, all film records have numbers which are entered into a Mask of the Members db when they are rented. On return, the fields (film number, date of rental and generated amount) are cleared and certain things are processed for payment and statistics. All relatively basic stuff, me thinks. Yet the s…
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I have a copy of FM Server 5 that needs to be updated to 5.5 and FileMaker no longer support this software (why?) or I need to get a copy of 5.5 -- can anybody help?
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I thought I was so close to getting this working... when suddenly the whole WPE comes crashing down. I can't even access the http://localhost/fmi/config screens anymore. I'm not sure what would have caused this, but does anyone have a suggestion as to what I could do to repair it? I'm using Server 7 Advanced.
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How many simultaneous clients can connect to a database running under FM Pro 7 (Not server)? I thought it was five, but I tried connecting a second client and got a "too many user's" or some such dialog box.
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I posted once before, but decided to take a step back and post a more general question. I want to use the Photo Catalog template to create a Photo Database with more detailed fields. Am I correct in assuming the following: 1) Create the photo database from the template, then place it in the Filemaker Server 5.5 folder on our FM Server computer. This way, the Filemaker clients can "see" the database when you go to Open External File >> Hosts. 2) All referenced photos should reside on the network (in this case, a MAC server) so that all computers can "see" the photos. Is this all correct so far? My main concern at the moment is that some users are …
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Is anyone able to access more than one FM Server through Advanced Web Services? The documentation expliciting mentions using more than one server. But on two separate installations, I have only benn able to connect to the server I originally pointed at. And Yes I have entered the name and code to match that of the server. OH, on OSX server 10.4 and 10.3.8 Any ideas out there?
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Hi guys, thx in advance for any help or comments. I'm using a Multi-user FM6 file and it's base on a share folder. I don't have any problem having 2 users connect at the same time withing our business network. Also I have sales rep who isn't base here at the office, they get access throught a VPN. The problem is that FM6 refuse access to my sales rep using his VPN when it is already open by a in-house user. But he can open it when he's the first and only one! In that case, an in-house user don't have access when he's the host of the db. Any help will be appreciate.
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Hi All. Currently work has purchased filemaker server 7 and would like to run this on the same server as our current intranet - running MS Sharepoint2. The problem being - is that FMS7 overrites Sharepoint and vice versa in IIS. The physical files leading to each server app still exist - but the IIS config does not. Idealy as a restricted port range exists - would be to have sharepoint running as the root option, with filemaker 7 responding on /filemaker/ Does anyone know how this can be acchieved? Thanks
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Hi everyone, I should know this ... but I haven't implemented it yet. And I'm not at work to test it. And I need to establish the export/imports this weekend. And I'm unsure how Server Advanced will like it. I'd rather NOT have to drive to the office this weekend to test it, so wondered if someone 'Server Savvy can just clarify something for me. Win2000sp4, dedicated host, running Server Advanced. When originally installed, it created directories DATA and DATABASES. All FM7 files are in Databases. There are sub-folders which contain mostly aux. information, such as PlugIn pdf's, Images, etc. I have import data (pulled from Web, telephone company and othe…
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I run Filemaker Pro 5 from classic to access the remote filemaker server software. I have just setup a new G5 iMac 1.8 GHz with Panter 10.3.9 and installed Classic and FMPro 5 The problem i have is that when i try to access the remote file server classic gives me the error that AppleTalk is not turned on (not available). Classic offers no tools for turning this on. (Directory Access under OSX shows AppleTalk to be on). I use the System Prefs>Network pane to turn on Appletalk. But it doesn't work. I tried turning it off too and still no go. What's weird is i use a dialup network so when i turn appletalk on or off the only place to do that is under the Airport …
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Hello Can someone point me to a step-by-step on how to change the IP of a FM 7 Server Advanced that is running on a G4 / Panther 10.3.5 client ionstallation. I know how to change the fixed IP of the machin!e, need to know the proceedure for applying this change to FM server Advanced. Thanks in advance!
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Hi, I'm going to pose a question that can't be completely answered because I haven't developed the requirements fully enough, but I'm just looking for folks' overall thoughts. I am planning on building a Web site to support a consulting activity, and I am trying to figure out the pluses and minuses of various technologies as I figure out my solution. Top level requirements/wants: - Customized user interface (throws out IWP) to include search capabilities using standard Boolean queries - Good security, not only access control, but may also want each clients data encrypted separately - Reasonably powerful development tools (consulting is the objectiv…
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Is it possible to get FM Server 5.5 to output a log file for when it runs a backup? Also, on FMSErver 3 it produced a log of all users that logged in and what databases they opened. Is this same logging feature available with the newest version? I haven't been able to find them as of yet. John
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Please help me. This is driving me nuts. The Facts: I have networked two Mac G5's running Mac OS 10.3.6 I have installed FMP7 on the Client and FMP7 Trial on the Host (waiting for my supplier to receive the full version.) We are networked using Airport Extreme in a small office environment. The Problem: The Client Machine will not open files using "Open Remote". I can see the Host Computer but no files show up no matter how long I wait. The Client Machine will open the same files using "Open" as long as the Host Machine does not have the file open. Solutions I have tried: 1)Turning off Mac OS File Sharing (another Topic said to do this as MAC OS S…
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I am new to filemaker and made the mistake when installing FMS7 on my tiger server, that I also installed the FMPro7 software. Evidently this is a big problem as I can't get the web sharing to work (which is our primary need for the software). This server is also our webserver, but that is on a second IP, the first is to be dedicated to FMS7. Anyway, when I wiped out the Filemaker by search and destroy, I ended up corrupting my OS X web server. Is there a better way to remove the program, such as an automated way as there would be on windows. Even a clean reinstall still has problems, and FM support led me to believe that it was becasue I installed both server and cl…
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Does anyone know definitively, if FileMakerServer 5 will run on a Windows XP Pro box? If not, what level Windows OS will FMServer 5 run on? If it will - what potential problems, if any? TIA!
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Hi; I have been using fm7 since approx 1 year before. I am happy with FM. I made two different databases one of which is for laboratory optimization (15 people), and the other is for department optimization (100 people), I will host these 2 dbs from one MacOSX server G4... With FM7 it is getting difficult to host several files to this much people... So, It seems reasonable to buy advanced server at this point. But, to make bosses believe that advanced server is really neccessary, first I should believe it will be enough...Because, it is quite expensive and no demo is available as I know... In brief, I have two questions: 1: a) Will all the scripts …
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Here is the simple problem that I need to solve: I have a large database with a lot of fields that are calculated using multiple scripts. It can take hours to loop these scripts on the full database, so it would be best if these scripts could kick-off overnight and do their thing. It would seem to be a pretty straightforward request, especially since the database is hosted on FMS7. Well, after trying in vain to get this working, and then after combing through these and other forums for hours over the past couple of days, it seems that this is much more cumbersome than I would have expected! Finally, out of desperation I called FM support this morning to confirm …
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Here goes: 3 macs - one host & two clients. Port 5003 open on all three. Connection used to work just fine... Now Mac Two can connect to the file - but only through File -> Open Recent -> File, but will not find the host in File -> Open Remote. Mac Three cannot open the file either way. Any thoughts?
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We are serving a number of files on Server 7 running on a Server 2003 box. On a regular basis when using the Open Remote command, the Local Hosts view in the Open Remote File dialogue will not display the server. Changing the View to Favorite Hosts or Hosts listed by LDAP and then switching back to Local Hosts will get the server to display. This always happens on clients when Filemaker 7 is run for the first time but it happens regularly on all clients on an intermittent basis. So far I have suggested that all clients save the server as a Favorite Host but I wonder why Local Hosts has this issue. Does anyone know what would cause this and if there is a solution…
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Hi, I have FM7 Server Adv on OSX Server 10.3.8. Server is 'bound' to the network and I can "walk" LDAP and AD fine. I called FileMaker support and spoke with a tech. We looked at all the settings in the DIRECTORY SERVICE portion of the CONFIGURATION tab of FM Server Admin. All was good but still did not work. Then the tech finally revealed that 'they at FileMaker' have not been able to make this work. Has anyone been able to get FM7 Server on OSX to authenticate using LDAP? When I apply a Domain Group to a database and then attempt to log into that database I get an error stating that I do not have sufficient priveleges (however I gave myself full access in the Priv …
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I have a client for a few years now that has a simple 2 PC WiFi network with a version 6 FMP database. Both PCs are Win XP Home, and both have version 6.04; PC "A" acts as the host, and PC "B" accesses the file remotely. A couple of years ago - I did initially have some problems with mysterious sharing/opening errors between the two PCs (remote PC was Win 98 at the time) - but I stabilized it, oddly with a router firmware update (or so it seemed) - and all was fine for a couple of years! Recently, I had to rebuild PC "B" from scratch due to a drive failure. Now I'm having intermittent sharing problems - where one PC or the other can't access the database. I've read s…
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This happened last summer on a different machine: Server cannot be seen in Hosts list. Server is working (Dell PowerEdge 600/Win 2K Server/FM Server 5.0), and you can force it by specifying the IP address, but the host is gone by name. This loss did not effect anyone using the files at the time, but anyone trying to open a file hosted by that machine was SOL unless he knew the IP Address.
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I have been told by FileMaker tech support that a FileMaker Pro7 client db cannot be accessible remotely and be a secure connection. I have a client that told me that they used to have remote access using v5.5. My response to them was that "you may have had access to your client-based FM5.5 db, but I doubt if the connection was protected through a secure connection, as in Advanced Server7." Was I right in what I said? Must one have a properly-configured FM Server to enable a secure connection to restricted, remote users? Thanks.
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Is it possible for FMSA on OS X to use Active Directory on a Win2003 Server Box for Authentication? Or do I have to have use Open Directory on OS X Server. (Or move my FMSA install to a Windows machine?)
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I see alot of posts about speed, and I'd like to add one to the mix. We are running FM Server 5.5, and FMPro 6. We just changed our Internet providers which prompted us to change our DNS on all of our machines. Nevertheless, the problem happens on local machines in our office. We try to open a file that also opens 6 or so related files. The files open, but when it comes to displaying the layouts on the screen, it hangs. Sometimes in upwards of 1 minute. This all just started happening around the time of the change, and I was wondering if it would be a related problem. Am I not looking in the right spot for the fix for this? We are having some people come in F…
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We are hosting 8 databases and have 15-20 users and web access. The database are hosted on a G5 dual x-serve, with 8 GB of RAM running Mac OS X Server v10.3.9 and Filemaker server advanced v7.3. This is a dedicated server with no other applications running. We have been running these database for a month with no issues. Yesterday the speed of the databases where fine in the morning and dropped significantly in the afternoon. Today the first user experience a significant drop in speed after only performing 3 tasks (which included a simple find and viewing and updating 1 record at a time). Does anyone have any suggestions on what to look for as the culprit to the d…
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Hi there, I have a problem with exporting to *.tab files. I'm running 3 databases on a separate filemaker server which are controlled and hosted by Filemaker Server 5. The clients which connect to it are Filemaker Pro 5. I have several functions in one of the three DB's which make it necessary to export and import records. Every function is at least done once manually tot set up an Ex- or Import order and then the script is adjusted to disable the dialog box and make the procedure fully automatic. Now here's the problem. When this database is hosted by a client an others connect to it, it works just as fine with the export and import functions. But when this…
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[color:blue]One of our employees forgot her password so our window system admin guy reset her windows password. Now she gets an access denied when trying to access Filemaker. We are using external authenication. She has rebooted her machine. Any other ideas as to why it doesn't reconize the new password in Filemaker? Thanks!
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Hey all, I'm just putting some scheduled backups into place, but every time I go back to check on them, I find them disabled, and not having run the backup. I see nothing wrong with the setup I'm doing ... has anyone ever seen this problem? Thanks! Neil
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Hi, I have created a runtime solution (approx. 30 related files)with FPP Dev6, originally to be used by a single user at a time. Now I'm trying to create a modified version for multiple simultaneous users as well(10-20 multiple locations)- the best way to this seems to host the database on a FMP server, right? The challenge is, that the client wants to restrict the access to database records based on the user, ie. all users can access all the files, but can only see the "permitted" records. Is this somehow possible with FMP Server7? Thanks in advance, Jari V
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System: Windows XP Version: FM 7 Server Advanced I have read several posts on V7 Advanced & learned a lot. My problem seems rather basic compared to the others, so hopefully its obvious. I can't get the Web Services to work. When I look at the Client Options in V7 Server, my options for "Web Publishing Sessions" & "Server Advanced Settings" are disabled. I'm really screwed here. Initially, I installed V7 Server & V7 Server Advanced. I learned of the 7.03, so I "uninstalled" both Server & Advanced. One problem may be that XP didn't remove the Folders in Program Files. When I reinstalled, my personal FM files were still there. That ca…
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I work for a small company and we want to upgrade to Filemaker 7 Server, we are also in a position to purchase a new server to host our email, website, and data storage and replace the 7 year old boxes we currently have in place. Here's my question we are going to purchase Windows 2003 Small Business Server Standard, FMi says they only support 2003 Server Standard Edition, I have been told this is because Small Business Server comes with an Exchange server and it may cause conflicts with FMP 7 Server. Has anyone successfully run 7 server on a 2003 server box configured with Small Business Server? Thanks
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Does anyone know the range of ports that is required for FileMaker Pro (or any FM client) to access an application remotely? The FilerMaker Server guide mentions only the ports necessary for the server (5003, 50003, 50006, 591, etc), but there is no mention of what ports the client uses to connect. Due to some recent complications, a client of mine is having to shut down ports, and needs to know what range the FM client will need open. So far, it seems to be a random port, between 3000 and 4000, but I would like to know something more specific. Officially, the only documented port for FileMaker I could find was 2399 (Data Access Layer). Any help would be g…
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I would like to use our Filemaker members database as the only store for email addresses and make those addresses visible to our desktop email clients. I am thinking that this should be accomplished through an LDAP directory of some sort but am clueless as to how to make this happen. We are running Filemaker Server 7 hosted on Windows Server 2003. Seems like their ought to be a way to marry Active Directory with our database so we don't have to maintain our list in multiple places. Can someone give me some pointers...I am new to this stuff. Apologies if this is not the right forum for this post.
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I'm running a simple 2 file database hosted on FM5 Server (on a Windows network). With all other files on the server I can change user through Access Privileges remotely. On the DB above I can open Access Privileges but the options are greyed and I can't change them. Even working directly on the server I can't change them. Any suggestions please. Thanks Stephen
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I was recently told there was a built-in feature in FM 6 Server that could automate backups -- I don't have a copy in front of me; so I wonder if anyone could enlighten me to this feature? Does it exist? Does it exist on the Windows side? Can you target another drive on a network, etc.?
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Hy everybody, I' m new here and i have a little problem with FMS 7. Ore company has just upgrade from FM 6 to 7. The owner and the group for the files are good chosen ( fmserver and fmsadmin ) When i go to Server admin - Local FileMaker Server Admin Start all sevices is selected, then start server = no problem so far... Then Start Filemaker Server - Local Hosts ( 127.0.0.1) CONNECTION FAILURE... is not running...Start Filemaker Server But it is running ? What do I wrong ?
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Hi all! We've just bought a new fms advanced and we've read about using one processor to serve our databases in our LAN and the other one for WPE. I'd like to know if you could use both processor to serve databases in the LAN, I'm afraid not,... Are you able to serve several databased stored in several servers? Any comments?
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Hi, If I have a set of value lists that display values from a second field, can I display those second field values in my web pages when using custom web publishing? Currently I only get the first values. My code (thanks in advance for your help) true id_award_year() checked
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We've just migrated a bunch of FM5 files to FM7 Server. Having jumped through a bunch of hoops already RE: networking, enabling remote viewing of files, re-installing due to weird 'bad login' message and etc., the one final thing that seems to be plaguing us is that when we restart the server or add databases and open them, this takes SOOOOOOO long. We just restarted and tried to open a new 196KB database and it took at least 15 minutes. I am not exaggerating--it may actually have been longer. Opening the entire set of databases (something like 20ish) seems to proceed in fits and starts, some files taking a ridiculously long time, others opening fairly quickly, but I …
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I have the FileMaker Server 7v3 running on a Windows 2003 Server. I was able to connect to the server via the FM Server Administrator Console until I changed the Client Authentication Method from "FileMaker Accounts Only" to "FileMaker and External Server Accounts" using the Domain Groups. I do require a password for the Administrator Authentication. I was able to use it to connect to the server for administration from the server or remotely until the change. Now I only receive "logon failed" when I type in the Administrator password. I can use the domain groups to remotely access the database. That feature works great! Why would the Client Authentica…
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I went through the postings I found but still don't know what the problem is... Sometimes it occurs that "...maximum numbers of licensed users are currently using this copy..." (you know) appears when a client starts FMP7 (.0v3). Is this still something FileMaker has to fix? I can't see any problem here...we're running FMS7.0v3, every client got it's own copy ov FMP7, server settings should be fine...so what is it?
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What's the deal with changing a global field from a client machine. It doesn't hold from session to session. If you want it sticky, do you have to quit the server and open the file on a regular FMP? If so, any better work-around? Also, love the new look, but I'm not sure the search is working well (only 1 hit for the word GLOBAL in all the forums???).
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I have a DB hosted on FMS 7. It has a container field to store documents (PDFs). Users run this application from their local system (client_local). They can add files to the container fields. What I want to be able to do is to save (export) a file in the container field to the server local directory tree (file system) and replace it with a file reference to the file stored on the server. Is this possible? It seems from my limited testing that when a user is running the DB from their local client, the DB is totally unaware of the local server filesystem. Thus any scripts I write try to access the clients local filesystem. I don't want users to locally mou…
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After experiencing several interuptions in service where the Web Publishing Engine went down, causing downtime for remote offices trying to access IWP as well as several PHP scripts that access different databases, I wrote my own shell script to check to see if it was still accessible. Part of the problem was that I've seen this happen where the WPE is still running, but it's no longer responding from the /fmi/config pages... I can log in, but can't get the WPE portion to respond. Sometimes it affects IWP right away, but sometimes it takes hours to eventually crash altogether. What I've done is check the web page for IWP to see if it's still returning "200 OK", …
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I developed a complete software in FileMaker Pro 6 on Mac X n it is working fine. But when i executed the same application in FileMaker Pro 5 on Windows Machine, it is still working fine but it is giving the code instead of the buttons n background images. Can ya tell why is it happening n how can i fix it?
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I am running FileMaker Server 7.0.3 on a Mac OS 10.4. Several times over the last couple of weeks, I have connected to the server with the Admin Tool and found all of my Back Up Schedules have disappeared? Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening? Thanks.
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While reinstalling FM Server 7 it doesn't do a complete reinstall, it doesn't ask for install number etc. and the server doesn't show up in the services.
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Hi, I am using database sessions. I have had luck using the -edit command to edit a global field by -recid. Then I can retrieve the value with a query. It works fine for 15 minutes or so, but then I guess it expires and I can't restart a new session by setting a new value with -edit. It makes sense that I can't retrieve the value after 15 minutes because the session expires, but what do I need to do so I can begin a new session? So far the only thing that works is to edit the record with the files that the site assistant makes. So the site assistant works after the session expires, but my own files don't and I can't figure out why. Can anyone please he…
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I have a windows 2003 server with 2GB of RAM. The System Administrator Tools says the maximum RAM available for FileMaker Server 7.0 is 479MB. But my cache hit is always 99% to 100% all the time. I want to lower the cache hit to 95%. I wonder how I can increase the RAM, or whether I should worry about it. Thanks in advance. Jackson
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I am running FMSA.v2 on OS X server 10.3.9. I had several databases publishing and working great using Instant Web Publishing. I installed the v3 updates for both Server and IWP and now IWP has stoppped working. I can get to the IWP administration http://localhost/fmi/config, but the URL http://localhost/fmi/iwp returns a "not found" error. The configuration shows IWP as "on". I have rebooted and looked through the logs but nothing shows as obviously broken. Driving me crazy! Should I uninstall everything and reinstall?
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I have set up a container field in my database and store .jpg pics of clients in this field. I am using fmp 5.5 on a windows system. The files are on the server in a shared enviroment. I store all the files on the shared drive on the server with "Store only a reference to this file". Sometimes the picture shows up and sometimes I get the above error message. Also, teammember A can add the file and then no other teammember can view the file. I'm sure this is a simple solution that has been addressed many times before, but I haven't run across the answer yet. Anyone out there that can help? Thanks
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Hi As far as I know, I have FM server 7 installed and configured. I have my solution file in place and opened according to the server admin utility. On the same network, I have clients running FMP7. When I go to open remote, I get nothing listed in local hosts. I tried to specify the IP, but it does not show any files listed. I can ping the server IP from a client machine. I dont know why FMP and the server won't talk. My ONLY guess is that the firewall is blocking the port, but it seems unlikely since the server and clients are on the same local internal network. I can also host files using FMP on one of the client machines. All of the other PC's can…
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We are using FM Server Advanced, and data gets inserted into our database via the internet. For example our online store stuffs customer and order data from their system into our database. Works great. Later I go in and "sync" up the customer information so that users who checked the "contact me with update information" get subscribed to our mailing list database. I would like it if this sync happened automatically when a record was created in the server. How can I create a script that runs automatically on the server side when a record is created?
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Is there a way I can create a shortcut using some kind of parameters so automatically connect to a specified server an open a specific file when FM opens? there is no way I am going to be able to teach all 10 users that they have to go to file -> open remote, etc. to get to their file maintenance.
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Windows Server 2003 environment, using authentication against Active Directory, everything works fine. The question/issue: We can authenticate domain users (DomainA) to FMP Server 7 in the domain the FMP Server is installed, however, users in (DomainB) do not seem to be working. Both domains are in the Active Directory trusted forest. Admin users from one domain can log into the other. FMP Server however only seems to be authenticating against the one. Thank you for any thoughts!
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I have 2 users using an identical config, iMac with Filemaker 7.03, OSX 10.4.1. One one them periodically has an issue where typing comes to a crawl. After typing a whole sentence on the keyboard, only about half of the sentence is actually entered into the text field. Very slowly, the rest of the characters come in. Both users are accessing the same networked database. Quitting and relaunching FM seems to temporarily fix it, but it happens at least once a day. Has anyone experienced the same behavior? Could it be an OSX 10.4 thing?
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It seems my FMP Server 5.5.v4, Mac G5 1.8 GHz, OS 10.3.9 insists on corrupting or otherwise refusing to host the files it has been hosting for the past year with almost no previous problems. I've tried many things including repairing the hard disk via disk utility in OS 10.3 journaling mode, repairing preferences, flushing system cache. After each reboot I can launch FileMaker Server Config and click "Start Server". The indicator changes to say the server is running but soon reverts on its own to the Start Server button. when I click the button again I get the message "Unable to start server. Another instance of FileMaker Server is already running. Requested command …
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Hi everybody Because we mooved our server, on which FM Server 7 is installed, we had to change the IP address of the server (Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition). I changed the IP in the reference to the servername. After we changed the IP address I can't open any files anymore via the shortcut I used before. My problem is, I'm rather new to Filemaker and can't figure out what to do. Can anybody help me? Thanks a lot Nukular
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Hi, I am new to the forum and inherited a FileMaker Server environment for several departments. One department wants to use web publishing, so a test environment was created with FileMaker Server 7 Advanced running on MAC OSX 10.3.9 and the Web Publishing Core components. The Web server module and admin tools are installed on a Windows 2000 IIS 5 server and is used as the front end to the DB(Mac Filemaker). In order to get the pages to work, IIS 5 authentication needs to be disabled for the entire default site, which is where it is installed by default. Now, the permenant location that it will be living at will need to have authentication for the default site. A…
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Hi, heard of a few people who updated to 10.4.2, after which their Server 7 Advanced was disabled in the sense that they try to either show the databases (fmi/iwp) or the configuration console (fmi/config) in the browser and get 'page not found'. Has anyone done the update already? I think I'll wait until I see that FMI confirms it should work ;)
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Hi there, I have built a new DB system with about 30 related FMPro7 databases hosted on Filemaker Server 7. I am setting up the Accounts and Privileges and I am trying to gear it so that once someone has entered their UserID/password for one of the databases they dont have to do it for every other one at the same security level. That is, once they have logged in once they dont need to do it again. The previous DB system (built in FMPro6) has some kind of system which opens all related DBs in the background but minimises them - they appear in brackets in the Window menu. I'd like to set up the same process in the new FMPro7 system.
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Hi all, We're running an FM Server 5.5 under Windows 2000. I understand that keeping "windows file sharing" turned off is a big time requirement. Coming from a UNIX background, I would like to install cygwin so that I can run an sshd server on the Windows 2000 box so I can make backups from a UNIX-based backup server [currently the FM Server is making local backups to a separate directory on the same PC via the FM backup function]. I would like to know if installing sshd is considered 'safe' since to FileMaker Server. I assume so, but I wanted to check with the wizards here first. Thanks, /vjl/
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Hello: I am running Filmaker Server 5 on a Windows 2000 Professional server. We have 12 client computers on our network. We are losing connection to the host with the following error (Communication With The Host Was Interrupted (20). This usually happens at night and we discover the problem the next morning trying to access files. Also, sometimes we are unable to open files and get an error that the file is Single User and cannot be opened. I've checked the Server's Application log and find the Message (User No Longer Responding, Connection Closed (17)). This seems to happen in the evening at about 9.30 pm and the message is repeated for all client co…
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I am using Filemaker 7 Pro and Filemaker 7 advanced to host databases. I use Filemaker site assistant to export the file into xslt code then I take the xslt code and try to change the background, but when I do try this and drop these files back on the server to host the database I get an error. When I change the code I am using either Dreamweaver or notepad, but either one makes any difference when I drop it back on the server because the file errors out when viewed on the web. If I change the file and preview it in Dreamweaver it works exactly the way I want it, but not when I go drop it back on the Server. Could someone please help.
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I have been working on FMSA on my powerbook to get it working. I am setting it up on another machine so that I can look at both screens for settings, etc. However, on the second machine FMSA shuts down after just a few seconds of use. I assume that since I have the same installation code on both machines, it is stopping so that you can't use one copy on multiple servers. Is this correct? Also, now that I have taken my powerbook off of the network, I can't access the administration page any longer. I get an error message that says that I don't have access to server adminstration page. Any advice? Thank you, John C. Foster
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I am running Server Advanced. I have enabled database sessions in the publish engine config, but I cannot seem to use them. I am using XSLT. I want to put some data in a global field, then access that data from a filemaker script, as well as from the web. I tried the method described in the CWP manual, where you say ?-db=whatever&-lay=whatever&globalfield.global=whatever&-script=somescript&-new but it doesn't work. Can anyone give me a hint? Thanks, Moe
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Hi all, So we recently discovered that FM 7 (or, more to the point, FM Server 7) will not meet our needs, and are looking to back-port our databases to FM 5.5. Now, the databases that we have created do not use any new functionality - anything that we used was available in FM 5.5. Is it possible in any way to easily backport this?
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I have a FM server7.03 running on an Os X.3.9 box, serving half a dozen files. At random (as far as I can tell) intervals, one of the files suddenly showes up as closed when I check in the admin app (or is unreachable when accessing over TCP/IP through clients). It affects only one file, always the same, so I suspect something is corrupted with this file, although it behaves just fine when I work with it, or there is a setting I am not aware of. I have an automated backup script that runs twice a week, but I have not been able to see a clear relation with finding a closed file... and it never closes while I am working on it.
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how do you advance from records 1-5, 6-10 etc in IWP or FM7, I can't quite get a grip on it. We can have up to 600 recorods found, so i probabbly need a way group 5 to 10 "pages" as well. any suggestions would be geatly appreciated.
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We're just switching over our company to use RSA SecurID's for logging into Windows XP. They will eventually install the RSA Agent on our Windows 2003 servers that run FileMaker 7 Server/Advanced. Has anybody gone through this? Is there any issues with the Active Directory authentication not working after this is done? thanks ./tc
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I have around 40 files sharing via FMS 5 and FMS is configured on Windows 2003 server. I have no idea why the performance of the files were extremely slow when the file running on FMS. As I have tried open a same file directly on my computer and running a same script, it will only take around 5-8 seconds to complete the whole process, but it took more than 1 mins when a file was opened via FMS. And, same problem when modify the fields in [Define field], it will take around 30 mins to recalculate the fields for around 7500 records (file size is 170MB), but it will only take 5 mins if opened a file locally. Is it the FMS itself problem? How to fine tune the…
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We currently have FMP 5.5 Server Software on a Windows 2000 Server and am upgrading to Windows 2003. Is FMP 5.5 Server Software compatable with Windows 2003 Server? We have 200+ user, so an upgrade to FMP 7.0 is not in the plan, plus all my reading tells me it is not seamless and we have some very complex DBs that could not be rewritten in the required timeframe. Any inrformation is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Does anyone have any info on a version of FMP Server (I think version 6) that runs on Windows 2003? I called FileMaker directly, but they've told me I must upgrade to FM Server7 if we upgrade our server to 2003. I heard from a vendor that there is a version of server, called FileMaker Server (?no version) that works on Win 2003 (for fmp 6 files). I guess FileMaker.com is pushing people to upgrade to 7 which isn't necessary just yet. I can't find any info on this, but we need to research and probably purchase this version of FM server. TIA, Heather
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