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We are developing a solution to run in a mixed platform environment. The primary development is being done on Windows boxes running FMP 8.5 advanced. Layouts designed on these machines using Helvetica (9pt) plain font look fine on the PC, but are not as clear on the Mac (mostly Mini Macs with non Apple displays). They also look gray rather than the black text color selected. We have tried an Apple display and it looks better, but not as crisp as the PC. Note: the same layout (with same font, etc.)in FMP 6 looks fine on the Mac. Any suggestions?

Hello I just used Migration Assistant to transfer Files and Applications to my new MacBook Pro running OSX 10.4.9 Now I can no longer sync to my Zire 71 running Palm OS 5.2.1 using FM Mobile 7. Log says "Sync Failed: error -1" I had the same problem when I upgraded to Tiger but do not remember how I solved it. Any help would be appreciated.

I would like to activate a script when the bar code scanner's trigger is pulled. Currently I can move from field to field with a trigger pull using tab order, but would like to activate a script on a trigger pull and go from field to field using scripts to check each entry rather than having to press enter to activate a script. Using Symbol LS 2208 bar code scanner. Thanks Steve

Hi folks, first post and I'm hoping in in or near the right forum to post this. I have Filemaker 7 Server running on a Win 2k server. All of my windows and mac computers can see all the files available when using the "open remote" feature, except for one. A powerbook G4 that worked fine until about 3 weeks ago, now can't see any files listed on the server when using the open remote feature. I've tried to match settings, network settings etc. looking at the other couple of macs we have on the network, but I can't see any differences. We've removed preferences and even re-installed FMP on the mac to no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help! …

Hi I have a file (USENGMED.MPR) that I have not been able to delete. It's related to an old system that I updated. I move it to the trash but when I try to empty I get the msg "The operation cannot be completed because the item USENGMED.MPR is in use". FMP is not running anywhere, and restarting the computer does not resolve the issue. I've checked my startup on login items and nothing seems to be related to it. The file is not locked and I have full permissions for it. I know this kind of smacks of an OS thing, but as it's an FM file... TIA for any help

I was wondering if anyone out there has some experience working with either bootcamp or parallels. I work for a company that is a Windows environment. I am trying to justify the purchasing of 2 mac book (or pros). Any insight or things i should look out for would be appreciated.

I spend the majority of my time using MacOSX, but very occasionally I'm asked to help out on a Windows project. I can usually borrow a windows machine but I was wondering if anyone had any experience of using bootcamp or parallels to run windows on a mac and then using FileMaker?

Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this so please tell me if it is not. Anyway, our school district runs a filemaker database for student attendance. All of the schools connect to the district office over high speed (6Mbps) leased lines. A G5 xserve hosts Filemaker 8 Server and all the clients are Filemaker 8. The problem is that 2-8 times per day the clients get disconnected from the Students database. Sometimes they get an error messgae stating they have been disconnected. (connection with server has closed). Other times the database just closes with no warning. (none of the users have an Idle time set). Users at the district office rarely if ever …

I am looking for a recommendation for a new system for our filemaker server. We have about 30 different databases, some small, some big, that all interact with each other. The application is in constant use throughout the day, and it manages our entire calendar system, client requests, and many other things. There are usually about 10 clients logged onto the system. A lot of things we do are rather quick, but anytime I change add a field, or change a table occurance relation, I feel the "hang" of the system working. Also, we have a few scripts that take way too long, and although the are doing some complex calculations with appointment times and other information, …

Does anyone have real-world experience comparing a single vs dual processor chip (either PPC or Intel) for running filemaker server 8? I'm thinking of setting up a cheap server using an Intel Mac Mini, and wondering if the $200 or so price jump for the Duo is going to show much real-world performance gains. Am I better off spending $200 on 2 gigs of ram instead and getting the Core Solo?

We have two Macs sharing peer to peer; whenever the client is closed down the file references are lost resulting in 'file can't be found' when buttons pointing to the host dbase are clicked. Both computers have fixed IP addresses; linked over an ethernet LAN. I have to either find the file myself or redefine the file reference in each script. I hadn't experienced this issue before changing to Dev7, maybe I am misunderstanding something but it drives me nuts.....

I've experienced this problem in FM 7 Advanced and FM 8 Advanced. While creating a solution I'm often going in/out of layout/browse mode and I'm frequently opening the Define Database window. I use keyboard commands to switch views and windows. After a few times of accessing different views or the define DB dialog window FileMaker starts to having issues redrawing any screen. Sometimes the window will stay open but just be blank minimizing then open the window back up fixes it until the next time I change something. Other times it will just disappear in the Window menu it shows that its open but if I select it nothing happens. I have to double click on the fi…

In OS 9 I was able to, using Apple's "Remote Access," dial from one Mac to another through a telephone connection, connect remotely and access my FileMaker database through "Remote Host." I just upgraded to OS 10 Panther and FileMaker 8. I am now unable to find a way for the host Mac to "answer" the phone and provide me access to the network for my remote Mac. I have tried Timbuktu, but while it allows me to connect one Mac to the other, it does not provide network access. I know it is old fashioned to want to connect through a telephone connection, but does anyone have a solution for this problem? TIA

I can set my file (FM7,Remote) to Beep if I type an error, but I can't get the actual spell checker function to work. It seems like it worked once, by selecting the dictionary and then checking all on a list form, but I can't do it again. The Spell Checker window opens, but doesn't start checking. O words. Any suggestions?

Hi geeks, I plan to network two remote (not in the same office) iMacs using FileMaker 6. How to make it successfully? Please advise.

Anyone tried running FileMaker 6 client on one of the Intel iMacs yet? It makes me nervous that FMI won't even guarantee version 8 will work with Rosetta emulation until it is "certified and tested," although there have been some reports of v.8 working.

Ever since I moved from FM 6 to FM7 I have been annoyed by the colour of highlighted or 'selected' text. How do I change the colour of the highlight ?

I am experiencing problems with FileMaker user interface performance on Mac OS 10.4.2. Things seem normal when FileMaker starts up, but soon the UI slows to a crawl, with FileMaker unable to keep up with even very slow typing and double clicks not recognized. Restarting FileMaker solves the problem temporarily. Other apps can be slow also, but FileMaker is much, much worse. Anyone else having this problem? Any suggestions?

I created a FMP6 runtime in 10.4 it worked fine. I created a zipped file of the solution and put it on my iDisk to finish it off in the office. When I unzipped the file on 10.3 at the office, all of the icons are generic. The main file (the one that is usually of type 'Application' is also generic. Then I try to open it, it asks what application do I want to use to open the document. It is supposed to be the application it opens itself. Pointing it to FMD didn't work either. I can open the database file in FMD fine. Anyone else seen this type of behavior? Is there a documented (or undocumented) problem zipping run times in 10.4? or am I just crazy? …

I have a user on an iBook G4 who needs to open the files with a password. Pressing the Option key when opening the files is not prompting her for a password. It just opens the files with the general user password and rights. It appears that the Option key works in other programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator but not FileMaker. Unfortunately, the keyboard on the iBook only has one Option key. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Cindy P.S. I generally don't use a Mac so my knowledge with them is very limited!

Any known compatibility issues out there?

Has anyone ever come across this problem which is afflicting me on FPro 7 using Apple OSX 10.3.9? - If I want to copy a piece of text, for instance the word'Problem' I highlight the exact word 'Problem' then do 'Apple Copy'. - For some reason, instead of picking up the word 'Problem' what I actually pick up is 'roblem '. In other words there's a misalignment between what I see my cursor doing on screen and what it is actually doing. - It's only a problem in Filemaker, not in other applications. - I'me viewing Filemaker at 100% size. Any advice gratefully received!

I made a similar post elsewhere in this forum as a question to a specific user, but I'd like to open it up to the forum. I'm looking for OSX compatible POS equipment. Cash Drawer, Receipt printer, Barcode scanner, Pole display, and Card Reader. Does anyone have a model of any of these types of equipment to recommend for OSX?

This might be a dumb question but I wonder if it is possible to have a widget link to a filemaker file. Im pretty sure if the filemaker file was published to web it could be done but an application like address book is addressed directly so makes me wonder if filemaker could also.

After installing Filemaker Server Administration Console and Web Server module (not WPE), Tiger Server weblogs crash with an Apache 500 error. Anyone else have this going on? I'm far too big of a novice at Apache/Tomcat to dig any deeper.

I have a LAN with four Macintoshes connected to a switch (not a router) and am seeing very erratic behavior. I set up a test DB on each machine and set them to multiuser. None of the Macs see all three other hosts. They all either see only one, or none at all. One of them can see two. Two of the Macs are running 10.2.x and two are running 10.3.x. I'm thinking that the problem may be because we are using a switch and not a router. It is like they are on a different subnet or something. Any advise is highly appreciated.

Wanna login from the road. How do I set my Ambit cable modem to allow me to login with my iMac? What changes must I make to the host's (G5) sharing settings? Must the FM files be in the Web folder, or the Public or Shared folder of my User?

I use FMPro 5.5 and will be upgrading to Tiger any day now. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if FMPro 5.5 databases of this type will work with Tiger or whether I will have to redo it in FMPro 7. It is a one machine database with no server or web access involved. I have FMPro 7, but my database was too complex to transfer from 5.5 to 7 without lots of reprogramming, so I've not bothered. However, if I can no longer run it with Tiger, then I'll have to bite the bullet and redo the database from scratch. Thanks, Robert

I want to reach my medical office databases on my Filemaker 7 Server but the IT security folks at the hospital have locked down all but the basic ports and refuse to open them. I used Internet Connect on my ibook to establish a VPN to my Mac OS X Panther Server /Filemaker Advanced Server. Open Remote did not see the databases. What am I doing wrong? Do I need cooperation from the IT guys? Is VPN Tracker the answer?

OK, now Tiger is actually out. FMI has announced that FMP 7 is compatible. How about FMP 6? Has anyone tried this out. (My client wants to move ot 10.4 if possible.)

Hello. I am using FileMaker Pro 7.03 on OS X 10.4.1 running on a G3 iBook. For some reason the ordinary keyboard shortcut for next/previous record, i.e. Control Up/Down, does not seem to work. Any ideas...? My keyboard setting is Finnish, with Japanese input (Kotoeri) occasionally enabled. Any help much appreciated. Best regards, Antti Autio Turku, Finland

I have been upgrading an application from FM6 to FM7 on my Mac (Tiger). However, the user is testing the application on Windows XP and there appear to be some rather bizarre differences. One is that when he user clicks on a tab that goes to a layout (in a different UI file), that layout is initially in Find mode. However, when the user enters data into a field on the layout and hits enter to invoke the Find, the layout switches immediately to another layout (in a different UI). On the Mac it behaves correctly and stays on the layout to let the user use the data for processing. There is also some differences in the behaviour of a plugin but that might be the fau…

I have a database that is being shared by 3 computers over Airport Extreme. File sharing and network printing work fine. The 3 computers are: 01) 20 inch iMac running OS 10.3.9 Panther and Filemaker Pro 7 (FMP7) 02) 17 inch Powerbook running OS 10.4 Tiger and FMP7 (Powerbook 1) 03) New 17 inch Powerbook running OS 10.4 Tiger and FMP7 (Powerbook 2) The iMac is hosting the database. Powerbook 1 has been accessing the database for over a year with no troubles until I upgraded to Tiger over the weekend. Now I can't even see the host in the Open Remote File window. Powerbook 2 is experiencing the same problem. All three computers can connect to each other a…

I just patched my Macintosh to OS X 10.3.9 this morning, and now FM 7 Developer refuses to run. Every time I try and launch it, it 'exits unexpectedly'. Anyone else seeing this behavior?

I've got an OSX 10.3.8 machine set to share 3 Filemaker 5.5 files. I'm trying to connect to it using "Open Remote" from a powerbook with OS9.2.2 and it just isn't working. I've confirmed that the files are "shared" and that the network has integrity. I'm able to mount the OSX machine and view the shared files from "local Network" in the Network Browser. Also... on the OS9 machine... I'm able to "Open Remote" to a separate OS9 machine acting as the server for the same files. Of course, I'm not trying to do this all at once. I've tried different configs: isolating two machines at a time: OSX and the Powerbook, and and OS9.2 (serving) and the Powerbook (which works…