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I've got filemaker server running on linux... Connected to it are a mac osx, windows nt, windows xp computers, and one mac performa 6200. (All have fmpro 5.5) I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for enhancing performance on the mac performa (operating system 8.1). The only program I want to work on performa is filemaker 5.5. All my databases are connected via relationships and menus and there are numerous scripts that run. On the performa, it is pretty slow. The performa has 64 mb memory, os 8.1, dave, and filemaker. I dont know what virtual memory cache RAM disk extensions allocated memory for filemaker 5.5 should be set to…

Hi, if I run FM 4.1Dv1 in Classic 9.2 (booted OSX 10.2.4) there are some problems to move fields in layout-mode: the field are duplicated. Under 10.1.5 it was ok. Any Ideas? Thx, Willi

I am building a data base for a local Hospice Services provider (as a volunteer). I have been able to design on my Mac, and transfer the files to my laptop PC without any problems. However, when I tried to load the files onto one of their office PCs, I found that some of the layouts had "rearranged" themselves. Specifically, on a layout the graphic elements (a bunch of check boxes on a form), and all of the fields were offset about half an inch towards the top of the page. I also found that the colors of variousl elements were much darker than the ones on my Mac (or on my laptop). I know I could use merge fields to keep those in their places, but why do the graphics…

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How can I have information that is entered into fields merged onto a Word document? I am using FMP 5.5 and Word X in Jaguar. Thanx in advance C

Does anyone know how to configure OSX so it starts FileMakerPro on system bootup? I found an article about starting FMPServer on system bootup, but not sure if that'll apply to FMP... Any suggestions?

I have a user who needs to access files being hosted on both FM 4 and now FM 5. We are installing FM 6 to get to the FM 5 files. One of our tech people told me that "they" (?) don't advise running two different versions of any software on OS-X. Of course, the user runs the FM 4 in classic mode and would run the FM 6 under X. Or I suppose she could run them both in classic. I have 4,5 and 6 on my OS9 client and don't have any trouble. Is there anything to this, or is it hogwash?

I have FPTit in my solution and in Windows XP all work fine but in Mac OS X will not upload any files. The script is equal to this one: Script 1. The "Go" script: Set Field [FTPit Result, External("doFTP-Host", "ftp.myhost.com") & External("doFTP-Username", "myuser") & External("doFTP-Password", "mypass") & External("doFTP-CompletedScript", Status(CurrentFileName) & "|Done") & External("doFTP-Connect", "") & External("doFTP-ChangeDir", "/public_html/") & External("doFTP-LocalChangeDir", "c:My Siteshomepage") & External("doFTP-Put", "index.htm")] Script 2. The "Done" script: Set Field [Files Left in Queue, E…

I have a solution with 30+ files. To host this solution on a network, I use an 'open all files script' at startup. The main file also has a closing script which closes all files. So now I access the solution on a guest machine and when I want to quit on the guest machine, the closing script seems to take forever, about a minute or more just to close the files even if they haven't even been accessed. Why does it take that long and is there anything I can do to speed this up?

Last week the Server that carried a Filemaker Database crashed. The two people that use the file are a MAC and a PC. The PC does not seem to be having problems since the crash but the MAC is in trouble. When the MAC tries to host the file, it crashes. We have tried recovering the file, cloning it, etc, etc. When the PC Hosts the file the MAC does not crash right away, but eventually it does. I have not seen anyone else mention this particular problem and Filemaker's website does not list anything as well. I check the TCP/IP connection and its still on. Any thoughts, my IT department isn't the brightest when it comes to cross platform issues. …

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Each time I connect a nikon 5000 camera via USB filemaker crashes. Any thoughts, thanks OSX12.2.3 filemaker 6.0v3

I have a Logitech Wheel Mouse that worked fine using Filemaker v.6 in system 9 but won't work with Filemaker v.6 in OS X... I have contacted Logitech and they promise that it is the application not the mouse... Will Filemaker v.6 work with any wheel mouse?

Hi, I'm working with FMD6 - trying to share files over my local network. I'm using OS 10.2.3 and I usually have my firewall switched on by default. I was trying to share files and getting nowhere until I realised that the OSX firewall was on and it was probably blocking the Filemaker port... I switched it off and it works !! So, what I need to know, and I can't find this in Filemaker, is what port number should I allow in my firewall to allow Filemaker to share files locally? I have looked in the prefs/application/plugins but I can't click the configure button on anything except the web sharing - which I have configured OK... Is there somethi…

Can anyone please tell me how to make FMP 6v4 be able to use the toolbars and auto phone dialing in OSX. Or can anyone tell me if the FM people are working on this problem??

Tried installing FileMaker Pro 5.5 on my new PowerMac G4 loaded to the max with 2 gigs of RAM running Jaguar. The install stops right at the beginning with a dialog box stating that this computer doesn't have the minimum amount of RAM of 8 megs! I haven't had enough time to try some other options, like taking out 2 memory chips to see if 1 gig of RAM qualifies as more than 8 megs. Neither did I try installing in System 9. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this situation.

I am setting up an iMac (LCD/ w CDRW) as a FileMaker Server. Currently Running 9.2.2 Every thing works great. Also I have an AppleScript that will backup a folder of files to CDR via Toast. The problem is how to avoid the alert that gets triggered when I insert a Blank CD. I have done similar with external devices but internal CD drives have to be "Prepared" I don't really want user interventon here. Since the backup will not take place for another 5 hours. Any sugguestions?

I am trying to open a FM pro5 file in OSX. I have the new pro 6 developer installed. The file has been transferred from my old mac OS9 using a "cyberkey" media device. Any suggestions?

Does anyone have a workaround for the problem of the phone dial script not working under OSX, and does anyone have any idea if Filemaker will be able to fix this?

Here is my setup, all on a 10 Base-T ethernet network. We are hosting 30 databases on a Windows NT server using FileMaker Server 5, using TCP / IP. iMac 700 MHz iMac 233 MHz iMac 233 MHz Power Mac G3 B&W 400 MHz Power Mac G3 266 MHz Power Mac G3 266 MHz Power Mac 8500 120 MHz Power Mac 7200 75 MHz Power Mac 7100 80 MHz ---- 6 or 7 PCs with a similar performance range. I've been trying to get the client machines up to FileMaker 6, and am having problems with the Power Mac 7100 / 80. It has 136 MB of Ram, Mac OS 8.6, and FileMaker 6.0v3. I can open the databases, but inevitably I will run into a communication error and all my databases w…

I am hosting a FM solution on an OSX machine. I have already created a applescript that, when launched, opens all my FM files. Is there a way to: 1) Somehow set particular times that 3 different applescripts will run. 2) The first script will close all the open FM files, avoiding the message about connected users, or in other words, shutting the files wether there are any connected users or not. 3) Have an applescript that copies the files from a local volume to a remote server volume so that the server will be able to back them up. 4) The timed event from above would then run my already existing applescript that opens all my FM files. LR

Hi, I'm trying to host a series of dbases using Filemaker Pro 6v1 (single license) on a G4 running OS 10.2.2 and I just can't get access to them from our other machines in the office. I currently have an old G3/300 running the dbases using FM6 and OS 10.1.5 and everything runs fine. All the other client machines are running FM 5.5 and OS 9.2.2. I've tried to match the settings of the G3/300 to the G4 and FM. I've made sure no other process or app is using port 80...., the network protocol is TCP/IP, ETC. Is there an issue with Jaguar (OS10.2) and FM or has some network thing changed or.... Anyone have a similar problem as this?

Hi teher. I use FM6 under Mac OsX (10.2.2), carbon, both version, Italian and English, but I can't access to menu Show > Taskbar! I can't have the text formatting floating palette! Is there any known problem? A.

I am running Filemaker v.6 in OS X on an imac - 350 Mhz. - 160MGs of RAM with a 6G HD, Filemaker is proving to be a processor hog... and I am not able to run much of anything while I am runnig Filemaker... is there some sort of upgrade that I missed? Or is there a way to turn down it's "hogness"?

Serving filemaker off os 9 osX won't share file. Get single user message when try to connect from osX. can open FMP5 in classic and everything works fine. can log into server from osX and open unshared files with out any problems. Any body know whats up??

We have just implemented FMP6 on a Mac wireless network, with about a dozen files served by FM Server 5.5 on a dedicated machine. We've noticed that as we're working on the hosted files, our work is interrupted very frequently by automatic sorts that lock us out of the program while they're proceeding. Is there any way to minimize this? Could it be a function of the cache size set at the client desktop level. Thanks. PS: All clients are running OS X.1.5, as is the server.

FMPro 5.03 (in the start-up screen) shows "TCP/IP failed to load". Then it will not connect to our server....which allows only TCP/IP connections. The computer has no difficulty connection to the internet or other processes requireing a TCP/IP connection. This appears to be only a FMPro issue? I've tried re-installing. Help!!

I am running FMP 5.5 in Classic environment with OS X.2. In the layout mode using a single mouse click/hold to select an element causes the selected element to duplicate, which makes trying to move an element with the mouse a very frustrating experience. The problem is occuring on 3 Macs: 2 desktop G4s and a laptop G3. Never had this problem in OS 9.2 before OS X.2.

I was wondering... I am having trouble program sharing FM 5.5... is it a networkable program? We have only installed it on one computer, we are just trying to get everyone to access it. If it is... what settings are we missing? We have activated File Sharing, activated the proper groups and set the executables and proper files to be shared. Any ideas? Thanks! KC

Need help ! Installed 5.5 on a Mac with OS 8.6 Message said installation successful, but when trying to open FileMaker, it locks up. (The splash screen displays but stops while loading Aplle Talk.) Have reinstalled a few times - same result. Any ideas ? Thanks -jack

I posted this in the general section but maybe should of placed it here. I was working on a database on a remote server whereapon the connection dropped out. after reconnecting I was able to make a copy of the file but was locked out of it. I can move it to the trash but it wont delete (the sever is on MAc OS9.2) and I am running OSX. How an I unlock this file?

First let me proclaim that I am NOT an IT guy in the traditional sense. All I know is that I hate working with our NT Server whenever I am forced to use the command line to open up a new database or whatever. The NT Server box is a noisy annoying beige box to me. (We were also unsuccessful at installing FileMaker Server 5.0 on it, meaning the console doesn't seem to work properly

Hi folks, This is not so much related to File Maker, but it is to MAC OS X warning: I'm very new to Samba and this question may sound completely pathetic, but I'll take that chance. I understand that both W2K Pro and OS X incorporate an smbclient in them (OS X understands NetBios names). What I don’t get is that Samba being a client/server protocol needs a smbserver on the other site to agree to share resourses, right. Than how does OS X workstation directly acceses Win2K pro workstation when both are smbclients? Thanks B

There is a cronic shortage of ERD software for Mac, but I've finally found an excellent program to design my dattabase with. OmniGraffle. (OSX only) http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ Its got ER diagram symbols and stuff already wtih it. Very cool, good interface. Theres quite a few other programs that are more general purpose that can be searched for on Versiontracker.com but I havn't found one close to OmniGraffle. It has got the Falkaholic seal of Approval.

Hi all, I am running Jaguar 10.2 OS; FMPro Developer 6.0v3 crashes when I wake my TiBook from sleep. Anyone else having problems like this? John