damyena

Good day, everyone, I would like to open all files being served off of FM Server 5. My thought has been to obtain a list of all files on the server, and then simply use a script to Open each of them. But, I have two problems. First, I don't know how to obtain a list of all files on the server dynamically. The list of files will change on a regular basis as I am developing a very large solution. And second, how do I use the Open script command with, possibly, a value stored in a field? Once all files are opened, I can use the script commands to get the list of the all the files and perform my operations. But the key to my challenge is to get all the files on the server opened. I am using FileMaker Pro 5.5 to do the majority of my development. I also have access to FileMaker Pro 6. All noble developers please provide your thoughts. Thank you, damyena

How does this work with files hosted on FM Server? What URL do I need to open a file there?

I have had a few problems with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and a Novell Network drive. I've found that FileMaker really does act funny (crashing, hanging, locking up my Mac OS 9) when I open the files directly off of the Novell Volume. My solution has been to copy the files to my local hard drive, modify the files and put them back. I am a developer and this works ok for me, but I know it will not work for your situation. I am currently running FileMaker Server 5 to host all of the my solutions. I host to about 10 instances of FileMaker Pro 5.5. I have not had a problem. But, to help you more, I have also used FileMaker Pro's Remote Data Access Companion Plug-In (Provided with my version of FileMaker Pro 5.5). What this does, essentially, is make my running instance of FileMaker Pro into a mini FileMaker server. Through the Open Remote... command, my users can access the FileMaker files that are open on my 'mini-server.' So I need only one computer to sit there and host the files and all my other computers can access those files concurrently. With this solution, I have not experienced any problems with changing printers or sorting. I have had a problem when the power plug was kicked out of the computer hosting the files. But, when I brought the files back up, FileMaker automatically performed an integrity check and they worked fine. Investigate the solution of hosting the files using an instance of FileMaker Pro. This solution will be simple and economical for you. Best of luck, damyena

Thanks Anatoli, For security reasons, I want to decrease the chance that anyone could see the password or copy it out of the field. Ultimately, I would like to implement LDAP authentication to our network services, but that is a ways away. I'll see what I can do with the Simple Dialog plugin. Thanks again.

Hello all, I have gotten a password font to mask the password field of my login process. However, I have both Mac and PC clients and I've found that I need to install the font on all computers for the password to be properly hidden. The problem arises when the font is not found, the font default to a readable set. Is there a way to either embed the font in the fp5 file or to have FM server serve the font with the fp5 file? I know the serving is possible with plug-ins, but what about additional supporting files? Thanks for discussion. damyena

Thanks for the additional information. I have LDAP libraries. I'll try writing a FM plug-in for the LDAP authentication. But, if I can find one that's already done, all the better. Thanks

I'm looking for a plug-in that can authenticate a username and password to a Novell Directory System. I need a solution for both Win32 and MacOS. Please post any ideas or places to look. thanks damyena