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Well I am trying to access it with IWP. When I went to the IP address of the server it does not connect. I think that maybe I have to setup the ports on my router so I have to know which port IWP connects through. I know 80 is reserved for the my home web page so how can FM connect using the same port? Randy

I am installing FM Server Advanced 11 on a new Apple Server. Does anyone know how to set the ports on FM server to something other than 80? Port 80 is reserved for http website. Thanks a bunch! Randy

Hi Everyone, I currently have FM10 Server advanced on a windows server. It is VERY unreliable and has to be restarted frequently. We are going to upgrade to FM11 Server advanced and we are also purchasing a new server. My question is which operating system is superior, OS X or Windows? I'm not asking which is better for everyday things and do not wish to start a war, just wondering which one will provide a more stable FM environment. My other question is, can I also run FM11 Pro on the same machine? I would host it via FM server and access it from FM pro via the assigned IP address so it would not be an attempt to open the same file directly from both the server application and the pro application. Thanks a bunch! Randy

Hi We are looking for someone to help us process credit cards through the IWP interface. I am not sure if this is possible, but I would basically like a plugin that utilizes billing address and amount to charge fields allowing use to create and modify payment forms right on filemaker, make them live on IWP, and run the transactions. We have a PHP version that seems to go down all the time and it is just too unreliable. If someone can create a PHP version of a simple form I would be interested in that as well. I just want it to be simple. We use payjunction as our merchant acccount. If interested please reply to support@parameducators.com with a quote. We need this ASAP! Randy

How do you go about taking the toolbar away? I know how to get rid of filemaker's but is there a way to get rid of the browser's toolbar also?

Hi everyone, I have a database that I publish on IWP. I would like to prevent people from printing the page. Any ideas on how to do this? You can set this in the user priviliges but that doesn't seem to work for IWP. I noticed that some "hidden" fields print on IWP but this is browser dependant. If it was universal I would have put a large hidden field over the existing fields. Not sure what to do but would appreciate the help. Thanks!! Randy

I currently have FM9 (Upgrading to 10) on a windows server and am having some reliability issues. I am a mac person and am considering switching to an OSX server but if someone has experience on which OS supports FM Server better that would be extremely helpful! Also, I may even consider hosting this myself but heard that FM is a pretty network heavy application. We use IWP exclusively and average 15 connections around the clock. Our local cable provider has a business class connection but I'm not sure that would be fast enough as it is only 6mb upstream. Wow, I guess I have more questions than I realized. Any help would be appreciated! Randall

Hi, I have a field that imports from my email. It pulls in the email address and the name at the same time so it looks like this: John Smith I really need to trim this by either a calculation or a script that just goes through and processes the records so that it looks like: jsmith@mail.com I have to trim the name and also the < and > symbols. Any ideas? With great appreciation! Randy

That is a great way to do it. I'm not sure my clients will be able to figure it out. There is a pre-made database called email campaign management that comes with FM that does exactly what I want. You click the little tags on the left and it inserts a field call into your email. Not sure I'm explaining it right :

Hi, I need some help with an email send option for a runtime I'm building. I don't need anything fancy, just a script that is as simple as the email function that is built in without having to use an outside program. Is there a way to do this without having to use complicated scripts and pre-made layouts, just basically replace the standard mail function?

Hi, I have a little problem and I'm sure the solution is simple but I just can't figure it out. I want to generate emails to my clients and include their names, etc in the email. I'm not sure how to call the data from the field. If using a simple calculation I'd just put <> but that doesn't work if I just type it into a textbox. Any ideas? Thanks! - Randall

Hi, I have a problem with an online exam that I want to publish via IWP. Each answer choice has several fields that have to line up properly and I need a link to go across the entire length of each answer choice. It seems to work okay with Safari but IE and Firefox are a different story. People are saying that they cannot click on the box (The link is supposed to go over the box and the entire answer choice and part of the action of the script is to check the box) I tried to attach a copy of the file but it's around 2mb and too large so I'll include a link: http://www.parameducators.com/file.zip If someone who knows IWP really well can help I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much! - Randall

Thank you so much for helping. Corrupting my file would have been a disaster (I've done it before and now keep hourly backups) That solves the import problem (Brilliant idea by the way) and the only other problem I have is that after the records are imported, the system creates an account for the user and emails him or her their login information. Is there any way to send an email using server 9 advanced?

Sorry, I'm not exactly clear on your answer. When you are referring to "box" are you meaning the same computer? If I had a filemaker pro running on the same machine I probably wouldn't connect via remote access but try to open the file directly. Can the file be open by two different programs directly on the same computer?

As a possible work-around, is there any way to have a standard version of filemaker pro running at the same time as the server? Can filemaker Server and Filemaker Pro both have the same file open on the same machine? That's the only solution I've been able to come up with so hopefully someone smarter than me will have an idea ;)

Hi, I am trying to create a script schedule but it seems that I've found another of Filemaker's billions of bugs and limitations. I am trying to make the file import records from a file in same folder once a day. I've tried it using using a local path, a relative path, a windows path, and a networked path. The server utility shows that the script was performed without error but no files are imported. Also, I tried to get it to send an email to me (Just the simple mail function in the script maker) and it won't do that. As you can probably tell I am getting pretty frustrated so if someone could help I would appreciate it. Thanks a bunch! - Randall

I am using OS X's Mail program. I have no idea why it is putting the attachment in front of the text. Can you recommend a good (And extremely simple) smtp plugin instead?

I want to be able to create an email with an attachment. The user will create a record in a table named email. There are three fields, subject, body, and attachment. The send email script puts all of these fields together but when it sends the email, it puts the attachment on top of the text. Is there any way to send the email properly with the text on top and the attachment on the bottom?

I published my solution via IWP and the fields where users enter data are adjustable. For some reason, there are some diagonal lines in the bottom right corner of every field and if I click on it, I can drag the field to expand a little. The data can still be entered, but it doesn't look very clean. Any thoughts on how to prevent this?

I have a runtime solution that I need to create a timeout script for. Basically, I need the user to be kicked off after a certain period of inactivity. Any ideas?

I have a bit of an urgent problem and was hoping someone could help. I need to send off a demo of my runtime solution and found out that I have to have a windows machine to make a windows runtime solution but I have a mac. Is there anyone who would be willing to create the runtime if I send them the file? Thanks in advance!!! - Randall

How do I create a script that would build from a related table? I can't do the import/export method because I need keep with HIPAA compliance and not have any non-password protected files lingering out there. Also, keeping with just one file keeps things organized in my world Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

I've tried to script it but no records import. If I try to import from an external file it works. What could I be missing?

I have a table named "meds" that has a medication list. I would like to import these records into another table named "scheduler" on a daily basis. Is it possible to import files from one table to another in the same database?

I am using FM7 Developer and will be hosting it on Server 8. I would like to be able to create a registration form that also contains credit card information. When they click submit it will charge their card and create an account for them. Is this possible?