FileMaker Go connections

[VirtualBob]

I've just purchased an iPad and wanted to use some databases, but as FileMaker Go is poorly documented its hard to make headway with it.

I have the latest iPad and iOS 10. My primary iMac runs Snow Leopard and my laptop Yosemite. I'm running FileMaker 12.

If I share files over FileMaker Network Sharing/WiFi from a Mac (not a server) will it only work live if I'm at home connected to my local network? What happens if I leave my local network, update the iPad files and rejoin the network?

FMG 15 & 16 say they can work with version FMP 12 files, but whenever I try the Host connection option to locate files on either Mac it says "The host does not support this version of FileMaker". This option works OK on FMG 14, but is a bit buggy as the app crashes whenever I hit enter.

If I go for the manual import to iPad path, there is a manual script I can build to connect between iOS and Mac desktop, but how do I know how to build a path to MacDevice/MacHD/user/filepath as I've not done anything 'FMP over the network' before.

Sorry for many questions but its taken hours just to get to this point.

 

 

[VirtualBob]

Ok I've now discovered that FM Pro/Go 14+ will not connect to any host running less than FM 13.