Auto Startup

[dpccgf]

If I am using Filemaker Pro 5.5 Unlimited, is there a way to auto start FM Pro and open the appropriate databases whenever someone in our IS department reboots the web server?

Thanks!

[Kurt Knippel]

Hmm, why? Is Unlimited running on the web server?

If not, why the need to restart? If so, just make a opener file and put it into the startup group/procedure on the web server machine.

[dpccgf]

Yes, we are using IWP and it is running on a web server. So the program and databases need to be opened to access them.

[Kurt Knippel]

Just create a simple Filemaker file that runs a script on opening. Similiar to the following:

Open [DatabaseOne.fp5]

Open [DatabaseTwo.fp5]

Close []

[code]

Then put this Filemaker file into your startup group or make a startup procedure such that it opens this file, which will open Filemaker Unlimited and will then open the databases from the Filemaker Server.