Error codes

[vanderark1]

I posted this under FileMaker Server, but haven't gotten any responses. I thought I would try it here.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this problem is making FileMaker virtually unusable for our company. I have searched online Help, the FileMaker web site, etc and can find nothing on this issue:

I am hosting several multi-users files on a G4 Mac with Filemaker Server 5.5.

Two clients running Mac OSX 10.2 are occasionally unable to open any of these files because of "An error of type 6". This happens with both the "Launch.fp5" I wrote and if I go to Open Remote, thru the hosts menu.

Can anyone tell me what this means? It only happens every now and then. It never happens on a couple other Macs running OSX 10.2 and never happens on a Windows Xp Pro. machine. Restarting the client computers works for awhile, but it always ends up happening again.

Also, is there a complete list of what all error codes mean? I see references made to this, saying they are included in online help, but I can't find a simple list of the code#'s and their meaning.

Thanks in advance!

[vanderark1]

To update, I did find a list of codes in the online help in the FM application. Of course, it goes to Error 5, then skips right past 6 and starts up again with Error 100!!

[BobWeaver]

Is it a Filemaker error, or an OS error?

[vanderark1]

After exhaustive trial and error, I was able to identify and fix this problem. For anyone interested, here are the details:

This was a FileMaker Error. Error 6 appears to be the same error as one that generates the message that you get if use the same identical install code when installing FileMaker on two or more machines on the same network.

However, when one of these machines is connected to a file thru a server running FileMaker Server, and one of the other machines attempts to open a file on FileMaker Server, it issues the "Error 6". It never issued the message about already having this installation code in use on another machine.

I found this by shutting different machines on and off and running FileMaker in different combos.

Before anyone jumps on me, we are NOT intentionally running multiple machines with the same installl coded version of FM. It was accidental. I have 12 machines and I have 5 Licenses of FM 5.5 and 10 more copies of single user FM 5.5.

When I installed FM on one of the two machines that showed this problem, I used the wrong code, even though I labeled the CD with this machine name. My mistake.

I removed FM from one of the machines and installed the version of FM I thought I had already installed. Rebooted and everything is working great.

My only concern now is that I couldn't find info on "Error 6" anywhere. Online help, Knowledgebase at FM, FM Forums, etc. Maybe FM doesn't want anyone to know the meaning of this error, because only "bootleggers" would incur it.

Anyway, it's fixed.

[BobWeaver]

Well, I'll just pencil that one into my error code list.

[Anatoli]

FM is really lame with lack of "floating license". It lost big order to educational ministry, because they need to put e.g. 100 licenses to 200 machines. When 101 user will connect, the server should just say, "sorry, 100 users already connected"...

They where looking for getting several thousands licenses.

Typical Apple story -- not aggressive enough and Microsoft get the money.

[DykstrL]

I think this is intentional. FileMaker is one of the few software that it's license still allows concurrent use - the same install on more than one machine - you just can't run it on both machines at the same time. Not necessarily a bad thing.

[Anatoli]

It is about different license type. The server should count how many users are connected and disallow more than current license.

You are thinking A or B.

This is 100 from e.g. 1000 installed. Anyway, MS already got that deal...