contact a database remotely.

[macaroni]

I have a compiled filemaker solution that I need to have contact another filemaker on a server. What I would like to do is in the filemaker solution is to click a button that will contact another filemaker on a server to perform a script.

Both machines are running on OS X and I wanted to know if there is way to do this without using remote apple events.

Thanks

[cjaeger]

If "compiled solution" means a runtime, remote apple events are the wy to do it. It you are using full filemaker client, it's as easy as using the perform script, external script step.

[IdealData]

If you have produced a bound solution then you are limited to local files for inclusion in your solution. As the other file is remote then it cannot be included in your solution - so you cannot handle the remote file at all.

Do not confuse this with FMServer being able to host bound solutions, this is quite different, and all the files of the solution must be served by FMServer.

Check the appendics of your Developers Guide - this tells you the bits that are left out of bound solutions.