How to add server to my unlimited solution?

[ibiubu]

I am currently running a version of Unlimited. It is serving up the files to my local network Filemaker users as well as to the internet. I am thinking of adding Server to the mix. I just want to make sure I understand how this would work:

1) I can use he Server version on my Xserve to serve up all the files to my local network users.

2) I use my Unlimited version on my eMac to open the files being served by the Server version, and then the Unlimited version on the eMac serves up the files to the internet.

Is this how it would work?

One question:

I am running about 12 different FM files. Of course some of them are set to multi-user hidden. There is only one file that is not hidden, thus being the only one local filemaker users see. This works great for serving up the files with the Server version to my local network users.

But then when I would try to open up the files with the Unlimited version by choosing the hosts button, all it would see is the one file, not the hidden ones. For the web serving to work, I would need ALL the files open on the unlimited machine. So how would I get all the files open on the Unlimited machine so that I can share them ALL in order to make my web solution work?

LR

[Garry Claridge]

Larry,

Your assumption to the architecture is correct. (Be careful not to have the FM databases available through "File Sharing".)

Try creating an "OpenDB.fp5" file for use with FMUnlimited. This file can run a Script which opens the "hidden" databases. I think this is how we do it on one of my client's systems (it was about three years ago that we set it up).

All the best.

Garry

[ibiubu]

Cant quite figure out how to do a script to open the "Hidden" database files running on the server version. Can only seem to find the visible ones.

LR

[thebloke]

I have an unlimited server which opens 15 databases which are served up by a FM 5.5 server.

I have a database called opener.fp5 that contains one script "opener" which is set to run on startup.

The script step used is Open and then you click hosts and choose the database you want.

In my experience the databases set to "multi-user hidden" will appear when using this script step.

I have mine open (hidden) so that the screen is not cluttered when all the databases are open.

A couple of caveats.

The unlimited and server need to be on DIFFERENT MACHINES

Make sure you add the following to the beginning of the scripts

If ["StatusCurrentModifierKeys > 3"]

exit script

EndIf

This will allow you to pause the script (for editing) by holding down the contol (option on a mac) key.

hope this helps

[thebloke]

Re-Read your post.

My set up is a G4 cube (unlimited6) and an xserve (Server 5.5)

Check to see that the databases are being hosted by connecting to the xserve using the remote admin feature of filemaker. If you have it enabled you can use it to monitor the status of databases on the server. You can open then and close them.

Open Remote > Choose the top File (FMserver or the IP address of the server) you will be prompted for a password.

If you do not see this option then you may have to enable it in the server console.