How can I get round the fact that the server wont hold global variables.

I want to setup some editable Text fields for email templates which ideally should be global. Any ideas on a way round this?

I had setup a separate file called Constants which I was hoping to use text field but as such have only 1 reference. I seem to of set it up so that each contach ID is referenced to an ID of the constants file. So how can I reference every contact ID to the one record that is in the constants file? (i.e making them global and useable on the server?)

Create a "constant" field in your contacts file or any file you want to relate to your "Constants" file. I tend to use a calculated number field in all my files that equals 1. That way I can relate any file to all records in another file. Note that FileMaker 7 no longer requires these fields, you can use its "Cartesian" relationship instead.

Do a search on "prefs file" and similar in the Forums.

Basically, the prefs file has one record only (so the developer has to make sure there is only ever one record). This removes the need for global fields -- all field are "normal" text, number and date types.