Currently In Use??

[harpercollins]

Hello!

I wasn't sure exactly where to post this so I figured I would start with the version we are using here at my workplace. Here's the deal... We are slowly but currently migrating to G5 OS X (10.3.x to be exact) and have a number of users using FM 6 on both OS X and OS 9. I have run across a situation in one of our departments where an FM database that three users share over our network suddenly will not share since I upgraded one of their Macs to OS X v6 of FM. When I open the database from the OS X Mac, the others in OS 9 cannot open the file. The OS 9 users get an error of: "the file name" is currently in use and could not be opened. The file is single-user or the host could not be found on the network. I checked the setting under the OS X version of FM under File/Sharing and the check next to Multi-User is there. But when I open the file from the OS 9 Macs, all the other OS 9 users can open the file except the OS X user. Same error. HUH! Anyone know what's going on?!?!?!

Thanks!

mm

[Wim Decorte]

How are they accessing the file, through a mounted volume? If so, then your file will become corrupt over time. The only good way to do it is to open the file on the machine that has it on its hard disk and all others do "open remote' and select the listed file in the hosts dialog box.

Or use FileMaker Server.

[harpercollins]

Hi!

Thanks for the reply!

As a matter of fact, Yes. The database is on a shared server volume that the users (3 of them, 2 on OS 9.2.2 and one on OS 10.3.5) login to. One person is the the host and the rest log in after. We were not having any issues until I upgraded one of them to OS X with the same version of FM.

If I move the file from the server share to the Mac desktop, should I do it from the OS9 desktop or the OS X? And who should be the host. Which OS?

Thanks!

m

[Wim Decorte]

Ideally you would use a dedicated machine to be the host. If you can't then take the machine that has the best specs and is the least busy.

But I would stronly urge you to consider FileMaker server. You'll get much better peformance and the benefit of live backups.