file references not working remotely

[chasm24]

i'm trying to share files within a database on a host computer with other computers. I originally uploaded the entire file into the database which worked well for sharing, but made the database un-sustainably huge. so someone suggested i just put in the reference to the file, so that it can be called up from the host computer when a remote user tries to download it. trouble is, when i try to download the file (say a pdf), my remote computer tells me it can't find the file....any idea of where i'm going wrong here?

thanks in advance for your help.

[Siberian]

The remote computers need to be able to access the actual pdf files, such as in a shared folder on the network.

[chasm24]

can't just access the files remotely through the network? instead of on a shared folder?

[bars]

You may be having a similar issue to what I was having. (See http://www.fmforums.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=160803&an=0&page=0#160803)

The volume with your referenced files will need to be mapped/mounted to your remote computer(s), and you need a valid file reference in the container field. If your solution is running on both macs and windows machines, you'll need to use a calculation to create a valid reference for both mac and windows clients.