We have just upgraded from FMServer 7 to FMServer 8. All the files will open except for the two biggest files. In the Admin screen, when I right click on the file and select 'open', the status turns quickly to 'checking' and then back to 'Closed'.

I am able to open the file locally with FMPro Developer no problem, it is just that they won't 'open' under FMServer 8v3.

If anyone has experienced this, please help.

Check the event.log file, there's usually some explaination in there.

Make sure that files have networking switched on. You can only do this from a local operation.

See Sharing > Fielmaker network

I am having the same exact problem. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I tried to recover them as well as restarting the server.

Frustrated in Columbia.

The file has probably failed its consistency check. Open it in FMP, then saved a copy as a compressed copy. Then try opening the newly saved compressed copy and see what that does.

Steven

I had the exact same problem. Sure enough, when I compressed the files that would not open on Server 8, they opened. Now, however, my finds don't work in some of the fields of those files. Also, the same fields do not display previously entered values even though the box is checked. Any thoughts?

You might try reindexing those fields that you are having trouble with

Phil

Thanks a million Phil and Steven. Everything works just great now!