I'm trying to share a FM 8 database (Windows) via TCP/IP ... peer to peer.

I have one computer as the host with the files in question opened - logged on as Admin with full privledges. I choose Edit >> Sharing >> FileMaker Network. I make sure turn it on. However whenever I change my selection for the "Do Not Display in Open Remote Dialog" that change does not stick.

Let me explain... if I make a change to the "Do Not Display in Open Remote Dialog" setting and then immediately attempt to "open remote" via another computer on the network I can see the files as set on the host and everthing works fine.

But if I wait a few minutes and try again (that computer or another) the file is not shown in the "open remote" dialog. I then open sharing on the host computer again and it has reverted the settings to not show files.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Odd, very odd.

Start by making sure that you are using the lastest version of FileMaker Pro 8.0v3. Get the updates from the FileMaker, Inc website.

See what happens after that.

I've got the latest FileMaker version (v3) running on all machines.

Also whenI use "Open Remote" I can see the Local Host but the files just don't show up.

If I type the full path in the space provide ("Network File Path" at bottom) - fmnet:/192.168.0.5/lease.fp7 - it does open the file without a problem or warning.

Edited May 23, 200619 yr by Guest

are you on the same subnet (i.e. the same router) as the FileMaker host machine?

Thanks for the help.

Basically it comes down to me being an idiot. Somewhere in my infinite wisdom I has Set Multi-User AND Open sets in the script set to hidden!

Brilliant, huh. thanks again