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Will the new External SQL Source feature enable us to talk with the Open Directory LDAP?

Toby B
in FileMaker Pro v7 – v11

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I haven't received my FM9 box in the mail yet so I haven't had a chance to investigate properly but reading about the new features sparked an idea ...

Will FM9 now allow us to use the contacts and address tables of MacOS X Server's Open Directory (LDAP) as an external data source?

If so, would this then mean that we could use these LDAP tables in a separation model ... giving us a way to centralise all Contact data into a single repository that all office systems could integrate with.

It exciting to think that any desktop app that uses the AddressBook services for contact info (ie. Mail, etc) would instantly have access to the same contacts data held in my FM DB without the need for additional plugins or third-party software.

Has anyone had experience in implementing this sort of integration or can tell me if I'm just pipe-dreaming?

Interesting. I haven't seen this issue come up. Let us know, please, what you discover.

Steven

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