Will installing FM Pro on the server machine cause problems..??

[angelleye]

I've got FM Server on a dedicated machine but anytime I ever have to open a file locally in FMP I have to transfer over the network and back. It's kind of a pain with large files.

Would it cause any problems if I were to install FMP on the server along with FMS?

Any information would be great. thanks!

[John May - Point In Space]

Nope, no problem doing such. Just be sure that your files are closed in server before opening in FMP, and vice-versa.

- John

[angelleye]

Cool. thanks for the response!

[Steven H. Blackwell]

As an added precaution I would sure that [color:red]all files hosted by server are closed before opening any files in the Pro client.

Steven

[John May - Point In Space]

Maybe as a precaution to keep from making mistakes. But there's no technical reason you can't have some files open in FileMaker Server and others open in FileMaker Pro.

- John

[angelleye]

Sounds good. Thanks for the info!

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Until a file opened in Pro seeks a related file still open in Server. Then what happens?

Steven

[John May - Point In Space]

That's certainly a good point. I just meant that if the other files running on the server aren't to be edited, there's no technical reason to take them down.

- John