If you set up a file to be hidden in the remote dialog box, how do you make it accessible in scripts? For example if I was in one file that was being hosted on the server and I wanted to setup a script to open a hidden file. How would you do this without taking them offline? In the old versions of filemaker if you wanted to do this while the file was being hosted on the server, the dialog box within scripts would open the hidden files.

I am not sure what you are asking. If you call a script, uses data, references on a layout, etc that references that file, then the file should open as a hidden file but still opened.

The file option of not displaying it as an end user option to open in the Open Remote dialog is just that. However, it doesnt prevent it from being opened by the previously mentioned means.

Yes you are correct. Lets use a concrete example. Lets say I want to create a button in a layout that will open a file(test.fp7) that is toggled as hidden and is located on filemaker server. Without taking the file offline, I go into layouts, draw the button, select open file. In the specify dialog box select "add filemaker data source" and press the remote button. Select the server where the file is located and its here that I have my problem. The files that were marked hidden are still hidden and can't be selected in order to be pointed to for this "Open file" button. In the past these files under scripts, layouts, relationships would show up for this purpose while for the end user in the same dialogue box they would remain hidden in Browse mode.

I think I perhaps just don't understand the new paradigm. We are in the process now of upgrading our databases from 5.5 to 9. So forgive me if I seem a little confused.