Hidden end with "_"

[DykstrL]

Any file name ending in "_" will not show in the Hosts file list ( the same as Shared(Hidden)), but will operate normally. They will show in the Hosts list when accessing them in Scriptmaker. This is a feature of FM Server. It's a throwback feature from FM3 server.

[Anatoli]

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Originally posted by Ken Hughes:

After migrating to v5, I noticed all dbs with a name ending in underscore ("_") do not show up as hosted databases. Databases requiring information from these hosted databases perform with no problem.

Is the hidden/non-hosted attribute a bug or feature?

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FM 5 was converting files with "_" on end of name to Multi -Hidden attribute.

You can change that in Sharing.

[khughes]

After migrating to v5, I noticed all dbs with a name ending in underscore ("_") do not show up as hosted databases. Databases requiring information from these hosted databases perform with no problem.

Is the hidden/non-hosted attribute a bug or feature?

[khughes]

FYI - We recently changed the names of two hosted databases to include the underscore at the end of the name in order to hide them from clients. We re-hosted the newly named files and they show up in the hosted files list for Pro clients. I am hopeful that a reboot of the server will flush out this problem that appears to be a bug.

[khughes]

Anatoli - I reread your message regarding Multiple User/Hidden thinking AHA! I just need to change the sharing to get the database to not show up as Hosted. However, I discovered it has no impact; all of my other databases that end with underscore are Single user when opened locally under Pro, and Multi User when hosted.

This brings up another question: Is it normal for the Sharing state to show Multi-User for all Hosted databases?

[khughes]

Rebooted the server today and still have two databases that end in underscore showing up as Hosted when Pro clients click the Host button.

1) Do I need to change the database to Multi-User/Hidden once to satisfy some part of Server?

2) Is it normal for databases that are selected as Single User in Sharing to show up as Multi-User when hosted by the Server?

[Kurt Knippel]

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Originally posted by Ken Hughes:

Rebooted the server today and still have two databases that end in underscore showing up as Hosted when Pro clients click the Host button.

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As far as I know this no longer works and has been replaced with the Multi-User [Hidden] sharing option.

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1) Do I need to change the database to Multi-User/Hidden once to satisfy some part of Server?

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Yes. Once you do this the database will be hidden.

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2) Is it normal for databases that are selected as Single User in Sharing to show up as Multi-User when hosted by the Server?

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Of course. Once you load them onto server they are no longer single-user files. Although I think that there is now an option to allow the hosting of single-user files, or maybe it simply hosts them without requiring you to make them multi-user first.