Same database name different folder?

[Francis P.]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to use the same database file copied to two separate folders and host them on the same server. Users are authenticated via external authentication. I want when user “A” types his password he gets the database in folder “A” and when user “B” types his password he gets the database in folder “B”. However when I try to upload the database into a separate folder I get an error telling me that the file already exist even though I was trying to add it into a different folder.

[bruceR]

You can't do that.

For serving data, folders are ignored on Server - you can only have one copy of a file.

Folders are useful for things like backup schedules; a schedule can specify the contents of a designated folder.

Why would you want to have different copies of a file?

[Vaughan]

Rather than think in terms of different databases, think about different sets of records that are controlled with FileMaker's record-level access and security features.

That's the right way to go.

[Francis P.]

I have two small companies that use the same solution that I developed in filemaker. I need to use two seperate files because there are billing parts of the program that has billing address ect. Therefor I can't just use record level.

[bruceR]

Then you will have to name the files differently.