We use an email program called Gammadyne which reads our FM database. One thing we can't figure out... why do we need to have FM and the database file open before Gammadyne will read from the file?

We are thinking it has something to do with the ODBC and its driver? I am a rookie at ODBC and how it works, so here is a little info on how I currently have things setup.

- We are using FM 5.5

- FM is listed under the "User DSN" tab in the ODBC Admin (it is NOT listed under the "System DNS" tab)

- Listed under the "Drivers" tab we have FM Oracle8Driver, FM Pro, FM SQL Server Driver, and FM Text Driver.

Not sure what all the above mean, just hoping someone can pick something out & advise me on what I can change.

Thanks in advance,

Kip Troendle

Kip,

This is simple a matter of how FileMaker works. Since the data and GUI interface are merged together into one application, it has to be open for the data to be accessible. This, of course, has its drawbacks and its advantages.

Well, now I know. Thanks for the info.