[Macpartners] FileMaker Pro/Server database creation?

[Cecilia Marra]

Hi Scott,

Are your file permissions set properly for your database?  All hosted files must be owned by user
fmserver and Read/Write must be allowed to group fmsadmin.

Are you able to see the sample database, but not yours?  If you can't see either, check your Windows
firewall settings to be sure port 5003 is open.

Finally, in your syntax fmnet:/server/my_test_database, is [server] replaced by the full hostname
(or ip address)?

Cecilia

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Cecilia Marra
Web and Database Consultant
Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD) 
IS&T 
cmarra at mit.edu  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU 
> [mailto:macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Ehrlich
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:13 PM
> To: macpartners at mit.edu
> Subject: [Macpartners] FileMaker Pro/Server database creation?
> 
> We have FM Server installed 8 on a Windows server 2000, and I 
> have FM Pro 
> 8.5 on my XP Pro machine.
> 
> I was able to establish a connection to FM Server's sample 
> database, but 
> cannot figure out how to create a connection to a new database.
> 
> I created a test database on my workstation, sneakernetted it 
> to the same 
> directory as the sample test database FM provides, but FM Pro 
> couldn't 
> find it when I selected fmnet:/server/my_test_database
> 
> I strongly believe I'm missing something, but don't know what...
> 
> I looked through the pdf files of the campus media, google, 
> FM Pro's own 
> help files, and the FM web site knowledge base.
> 
> Once I get a successful connection from my XP Pro machine to the new 
> database on the server, I trust it will also work for the 
> Mac?   I've got 
> my Mac standing by to test, too.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott
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