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Sharing databases on a network
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Note Access privileges may also restrict the ability of users to change certain elements in a file. For
more information, see Protecting databases
Sharing and hosting files
To share a file, you must open it with an account that has Manage extended privileges access
privileges. Once sharing is enabled for a file, the first user to open the file becomes that file’s host.
Users do not need to have Manage extended privileges access privilege to become the host of a
database, but must have these access privileges to change the sharing status of a file. See
About
accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges for more information.
To host a FileMaker Pro file, you open it and make it available to other FileMaker Pro users on your
local area network. Other users who open the file become clients of that file.
For the greatest security and performance, only share those files that you need to share.
Tips
• You can also publish your database on the web. Users can then access your data anywhere
they have an internet or
intranet connection using just a web browser. See Publishing
databases on the web for more information.
• Don't perform processor-intensive tasks in another application, such as editing a movie or
working with large graphic files, while clients are sharing a file you're hosting. When you
host a file, most of the client's work is performed on your computer.
Related topics
File hosting troubleshooting
Opening files as the host
To host a file so other users can access it as clients:
• the file must be enabled for network sharing, as described in the next section
• you must be the first to open it
Changing scripts Two people can’t modify a specific script at the same
time.
Note One person can edit a script while another person
is using it.
Changing tables, fields, relationships
(database
schema)
Two people can’t modify any of these elements at one
time.
Changing data source references Two people can’t modify or define data sources at the
same time.
Note One person can edit a data source while another
person is using it.
Changing accounts and privileges Two people can’t modify or define accounts and
privileges at the same time.
Note One person can create or modify an account or
privilege while another person is using it.
Database change Limitation