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Sharing databases on a network
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Since all users' scripts are saved to the shared file, personalize the script name so you
know it's yours.)
• If your account’s privilege set prevents access to certain layouts or fields, you either can’t
view those layouts or you will see <No Access> for each field instead of the field data.
• Because you are working on a network with other users, access to records and layouts may
be delayed occasionally as other users work with the file.
• Changes you make to records and layouts are saved in the shared file.
• When you close a shared file as a client, you only close your connection to that file — it
remains open on the host's computer.
To enhance your computer's performance, always close shared files you're not actively using. If you
see a dialog box requesting that you close the FileMaker
Pro file you're accessing as a client,
comply immediately. The host may be trying to perform important maintenance.
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Networked database performs slowly
Opening shared files as a client
After a file is opened by a host and shared via FileMaker Networking, you can access it as a client.
FileMaker Pro databases shared via TCP/IP can be opened remotely using the list of local hosts,
the IP address of the host machine, or the DNS name of the host machine if one has been defined.
For example, a database hosted from a computer with an IP address of 192.168.10.0 and a DNS
name of host.domain.com can be opened by entering either the IP address or the DNS name in the
File menu
> Open Remote > Network File Path field, using the format
fmnet:/192.168.10.0/<filename>. (Note that fmnet:/ uses a single slash.)
Note FileMaker Pro also supports IPv6 addresses in the form of eight four-digit number groups,
separated by colons and surrounded by square brackets. For example,
fmnet:/[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/<filename>
To open a shared file as a client:
1. Choose File menu > Open Remote.
The Open Remote File dialog box appears, displaying a list of hosts.
2. For View, choose the type of host you want displayed in Hosts.
Choose To display
Favorite Hosts Hosts you previously added as favorites. (For information about adding,
editing, or removing a favorite host, see the section after these steps.)
Local Hosts FileMaker Server hosts located on your TCP/IP subnet.
To specify a host located on another TCP/IP subnet, for Network File
Path, type a domain name (as
host.domain.com) or IP address using
one of the following formats:
IPv4: 192.168.10.0
IPv6: [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]