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Sharing databases on a network
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Sending the URL of a shared database
If the database you are using is shared, you can give other FileMaker Pro users access to it by
sending a URL link to the file via email. Email recipients who have FileMaker
Pro installed can open
the database from the email message you send.
The URL uses the following format:
fmp://[[account:password@]netaddress]/databasename
To send a URL link to the shared database by email:
1. Open the shared database file that you want a recipient to have access to.
Important Make sure sharing settings provide user access to the file. Choose File menu >
Sharing, choose the type of network access you are using, select All users or Specify
users by privilege set, then click OK.
2. Choose File menu > Send > Link to Database.
3. If prompted, choose an email client profile, then click OK.
An email message opens. The message contains the link to the shared database and includes
some requirements for opening the link.
4. Address the message to the recipient, type any additional information for the recipient in the
body of the message, then send the message.
Notes
• If you don’t have an email client on your computer, the URL link appears in a dialog box. To
save the link, copy it to the
Clipboard and paste it in an application that accepts text.
• For the recipient to connect to the database using the link:
• The client must have FileMaker installed on their machine.
• The database file must be open on the host machine.
• Any firewalls between the client and server must allow FileMaker sharing.
• The client must have a valid account and password.
• The client and the host must be on the same local area network.
• If using an IPv6 address, the client and host must both support IPv6.
• You can also email a snapshot link of the current found set of records to other users. See
Saving and sending records as a snapshot link.
Related topics
Opening shared databases remotely using a URL
Sharing files with FileMaker Go clients
FileMaker Go lets you work with FileMaker Pro databases on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. You
work with data interactively; when you change data on an iOS device, the data is updated on the
host computer, and vice versa.
Build databases using FileMaker Pro. Share them using FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server. Then
use FileMaker
Go to work with the data on a device. For example, on a device you can add, modify,
delete, find, and sort records, display data in Form View, Table View, and List View, view information