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2. Enter the URL of the host machine into the browser’s address area using the format:
fmp://[[account:password@]netaddress]/databasename
Optional parameters are indicated by square brackets (“[ ]”).
3. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (OS X).
Examples
fmp://My%20Addresses
fmp://192.168.10.0/My%20Addresses.fmp12
fmp://[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My%20Addresses.fmp12
fmp://MyAccount:MyPassword@192.168.10.0/My%20Addresses.fmp12
Closing a hosted file
Before a shared file can be closed by a host, all clients must close the file. FileMaker Pro allows
you to prompt networked clients to close the shared file when you do one of the following: close
the file, change the sharing conditions for the file, exit FileMaker
Pro, or perform a task that
requires all clients to close the file. If a client does not respond to your request to close a shared
file within 30 seconds, FileMaker
Pro will attempt to close the shared file on the client’s machine.
To close a hosted file:
1. On the computer hosting the file, choose File menu > Close.
2. If any clients have the shared file open, you see a dialog box listing those clients. Click Ask to
send a message to these clients requesting that they close the file.
3. Clients see a dialog box requesting that they close the file.
For more information about sharing files over a network, see Help.
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. To tailor databases for use with FileMaker Go,
see FileMaker
Go Development Guide, available at http://www.filemaker.com/documentation.
Uploading files to FileMaker Server
You can use FileMaker Pro to transfer database files to FileMaker Server. Before you can upload
files, you must have the account name and password for the server administrator or for a group
administrator that has the privilege to perform actions on databases. For more information about
uploading files to FileMaker
Server, see FileMaker Server Help.
If FileMaker Pro
Clients click Cancel Waits for those clients to close the file
Clients click Close Now Closes the shared file on the client’s computer
Clients do nothing Attempts to close the file after 30 seconds, if it can be closed safely