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Guests see a message asking them to close the file. If guests click
Close Now, FileMaker Pro closes the file. If the guests don’t respond
to the message and the file can be closed safely, FileMaker Pro
closes it in 30 seconds.
If a guest clicks Cancel,
FileMaker Pro doesn’t close
the connection to the file
Opening files as a guest
After the host opens a shared file, guests can connect to the file.
1. Choose File menu > Open.
2. In the Open File dialog box, click Hosts.
3. In the Hosts dialog box, do the following.
For this protocol Do this
IPX/SPX Continue with step 4.
TCP/IP To specify a local TCP/IP host, click Local Hosts in the
lower list. FileMaker Pro displays local hosts on the
network in the upper list.
To specify a host outside your local TCP/IP area, click
Specify Host in the lower list. In the Specify Host dialog
box, type a host name or IP address. (To add this host to
the list, click Permanently add entry to Hosts list.) Click OK.
AppleTalk with Select the host’s zone in the lower list.
zones
AppleTalk without Continue with step 4.
zones
Sharing databases on a network 13-5
FileMaker
Server host
Select from the
Windows computer host
list of shared
files available
Mac OS computer host
on the host
Hosts dialog box for an IPX network
FileMaker
Server host
Windows
computer host
Select from the
Mac OS
list of shared
computer host
files available on
the host
Zones
Hosts dialog box for an AppleTalk network with zones
4. Select a file, and then click Open.
If the network is very busy, the file might not be listed. To check the
network for a longer period of time, use one of the following
procedures.
For this type of network Do this
1 TCP/IP Hold down the Ctrl key (Windows) or Option
1 AppleTalk with zones key (Mac OS) as you click an item in the lower
(Mac OS)
list
1 IPX/SPX (Windows) Click Cancel to return to the Open File dialog
1 AppleTalk without zones box. Hold down the Ctrl key (Windows) or
(Mac OS)
Option key (Mac OS) as you click Hosts.