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74 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Enabling file sharing and hosting files
Because many FileMaker Pro commands are processed on the host
machine, you will see better performance if you host your shared
files from the fastest available computer. The file you’re hosting
must be on the hard disk of your computer. Remotely hosting a file
stored on another computer or server is not supported, as it might
compromise data integrity and will result in poor performance.
To turn on network file sharing for all open files:
1. Open the FileMaker Pro file(s) you want to share.
Note To enable or change a file’s sharing status, you must open it
with an account that has
Manage extended privilege set access
privileges.
2. Choose Edit menu > Sharing > FileMaker Network (Windows) or
FileMaker Pro menu > Sharing > FileMaker Network (Mac OS).
3. In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, for Network
Sharing
, click On.
In the TCP/IP Address box, you see the TCP/IP address of your
system.
4. Select the file(s) to be hosted from the list of Currently open files.
5. Set the level of network access for the file(s).
6. Click OK.
The open files are now hosted.
Important You must keep your shared file(s) open to make them
available to clients.
Note In order for files to be shared on read-only CDs, you must
enable sharing before copying the file to the CD.
Opening shared files as a client
After the host opens a shared file, clients can connect to the file.
To open a shared file as a client:
1. Choose File menu > Open Remote.
2. In the Open Remote File dialog box, select View for a list of hosts.
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Select level of network access
for the selected file(s)
To Select
Provide access to all FileMaker Pro
users on your network
All users.
Limit network access to users based
on their privilege set
Specify users by privilege set, then click
Specify.
In the Specify users by privilege set
dialog box, select the privilege sets you
want to have network access.
Prevent any access via FileMaker
networking
No users
Choose To display
Favorite Hosts Hosts you previously added as favorites
Local Hosts FileMaker Pro hosts on your TCP/IP subnet
Hosts Listed by LDAP FileMaker Pro hosts available through the specified
LDAP server