Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

Administering FileMaker Pro Server 3-7
5. Click OK.
The file or folder name in the list changes to italics to show that
FileMaker Pro Server is closing it.
FileMaker Pro guests see a notification dialog box with your message
requesting they close the file. If guests don’t close the file, the message
repeats approximately one minute before the file is set to close.
When the set time elapses, FileMaker Pro Server disconnects any
remaining guests and closes the file or files in the folder. The file or
folder name no longer appears in the Administer dialog box.
Completing the process of closing a folder, a large database file, or a file
with many connected guests may take several minutes. FileMaker Pro
Server needs time to notify and disconnect guests and perform
housekeeping tasks on the files before closing them.
You can also close files from the command prompt. See “Using the
command line with FileMaker Pro Server” on page 3-11 for more
information.