Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

3-14 FileMaker Pro Server Administrator’s Guide
Examining the FileMaker Pro Server log file
FileMaker Pro Server creates a log file to help you keep track of its
activities. The log file is automatically created in the folder where the
FileMaker Pro Server service is located, and contains time-stamped
information on:
1 FileMaker Pro Server starting up and closing, as well as the size of
the database cache
1 database files opened and closed by FileMaker Pro Server
1 guests that connect to and disconnect from FileMaker Pro Server, as
well as the files they access
1 any unusual condition that occurs when FileMaker Pro Server
is running
The file, called fmsrvlog.txt, is created each time you start FileMaker Pro
Server. The previous version of the log file is renamed fmsrvlas.txt. When
a log file reaches 1 MB, it is automatically closed and renamed
fmsrvexs.txt and a new fmsrvlog.txt log file is created. Use any application
capable of opening .TXT files, such as Notepad, to view or print a log file.
Note When FileMaker Pro Server renames the log file to fmsrvlas.txt or
fmsrvexs.txt, it overwrites any file located in the FMServer folder with
the same name. To save these files, either rename them or move them
out of the FMServer folder.
You can open the log file when FileMaker Pro Server is running, but you
won’t see updates to the log file; you must close it and then reopen it to
see changes. For more information about the log file and error
conditions it reports, see “FileMaker Pro Server log file” on page A-3.
Using the Today function with FileMaker Pro Server
If a database file you’re hosting with FileMaker Pro Server contains
fields that use the Today function, you must close that file and reopen it
each day for the Today function to recalculate correctly. (See the
FileMaker Pro User’s Guide for information about the Today function.)
Reset the Today function using the following steps:
1. In the Administer dialog box, click Close Database to close the file that
contains the Today function calculation.