Guide to Updating Plug-ins

7-16 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
5. Click OK.
The file or folder name in the list changes to italicized text to show
that FileMaker Server is closing the file.
Guests see a notification dialog box with your message requesting
they close their connection to the file. If guests don’t close the file,
the message repeats approximately one minute before the file is
closed by FileMaker Server.
When the set time elapses, FileMaker Server disconnects any
remaining guests and closes the file or files in the folder. The file or
folder name no longer appears in the local administration window.
Completing the process of closing a folder, a large database file, or a
file with many connected guests may take several minutes.
Disconnecting guests (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
To disconnect a guest of a hosted database:
1. In FileMaker Server, choose Window menu > Administration
Window.
2. Click the Guests tab to display a list of guests who are currently
connected to hosted databases.
3. Select a guest that you want to disconnect from hosted databases.
Tip You can Shift-click additional guests in the list to disconnect
more than one at a time.
4. Choose File menu > Disconnect Guest.
You see the Disconnect selected guests dialog box.
5. Enter text for the options in the dialog box, or accept the default
settings. For more information about disconnection options, see
“Disconnecting guests” on page 7-10.
6. Click OK.
The guest name in the list changes to italics to show that
FileMaker Server is attempting to disconnect the guest.
7. The selected guest sees a notification dialog box with your
message requesting that the guest disconnect from the database. If
the guest doesn’t disconnect, the message repeats approximately one
minute before the guest is disconnected.
8. When the set time elapses, FileMaker Server disconnects the guest
and the guest’s name disappears from the Guests tab in the
administration window.
Sending messages to guests (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1)
To send a message to one or more guests:
1. In FileMaker Server, choose Window menu > Administration
Window.
2. In the Administration window, make a selection.
Tip You can Shift-click additional guests to send your message to a
group of specific guests.
3. Choose File menu > Send Message.
You see the Send Message to selected guests dialog box.
Type your
message here
Enter the number of minutes
until FileMaker Server
disconnects guests
Select To send a message to
A database file All guests of the database
A folder Guests of the databases in the folder
A guest One guest
Nothing All guests