Re: Opening Filemaker 8 DB
Re: Opening Filemaker 8 DB
- Subject: Re: Opening Filemaker 8 DB
- From: Jay Louvion <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:36:14 +0200
- Thread-topic: Opening Filemaker 8 DB
Title: Re: Opening Filemaker 8 DB
On 20.7.2007 2:29, "Matt Deatherage" <email@hidden> spake thus:
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On 7/20/07 at 7:16 PM, Jay Louvion <email@hidden> wrote:
>The name of the database in question starts with a space. I'll try
>again tommorrow changing that parameter, since adding the "+" symbol
>in front didn't help, though I thought it might be an end to my
>problems. There is a line described in the open remote dialog that
>states the "path to file" (which doesn't seem right, Im not trying to
>reach the file, just open the DB remotely) starts with "fmnet". I
>think the right syntax should start with "FMP7" as you stated.
<http://filemakertoday.com/com/showthread.php?t=10569>
"fmnet://" works from within FileMaker, but only "fmp7://" is registered
with your OS as a URL protocol. The "fmnet" URI-ish thing will
work in
FileMaker's own file references and "Open Remote...", but not on the
rest of the system with a standard gURL (get URL or open URL) command.
You could use something like MisFox or RCDefaultApp on each
system to
register "fmnet:" as belonging to FileMaker, or just use the "fmp7"
variant that works everywhere.
BTW, although I didn't think of it earlier, you could download
the free
trial of FileMaker Pro 9 and use it to open the database
remotely and
find the link to the file, even if you haven't upgraded. When I use
(non-trial) FileMaker Pro Advanced 9's "File > Send Link..."
command on
a shared database, I get something like this:
<fmp7://local.ip.address.here/Database+File.fp7>
I don't have any that start with spaces to test, but it
shouldn't be
difficult to nose it out.
- --Matt
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Matt Deatherage <email@hidden>
GCSF, Incorporated <http://www.macjournals.com>
"Media is the plural of mediocre." -- Jimmy Breslin
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Solved the problem - FileMaker now reacts when prompted, thanks to renaming the file that started with a space (now an underscore).
I have also solved an issue where I could not open the DB without a prompt, if the user name was “”, even though the password was included in the GetURL line.
I have now given a UserName to the full access account and “voilà”.
Thanks so much.
Best,
j.
Jay Louvion
Studio Casagrande
3, rue Müller-Brun
1208 Geneva
T+4122 840 3272
F+4122 840 3271
www.studiocasagrande.com
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