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Re: Filemaker and dropbox problems

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Τη Σάββατο, 9 Δεκεμβρίου 2017 - 3:24:33 μ.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης Erik έγραψε:
> I have some prblems in changing the contents of a Filemaker Pro 16 
> solution where the file itself resides in dropbox. It is a pre-existing 
> solutions, created on the same computer, I just wanted to move the file 
> from it's creation-directory to dropbox. After the move I can open the 
> file but can't change it and get a warning 'this file can't be edited'. 
> All normal menu-items are greyed out as well.
> 
> At first I suspected an issue with the files security properties. But 
> these checked out OK. Then I looked into the same for the dropbox 
> folder. All is OK. Then I tried moving the filemaker file around. In 
> every other folder, local and shared, it opened and I could edit it 
> without problems.
> 
> I then tried to create a new solution inside the dropboxfolder. 
> Filemaker wouldn't create the file. Again it did in every other folder.
> 
> Just to make sure I checked the security properties of the dropbox file, 
> but since I have no issues with any other program (like word and excel) 
> there must something be going on between filemaker and dropbox.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> What might be going on here?
> 
> Keep well, Ursus

Helpful Harry thanks for your support, generally speaking.

Dear Friends,

on January 2017 someone called me to upgrade his databases to FileMaker 14. The installation had one server at the lower appartment where located all the customer's support services. All machines (Mac) communicate to each other via wireless network and the router connected to the Internet using an ISP.
At the upper appartment, completely separated phisically and mecanically from the lower appartment using an OTHER ISP and cables totally unrelated to the lower section, there were located the economic services of the company. They thought that this way none can aproach the economic information of the company.
It was very funny to see that the P2P networking system of FMP14 wireleslly found the other network via WiFi when I search for the path of the original files in the wireless netweork. All economic records were in my hands and Reversely.
NO they are NOT using FMPS14 just the ability of a simple FMP to work as a server for 5 files. The installation uses 5 databases at the lower appartment and 3 databases at the upper appartment and all of them commmunicate to each other without any obstagles.
I don’t know how much I helped to solve your problem, I simply report because it has relation with the way that FMP manages the networked connections.

Happy New Year
Manos

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