Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question

From	Nowhere <no-one_at_nowhere@trashmail.net>
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Subject	Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question
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Date	2012-02-01 06:14 -0800

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On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:17 +0000 (UTC), Martin ?rautmann
<t-usenet@gmx.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:48:09 -0800, Nowhere wrote:
> > > >  THE FILES ARE NOT ON THE NETWORK!  They are all in the *same local
> > > >  folder*.  Enabling Network share fails, so that does not fix the
> > > >  problem.
> > > > 
> > > >  So why this error?
> > > 
> > > Enabling Network share should do the job. So how does it fail?
> > 
> >  DUH, dialog just says it fails.  No explanation.  But again, NONE of
> >  the files are on our network.  They are all in the same folder on my
> >  desktop system, all local.
> > 
> >  The problem is FileMaker sees a network-share when should not be.
> 
> Did you ever actually enable Sharing?
> 
> Your answer now may imply that you never tried to activate it.
> Take Harry's approach to disable it for the files.
> You don't need it.
> 
> But did you ever open the sharing setup?
> 
> On Mac it's File > Sharing > FileMaker Network...
>   Network Sharing   off ( )    on (*)
> 

Did you read my comment above?  When I try to turn it on IS when I get
the error that it fails.



> >  My problem is I don't understand HOW FileMaker shares fields from 2
> >  files.  Especially since I did not make the DB in the first place.
> 
> Because someone some time defined to use sharing for one of the files,
> and now the application warns you to enable sharing.
> 
> >  =========== Tecknomage ===========
> >     Computer Systems Specialist
> >  ComputerHelpForum.org Staff Member
> 
> You should know about the garbage in - garbage out problem. The better
> the information that you provide, the easier it is to help.
> 
> - Martin
-- 
=========== Tecknomage ===========
   Computer Systems Specialist
ComputerHelpForum.org Staff Member
           IT Technician
           San Diego, CA

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FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Nowhere <no-one_at_nowhere@trashmail.net> - 2012-01-30 15:41 -0800
  Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-01-30 23:59 +0000
    Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Nowhere <no-one_at_nowhere@trashmail.net> - 2012-01-31 05:48 -0800
      Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-01-31 16:25 +0000
        Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-02-01 09:15 +1300
          Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-02-01 05:28 +0000
          Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Nowhere <no-one_at_nowhere@trashmail.net> - 2012-02-01 06:17 -0800
            Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Howard Schlossberg <howard@nospam.fmprosolutions.com> - 2012-02-01 09:13 -0800
        Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Nowhere <no-one_at_nowhere@trashmail.net> - 2012-02-01 06:14 -0800
          Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2012-02-01 15:36 +0000
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              Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question Howard Schlossberg <howard@nospam.fmprosolutions.com> - 2012-02-02 10:08 -0800
      Re: FileMaker Pro 8.5 Share Question HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-02-01 09:30 +1300
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