![]() This works fairly reliably, but once or twice a month I find, several hours after the databases were supposed to be opened, that FileMaker Server is still trying to open them. So now, on schedule, cron closes and opens my FMP databases. Next, I downloaded CronniX, a nice, simple program that gives a UI to cron, a Unix system service that lets you schedule activities. Note that it matters not one whit (I always wanted to say that) whether you’re running FileMaker Server Config or not. What is that? Remember those Unix underpinnings of OS X, and that un-Mac-like terminal window you swore you’d never use? (OK I actually like it…) Type those three lines in the terminal, and it will host your databases. But with 5.5 for OS X, it’s not enough to make FileMaker Server Config start when you log in, because even with the program running, it doesn’t host anything until someone hits the “Start Server” button.) The important part of Jon’s post, for me, is this: cd "/Applications/FileMaker Server 5.5/"Ĭd "FileMaker Server Config.app/Contents/Resources/" (What’s the problem? With previous versions of FileMaker-and with this version on OS9-it’s trivial to make the server start up when your computer boots: dump an alias in the Startup Items folder. Yes, I did finally find a solution, thanks to a post by Jon Gardner, who was after a solution to that nasty “you have to press a button” problem. (I’m hosting about 50 databases to about two dozen users.) These users can be running FileMaker clients from any platform FileMaker supports, but they must be at least version 5.0 this version of the server cannot host FileMaker databases older than version 5.0, nor are FileMaker 5 databases readable by older versions of FileMaker. If you need to share a large number of databases among users, or if you need to share databases among more than a small handful of users (specifically, 10 different IP addresses over a rolling 24 hour period), you need FileMaker Server, as well as a separate computer dedicated to the task of hosting your databases.įileMaker Server can host up to 125 databases to as many as 250 simultaneous users. While the client version of the program is capable of hosting databases on the network for use by other computers, that capability is extremely limited (all the more so since the release of FileMaker 5.0). I’ve not tried the Windows or Linux versions.)įor the uninitiated, FileMaker is the most popular database program for Mac OS, and has the advantage of being cross-platform, making it a great choice for small- or medium-sized offices with mixed platforms. ![]() (I’ve had some experience with the OS 8.6-9.x version, and am quite happy with it it probably deserves a rating of Excellent, but I haven’t spent enough time with it to make a real judgment. In this review, I will focus on the OS X version, and the rating I’ve given the program reflects only that version. FileMaker Server 5.5 is available on a number of platforms, including OS 8.6-9.x, Windows, and Red Hat Linux it’s by no means an OS X only program. It was time to buy, so buy we did.īefore I get too deeply into this review, however, a quick note on exactly what I’m reviewing. Finally, the money arrived, along with FileMaker Server version 5.5, which, happily, runs on Mac OS X, without having to resort to Classic mode. There was no FileMaker Server version 4, and when version 5 came out, the insanely high cost of upgrading every copy of FileMaker used in my office made an upgrade impossible until the next budget year. But it dates back to 1995 surely the time has come for an upgrade. Requirements: G3- or G4-based Mac (no upgrade cards), 128 MB RAMįileMaker Server version 3 was always a great program, allowing you to serve a large number of FileMaker databases to an office full of users.
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