Likewise, if you choose "No users," it turns this extended privilege off for every set. When you turn on "All users," FileMaker simply turns on the "Access via FileMaker Network" extended privilege for every privilege set. When you make changes to these settings, FileMaker is actually making changes to the privilege sets in the selected file (Section 16.2). If a file needs to be open on the host, but you don't want it shared, choose this option. Click the checkbox to the left of each privilege set that should have access to the file. When you choose this option, you see a dialog box listing all your privilege sets. All Users means that anybody on your network with a copy of FileMaker and a valid account can get in, so long as only five people are on at a time.Once you've turned Network Sharing on, turn your attention to the lower-right corner of the dialog box.Ĭhoose one of the following three settings to control who gets access to the file: (If you don't see a valid TCP/IP address, you may have network problems.) When you do, FileMaker shows the computer's TCP/IP address, if it's connected to the network. The first step is to turn on Network Sharing, by clicking the On radio button. The FileMaker Network Settings dialog box lets you set up your database host. Then, as described in Figure 18-1, turn sharing on.įigure 18-1. Choose the database youre setting up from the list at left (if it's not there, make sure the file's open). Either way, you see the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box: command central for all file sharing. Then choose Edit Sharing images/U2192.jpg border=0> FileMaker Network (Windows) or FileMaker Pro images/U2192.jpg border=0> Sharing images/U2192.jpg border=0> FileMaker Network (Mac OS X). To set up the host, open the databases you want to share on one computer. See the box on Section 18.2.1.1 for a refresher. Once you're sharing files, you need to revisit the topic of record locking. No two people can work in the same record at the same time, though. Once you're set up, all five people can work in the database at the same time, adding, editing, and deleting records, performing finds, printing, and running scripts. Up to five guests can connect to one host. Every other computer that opens those files is called a guest, since it opens the same databases that are on the host. Then open those files, change a few settings in each file, and call that computer the host. First, you put all your databases on one computer. If you already have a network in your office, and a few copies of FileMaker, you're ready to share your database. The easiest way to share your data is with FileMaker Network Sharing.
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