It works in theory, but in practice, unless both host and remote have
really, really fast internet connections, using filemaker to connect over
the internet to a static IP address will be painfully slow. I haven't done
it with ebase, but I've tried it with other filemaker databases using 400K
DSL lines on both ends, and it can take minutes to move between layouts.
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> From: Dave Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:43 PM
> To: TechRocks Support
> Subject: [support] Re: Trying to share ebase over the internet
>
>
> >Hi! I'm a newbie to ebase, trying to use Filemaker Pro version
> 4 to share
> >ebase over the internet. I set up the web companion, and set up web
> >sharing on all the files (I have ebase 1.0.2) and I'm still having
> >problems.
>
> First a word about what's possible. You can share data over the web
> using Web Companion, but not the function of scripts and buttons. So,
> you don't really get "ebase" which relies on lots of underlying
> scripts to make the magic work. So, for example it would be possible
> to make a fill-in-the-blanks form to enter name and address, but not
> to get all the ebase functions.
>
> That said, it is possible to share the entire set of ebase files and
> functions, but each user, host and remote, needs a copy of FileMaker
> to make it work. It works the same as sharing across a local
> Ethernet, but the host computer needs a static IP address so
> FileMaker knows where to go for data. You can find details in the
> ebase FAQ on the web site.
>
>
>
> >I tried taking out the _ from a file, ie, I changed the name of
> names_.102
> >to names.102, because the Filemaker manual said that anything
> that has a _
> >before the file extension is hidden. Lo and behold, my website then
> >acknowledged that I was sharing the names database.
> >
> >But i don't want to share just the names database (after that test, I
> >renamed the file and put the _ back in). I want to share ebase. The
> >default website says that i have no databases open and ready to share,
> >even though when I open ebase I see it saying, "Opening ebase as
> >multi-user to allow guest access over the network" and after i put in my
> >password, it gives the same message for all the other databases.
> >
> >I went into the admin screen, view 2, and pressed "Set to multi-user
> >mode". I tried going to the website, which didn't work, and I also tried
> >going to FIle:Open in my filemaker, and then clicking on
> "Hosts", entering
> >the IP address WITH the port number, and it still didn't work.
> >
> >Help! I know I can share files, because it worked, but how can I share
> >*ebase*!
> >
> >-Sheeri Kritzer
> >
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