We don't use ebase yet, but we do serve lots of FileMaker information
online. For some examples, check out http://www.scup.org/directory/,
http://207.75.155.133/webcam/webcam.htm, and
http://207.75.155.133/jobs/. No criticism of look and feel, please, I
know some of it *looks* pretty bad :( but at least it's there! In the
jobs and campuscams databases, users can add information as well as look
at it.
These are being served up by G3s and an iMAC connecting at a T1 portion
of a T3 line.
Bob LeLievre wrote:
>
> 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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> > -----Original Message-----
> > 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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