One addition to this:
Filemaker can be shared directly over the internet - not through a web interface but
rather connecting directly to the database through a TCP/IP connection.
But it's rather slow - way too clunky for modem speeds. You would definitely need DSL
at both ends, static IP's at both ends, and a firewall that could prevent someone else
from connecting (this last not as hard as it sounds).
Then you'd in effect be networked, but you don't need to go as far as you'd have to go
to do file-sharing.
This may not be practical for you, but wanted you to know that it's possible. Let me
know if you want more details.
Matt
At 04:44 PM 5/31/01 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hello, is there a way to share a secured Ebase file over the web with staff?
>>We don't have a shared office - our 2 member staff currently work
>>out of their home offices 40 miles apart and can't network (that I know of).
>>If not, what would be the best way to share data for non-networked
>>computers?
>
>You can share data in a limited way over the web, but it will take
>someone who knows FileMaker well enough to set up the Web sharing
>function. It will also require that the host computer where the files
>live, to have a permanent connection to the internet, not a normal
>dialup. Doesn't sound practical for the situation you describe.
>
>Sharing data for non-networked computers is troublesome. It's in fact
>hard enough that you probably won't want to do it. It's possible to
>pass the file set back and forth using a zip disk or re-writeable cd,
>but only one staff member at a time can make changes. You need to be
>careful to watch who has the current version.
>
>For example, you hand off the files to one staff member who does some
>address changes, including mine. In the meantime I call you and say I
>have a new email address and you change it on your copy. There is no
>good way to syncronize those two different changes on the same record.
>
>>
>>Thanks so much!
>>Yolaine Stout
>>Back Country Land Trust of San Diego County
>>619.445.3904
>>
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