i can't quite tell exactly what the problem is, but the result of the problem is that i can no longer access ebase from other computers in the officewhen it is already open once. i think this happened as i was trouble-shooting another problem. while fixing the other problem, i copied all ebase files (my ebase folder actually) put them in another folder on my hard drive, and copied them back to where the ebase folder was originally, rewriting them with the same files i had just copied a few minutes ago. the other copy was then deleted. i found out later that ebase couldn't be accessed from other computers when it is already open once. the dialog box that pops up is "ebase.102 is currently in use and could not be opened. the file is single user, or the host could not be found on the network." i've checked the "set to multi-user" box on the admin screen, and checked to see if key files are clicked "multi-user" in the file >sharing... box in filemaker. i can't do this for the ebase file itself (that option is grayed out), but i'm assuming that's what the set to multi-user box on the admin screen 2 is for. some clues: previous to this problem, i've always opened ebase by clicking on ebase.102 (or the shortcut referencing it, i think). i don't remember seeing ebase.exe in the files before, but it has suddenly appeared. i deleted it from my hard drive (though i saved it somewhere else on the network). however, i did open ebase using the exe to see what it would do (this might not have been smart..?..) and the icons look different on my computer when ebase is opened. i don't know enough of how ebase was set up originally on our system to figure this out. pretty much any input would be good because i've tried all that i know. thanks, Becca Deehr Membership Database Manager Telephone Outreach Project Supervisor _____________________________ Washington Wilderness Coalition 4649 Sunnyside Avenue, Suite 520 Seattle, WA 98103 ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
