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Article #670Re: Filemaker network problems
From: Thumper
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:06
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:06
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In <1993Jan26.103054.15244@bio.vu.nl> ebido@bio.vu.nl (Etienne Bido) writes:
>There is a main database on a server with several extra files
>in the same folder which the main database uses for lookups.
Question... what kind of server? AppleShare? Novell NetWare?
>If I go to, say Mac nr 1, and acces the main database then I have to
>tell it where his lookup files are. I will tell him.
>
>If I go to Mac nr 2, the same story, I show him where the lookup
>files are and it works fine.
>
>If I go back to Mac nr 1, it tells me again that it can't find
>the lookup files!!
Are these files being accessed by multiple users? Is the 'Single-USer'
option unchecked in the File menu? You should get a different error if
this is the case but something could be screwing that up.
-Geoff
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geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU - Computing Support Consultant, Tuck School of Business
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