September 2011
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Check if FileMaker Server is Listening
If you’re like me, you like to know if your servers are doing what they’re suppose to do!
For the Mac users, there is a little command line tool called “NC” that can help. The command is as follows:
nc -zw 3 server.ip.address 5003
And returns something like this (if successful):
[9/19/11 10:55:21 AM] User Name: That returns: Connection to server.ip.address 5003...
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Make a Mac OS Lion Bootable USB Flash Drive
01.) Download OS X Lion from the Mac App Store.
02.) Once downloaded, go to the Applications folder and find the copy of Lion you just downloaded.
03.) Right click on the downloaded file and select “Show Package Contents”.
04.) Go to “Contents” and jump inside the “SharedSupport” folder and you’ll find a file titled “InstallESD.dmg”. Copy this over to the desktop or anywhere you...
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Google Voice Project
We recently posted a sample download on FMForums.com of our Google Voice and FileMaker integration file, and we would love to hear what you are doing with it!
Here is some information about the file:
This sample contact management application is built with FileMaker 11, utilizing script triggers, hidden tab tricks, and the 360Works ScriptMaster Plug-in. We put together a custom Java JAR to...
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Installing FileMaker Server 11 on Windows XP
As you are probably aware, Windows XP support for the FileMaker Server 11 installer was removed. The installer was built with support of the following Windows operating systems:
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows 7 Professional Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
There is a way to allow Windows XP SP3 support back into the installer...