Am using FM Pro 5.5v2 on Windows XP SP2 PC
Create a new database, try to make it multi user and share it and get error
"Filemaker cannot host a file because of a network error. Files marked as
multi user will not be available over the n/w 10048"

I've opened up port 5003 in XP firewall (TCP and UDP), and I'm stuck ! Have
to use 5.5 for various reasons (ie upgrading not an option at the mo)
There are a few articles on Net but no answers posted that I can see...
Any help much appreciated !

Hummm if my memory is correct FM5.5 was not XP compatible ?!?!, may work,
but some feature are not...... only the new FM6 was listed to be working
with XP

JF


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FM5.5 IS compatible with windows XP Pro and XP Home

I use it all the time


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I looked with Google using '10048 error filemaker' and got many responses.
Among which :
http://www.issociate.de/board/post/1...ror_10048.html
where I gave an answer that did not help, apparently (back in 2004).
But others like : http://www.digitalpoint.com/lists/22100.html seemed to
give better answers.
Is your hosting PC has WinXP Home or Pro ? I guess there is a difference :
it may - I am not 100% sure, though - work only with the 'Pro' version.
My own take is that - to say the least - opening the 5003 port creates
problem.
Remember that FileMaker has its own way of 'sharing' files that has nothing
to do with the OS-sharing and that may - that will - provide conflict
leading to corruption.
The only correct way to open a Multiuser FMP file from another workstation
on the LAN is for the W/S to open it with the 'Host' button, or thru 'File /
Open Remote', or a small FM file that does that for you once initialized.
Also the FMP file to be used as a host should be in a non OS-shared folder.
See also : http://www.briandunning.com/errors/2217
And : http://www.digitalpoint.com/lists/58259.html
And : http://www.nabble.com/Re:-Pc-FMP6-ne...-p3243644.html
etc.
HTH.
Please advise when you solved your problem.
Remi-Noel


"Mike Lloyd-Jones" <m_l_j (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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Hi
PC is XP Pro, and it seems to make no difference if port 5003 is open or not
in Windows firewall
The problem I'm having is sharing the database from the 5.5 host - so when I
switch from single to multi user thats when I get the message
It's not in a shared folder, and I've tried it in different locations and
again, no difference.

Rgds
mike


"Remi-Noel Menegaux" <rnmenegaux_AT_free.fr> wrote

On Jan 6, 11:33 am, "Mike Lloyd-Jones" <m... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
i was having the same trouble...there is an exe file called
fmserver.exe. you should do this from the command line. i typed:
fmserver OPEN thefullpathtothefilename.fp5. the problem is when the
machine is rebooted you will have to do this again. i wrote a batch
file that i stuck in system startup like so:


rem this program forces the fp5 files to open
rem needed to do this so fmp will work in windows server 2003

E:
cd Filemaker/FMServer
fmserver open "E:\Filemaker\FMServer\KA DB--active\Accounting
Home.fp5"
fmserver open "E:\Filemaker\FMServer\KA DB--active\Builder List.fp5"
fmserver open "E:\Filemaker\FMServer\KA DB--active\CALENDAR.FP5"


Good Luck!

Thanks,
Larry J
www.edfactor.com