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Version 15 16 in use by Chemistry IT. Most others using v11. |
Arts and Science IT's FMPro server
- filemaker.chem.cornell.edu (v11 FMPro server)
- fm14.chem.cornell.edu (v14 FMPro server)
- filemaker.chem.cornell.edu (v16 FMPro server)
Update from April 2017
Chemistry IT (only!) upgraded their 2 FMPro DB's (Inventory, Billing) to A&S's v14 serve
- ChemIT staff are to use the v15 v16 client to access those servers.
- v11 client is still required to access older FMPro DBs used throughout department (and college).
Usage Tricks
- Operators for refining search requests:
- Replace value of a field within a found set (CAUTION!):
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Version 16 Install (ChemIT usage)
- Grab application file from the file share ("\\chemit.chem.cornell.edu\chemit-files" and select Windows→Applications→FileMaker→FileMaker16→FMPro16 (both Windows and MacOS options are included there))
- Move to the desktop; Keep access to the file share
- Run the Application, it will install a folder with the setup on the desktop
- Run the setup file found in the folder
- Once prompted, the username, organization, and license keys are found in the licensing file within the FileMaker16 folder on the file share
The program will also request to download Bonjour for windows; DO NOT allow it.
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Once finished, FileMaker Pro 16 should be accessible and usable. Delete the original application file and folder on the desktop.
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Prior Info
Version 11, not 12, for ChemIT's use.
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- Mount "\\files.cornell.edu\AS\CHM\DEPT"
- In "Chem IT" > "Inventory" copy over "Inventory auto" file to your desktop.
- Open and enjoy.
For filemaker 11 under MacOS Sierra:
- If you get an error saying the app was incorrectly installed follow the steps below
- Remove the installed version of filemaker.
- Make a copy of the installer on the desktop.
- Right click (Ctrl+click) and click on show package contents.
- Copy out the Assisted Installer.txt file and open it.
- Input the license code (fileshare) and the Name (Chemistry and Chemical Biology) along with the organization (Cornell University) in the .txt file.
- Copy the file back over to the installer and launch it.
Keywords
FM, FMPro, File Maker Pro, FileMakerPro, FileMaker.