Hi Bruce, That¹s a really interesting change of direction. I can¹t imagine taking a database down every time I want to tweak a layout.
Thanks for letting me know. J On 5/4/08 12:40 PM, "Bruce Herbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jane, > > I did some research a while back on updating a database while it is being > served on a FM 9 server and found that Filemaker recommends that updates to > databases be done off line. They did not say you couldn't update a database > but that it is preferred to update it off line and then put the updated > database on line. > > They don't list all of the possible problems, but if a user has the database > open during the update, it's possible that they may not see the changes until > they close the database and re-open it. > > I hope this helps. > Bruce Herbach > > Jane Reeder wrote: >> >> I have a client where this happens on a regular basis. I update a layout or >> a field and the only way for her to get the update is to close out her file >> and re-open. Running Server 9 on a Windows box, mixed Mac and Win clients. >> >> Anyone else see this? >> >> Jane >> >> On 5/1/08 9:40 PM, "Sue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> I also had the strange situation today of updating a layout >>> and revising a calculation on the server file, then having >>> the calculation work correctly on my computer connected to >>> the server, but another computer hooked to the same server >>> showed only the prior, incorrect calculation result. (In >>> this case all the tables referred to were part of the same >>> file and permissions were set to the same permissions group on >>> both computers.) >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
