Hi Bill,
I had a somewhat similar problem recently. OS on a MacBook pro became
corrupt. System really wouldn't do much of anything and FM 10 advanced
worked as you described.
I did a re-install of the OS over the existing OS. This resolved all of
the OS problems and FileMaker worked after that.
If the only issue is FileMaker you can try a reinstall and update to the
current revision.
You can also try removing all of your plugins and see if it comes up.
Then put them back one at a time and see if the probelm returns.
I hope this is helpful
Regards
Bruce Herbach
Filemaker 9,10 Certified Developer
Jeff Almquist wrote:
Hi Bill,
I happened to notice there's an entry on the "bug forum" David Knight
just told us about on this very subject.
Here's the link to the forum provided by David:
http://forum-en.filemaker.com/t5/Report-a-bug/Known-Bug-List-v2/td-p/46930
And here's the entry about the problem you're reporting:
In Snow Leopard (Mac 10.6), FileMaker Pro 10 randomly won't open
Versions: Filemaker 10.x, Filemaker 10.x Adv--Fixed in FMP 11.
Operating Systems: Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) only
Risk: Moderate
Description: FileMaker Pro 10 randomly won't open, trashing
preferences fixes problem.
http://forum-en.filemaker.com/fm/board/message?board.id=aut&thread.id=4543
Sounds like the fix is to trash your preferences file.
Jeff
On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Bill Wallace wrote:
I am using Filemaker 10 and just opening the application.
Thanks,
Bill
On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Jens Selvig wrote:
Are opening a 'file' or FileMaker? Which version are you using?
Jens
On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Bill Wallace wrote:
Yesterday I had to force quit my computer. When I restarted,
filemaker will not open. The opening screen flashes momentary and
disappears. Trying repeatedly to open filemaker produces the same
result. I trashed the filemaker app, but the result is the same. I
ran applejack and it did not solve the problem. I have never quit
seen anything like this happen before. I would appreciate any
suggestions. I am on a mac running snow leopard.
Jens Selvig
...Lost in Montana...
Bill Wallace
Librarian
Manzano Day School
1801 Central NW
Albuquerque NM 87108
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