Opening shared databases remotely using a URLThe FileMaker Pro installer registers FMP as an internet protocol. This enables you to open a shared database using a URL. You can also run a script in the shared file using a URL.FileMaker Pro databases shared via TCP/IP can be opened remotely using the list of local hosts, the IP address of the host machine, or the DNS name of the host machine if one has been defined. For example, a database hosted from a computer can be opened by entering any of the following in the File menu > Open Remote > Network File Path field:
• an IPv4 address, for example, 192.168.10.0
• an IPv6 address, for example, [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]
• a DNS name, for example, host.domain.com
2. Enter the URL of the host machine into the browser’s address area using the format: [<][URL:]FMP://[[account:password@]netaddress]/databasename[>]
2. Append ?script=scriptname to the URL. For example,[<][URL:]FMP://[[account:password@]netaddress]/databasename[?script=scriptname[¶m=scriptparameter][&$variablename=value]][>]FMP://MyAccount:MyPassword@[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My%20Addresses.fmp12Open a file named Clients.fmp12 on the host machine with an IP address of 192.168.10.0 with a script named ListClients:Open a file named Clients.fmp12 on the host machine with an IP address of 192.168.10.0 with a script named ListClients. Specify a parameter of TopClients and a local variable $NumberToList with a value of 10:FMP://192.168.10.0/Clients.fmp12?script=ListClients¶m=TopClients&$NumberToList=10