Opening files as the hostWhen you share a file, by default it is visible to all other networked users via the Open Remote File dialog box. To prevent a shared file from appearing in this list, select Don’t display in Open Remote File dialog. This option is a good choice for sharing files that must be open but should not be accessed directly by users. These may include related databases, files with external scripts, and/or files that are used to generate a value list.Note To enable or change a file’s sharing status, you must open it with an account that has Manage Extended Privileges access privileges. Users do not need to have Manage Extended Privileges access privilege to become the host of a database, but must have these access privileges to change the sharing status of a file. See About accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges for more information.
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4. Select the file(s) to be hosted from the list of Currently open files.
5. For Network access to the file, choose an option.
• All users provides access to all FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go users on your network.
• Specify users by privilege set limits network access to users based on their privilege set.
• No users prevents any access via FileMaker networking.
6. Click OK.
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3. In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, select the file from the list of Currently open files.
4. For Network access to the file, choose an option.
• All users provides access to all FileMaker Pro users on your network and to FileMaker Go users.
• Specify users by privilege set limits network access to users based on their privilege set.
• No users prevents any access via FileMaker networking.
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2. Tip As the host, you can send a message to all clients accessing the database. Choose File menu > Sharing > Share with FileMaker Clients, select the file to notify, and click Send Message. Type a message in the Send Message dialog box and click OK. Clients see the message in a dialog box. They can dismiss the dialog box by clicking Cancel, or the dialog box will close automatically 30 seconds after appearing.