Below is listing of all current updaters
Important Note: This update must be applied to both FileMaker Server and all copies of FileMaker Server Admin you use to access the server. FileMaker Server Admin version 7.0v3 or earlier will not be able to connect to FileMaker Server 7.0v4.
Please Note: Under Mac OS X you must administer FileMaker Server from a remote machine. For more information about setting up Remote Administration please review your FileMaker Server 5.5 Administrator¹s Guide.
2.1.1 In the Remote Administration window, choose the Files tab to display a list of open databases.
2.1.2 Select a file in the list and click Close File.
You see the Close File dialog box with the name of the file to be closed in the title bar.
2.1.3 Enter text for the options in the dialog box, or accept the default message and settings.
2.1.4 Click OK.
If the Files tab is displayed, the Status of the files being closed changes to Closing to indicate that FileMaker Server has begun closing the file.
Guests see a notification dialog box with your message requesting they close their connection to the file. If guests don't close the file, the message repeats approximately one minute before the file is set to be closed by FileMaker Server.
When the set time elapses, FileMaker Server disconnects any remaining guests and closes the file. The file name no longer appears in the Remote Administration window.
2.1.5 Continue this process for each file individually. Do not use the Folder tab to close multiple files at once. Close each file ONE AT A TIME.
Completing the process of closing a large database file, or a file with many connected guests may take several minutes.
2.2. At the Server, launch the FileMaker Server Config
application and, if
running, stop FileMaker Server 5.5 by clicking the Stop Server
button.
Then quit the FileMaker Server Config application.
2.3. Double-click the FileMaker Server 5.5v4 Updater.
2.4. Please read the license agreement, and if you accept, then proceed as directed.
2.5. Click the Install button to update FileMaker Server 5.5v1,
v2 or v3 to
FileMaker Server 5.5v4. After the update has completed, you will
see a
message confirming the successful installation of the new
version.
2.6. Quit the updater as directed.
2.7. Launch the new version of FileMaker Server Config and then
select
FMServer Config menu > About FileMaker Server Config. Verify
that the
version has been updated.
2.8. Verify your Preferences and Schedules for FileMaker Server
5.5 and then run FileMaker Server 5.5 as usual.
3. New in FileMaker Server 5.5v4
3.1 Corrected an issue that could cause FileMaker Server to
improperly close a file at shutdown.
3.2 The FileMaker Server Open Database dialog box will now handle
non-Western filenames.
3.3 FileMaker Server will now start even if installed into a
folder with a name or path containing upper-ASCII or double-byte
characters.
3.4 FileMaker Server for Japanese will now run schedules even if
installed into a folder with a name or path containing double-byte
characters.
4. New in FileMaker Server 5.5v3
4.1 FileMaker Server will index fields that have been set to use
the Danish language for indexing.
5. New in FileMaker Server 5.5v2
5.1 The Get Details feature in Remote Administration now returns
information for guests and files.
5.2 Send Message will work when a target folder is
specified.
5.3 In the Schedule Window, Last Run and Next Run information is
updated.
5.4 Schedules will run at specified times.
5.5 Settings in Preferences for the FileMaker Server Config
application are retained after being modified.
5.6 The default setting for Hosted Files is set to 50.
5.7 Remote Administration passwords containing high-ASCII
characters are accepted.
5.8 Scheduled backups of folders containing closed databases no
longer present a problem.
5.9 Clients of FileMaker Server for Japanese can now search and
find double-byte text strings.
5.10 Clients of FileMaker Server for Japanese can now increment
auto-enter serial numbers.
FileMaker Server 5.5v4 Updater Read Me, September 30, 2003
1. New in FileMaker Pro 6.0v4
1.1. General fixes
1.1.1. Import/Export XML operations involving remote XML/XSL data
sources or files generated multiple HTTP requests. These tasks are
now completed with a single HTTP request.
1.1.2. HTTP requests sent during an XML import can include
passwords or other sensitive data. To prevent the potential
exposure of this data, the progress dialog displayed during
time-consuming XML import operations no longer displays the HTTP
request URL. For information on the secure use of this feature,
visit our support resources at www.filemaker.com.
1.1.3. Carriage returns are now preserved in imported XML
data.
1.1.4. To avoid unintended record navigation in databases where
navigation is strictly controlled by the developer, we have changed
the accessibility of the Find/Replace, Spell Check, and Sort
features. In all the cases noted below, you can still access this
functionality using scripts attached to buttons on the layout.
Find/Replace is now disabled in the Edit menu if menu access is
limited by the current password, or if a script is paused. If the
Status Area is hidden and locked in Form View, then Find/Replace
will be available only for the current record. Spelling > Check
All… is now disabled in the Edit menu if menu access is limited by
the current password, or if the Status Area is hidden and locked in
Form View. Check All… and Check Record… are disabled if a script is
paused. In cases where Sort… is disabled in the Record menu, sort
commands will be disabled in context menus as well.
1.1.5. Guests of a shared database were unable to successfully
import folders of images or images from a digital camera. The
images might appear temporarily to the guest, but on the host file
the container field would remain empty. This has been
corrected.
1.1.6. When importing a folder of image files, you can now image
thumbnails independently of the fullsize image.
1.1.7. Corrected a problem with Constrain and Extend Found Set in
the case where the user has modified an invalid request.
1.1.8. Fixed problems with the use of alternate system formats for
time and date fields in the Find/Replace feature and the Show
Custom Dialog script step.
1.2. Windows-specific fixes
1.2.1. Fixed a problem that could cause FileMaker Pro to quit when
inserting a picture with a filename longer than 125
characters.
1.2.2. In Windows NT, FileMaker Pro could quit when importing a
folder of image files if the folder name was 255 bytes in length.
This has been fixed.
1.2.3. Using the Print script step would cause the active window
to be refreshed. This is corrected.
1.3. Mac OS X-specific fixes
1.3.1. Printing of high-resolution EPS files is now supported for
postscript printers.
1.3.2. The "count" Apple event produced an error in Mac OS X 10.2.
This is corrected.
1.3.3. FileMaker Pro is now able to access XML and XSL files
stored on UFS partitions and mounted non-Mac OS X remote volumes if
the file pathname contains upper ASCII or double-byte
characters.
1.3.4. In Mac OS X 10.2, FileMaker Pro could quit unexpectedly
when you plugged in a digital camera. This has been resolved.
1.3.5. When importing TIFF files from a digital camera, you can
now successfully store file references instead of storing the
entire file.
1.3.6. Fixed drawing problems with the Find and Replace
dialog.
1.3.7. Messages sent using the Send Mail script step now display
upper ASCII and double-byte characters correctly in Microsoft
Entourage.
1.3.8. Specifying an application with the Send Apple Event script
step could yield inconsistent results for application packages
containing a PkgInfo file. This has been corrected.
1.4. Language-specific fixes
1.4.1. In Mac OS X, upper ASCII characters now appear correctly in
the Japanese Spelling dialog.
1.4.2. Exporting XML data from a database with a name longer than
170 bytes could produce invalid XML files in the Japanese version
of FileMaker Pro. This problem has been fixed.
1.4.3. Smart quotes now appear correctly in the German and Swedish
versions of FileMaker Pro.
1.4.4. Fixed broken navigational links in German Web Security html
files.
1.4.5. Updated templates and XML example for French, Italian,
German and Swedish.
1.4.6. Fixed a problem with using Swedish FileMaker Help in Mac OS
X 10.2.
2. New in FileMaker Pro 6.0v3
In FileMaker Pro 6.0v1 and 6.0v2, 4-digit year dates in imported
or converted files could be displayed using the incorrect century.
This has been addressed in FileMaker Pro 6.0v3. As a result, dates
with two-digit years are processed as they were in FileMaker Pro
3.0 through 5.5, rather than as described in the FileMaker Pro 6
Getting Started Guide. This includes two-digit year dates that are
input or modified via Web Companion.
To improve the accuracy of date input, FileMaker recommends that
you always enter dates in four-digit year form, and use the
validation option that displays an error message when a date entry
contains a two-digit year. For more details about two digit year
date handling in FileMaker Pro and other year 2000 issues, see the
"Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure" document, available at
www.filemaker.com.
3. New in FileMaker Pro 6.0v2
3.1. FileMaker Pro 6.0v2 supports the import of XML data from a
remote FileMaker Pro host via http request.
3.2. Improved performance when using Find and Replace in large
databases.
3.3. Fixed a problem that could cause object handles to appear
incorrectly around selected multiple objects when using the Format
Painter tool.
3.4. Find and Replace would sometimes fail to locate the find
string if it was in a repeating field. This has been
corrected.
3.5. If you exported XML data as a guest of a shared database and
used an XSL style sheet, the resulting XML file would be saved in
the FileMaker Pro 6 folder instead of the selected location. This
has been fixed.
1. New in FileMaker Developer 6.0v4
1.1. General fixes
1.1.1. Outputting to FileMaker format, using the Database Design
Report (DDR) feature, to an upper
ascii file name, will now overwrite the previous file, with the
same name, instead of appending to it.
1.1.2. Import/Export XML operations involving remote XML/XSL data
sources or files generated
multiple HTTP requests. These tasks are now completed with a
single HTTP request.
1.1.3. HTTP requests sent during an XML import can include
passwords or other sensitive data. To
prevent the potential exposure of this data, the progress dialog
displayed during time-consuming XML
import operations no longer displays the HTTP request URL. For
information on the secure use of this
feature, visit our support resources at www.filemaker.com.
1.1.4. Carriage returns are now preserved in imported XML
data.
1.1.5. To avoid unintended record navigation in databases where
navigation is strictly controlled by
the developer, we have changed the accessibility of the
Find/Replace, Spell Check, and Sort features.
In all the cases noted below, you can still access this
functionality using scripts attached to buttons on
the layout.
Find/Replace is now disabled in the Edit menu if menu access is
limited by the current password, or if a
script is paused. If the Status Area is hidden and locked in Form
View, then Find/Replace will be
available only for the current record.
Spelling > Check All… is now disabled in the Edit menu if menu
access is limited by the current
password, or if the Status Area is hidden and locked in Form View.
Check All… and Check Record… are
disabled if a script is paused.
In cases where Sort… is disabled in the Record menu, sort commands
will be disabled in context menus
as well.
1.1.6. Guests of a shared database were unable to successfully
import folders of images or images
from a digital camera. The images might appear temporarily to the
guest, but on the host file the
container field would remain empty. This has been corrected.
1.1.7. When importing a folder of image files, you can now image
thumbnails independently of the fullsize
image.
1.1.8. Corrected a problem with Constrain and Extend Found Set in
the case where the user has
modified an invalid request.
1.1.9. Fixed problems with the use of alternate system formats for
time and date fields in the
Find/Replace feature and the Show Custom Dialog script step.
1.2. Windows-specific fixes
1.2.1. Fixed a problem that could cause FileMaker Pro to quit when
inserting a picture with a filename
longer than 125 characters.
1.2.2. In Windows NT, FileMaker Pro could quit when importing a
folder of image files if the folder
name was 255 bytes in length. This has been fixed.
1.2.3. Using the Print script step would cause the active window
to be refreshed. This is corrected.
1.3. Mac OS X-specific fixes
1.3.1. Several fixes have been added to support the Developer Tool
under OS X for the Macintosh,
including a problem whereby the Developer Tool would crash
sporadically during the processing of a
solution under OS 10.2.x.
1.3.2. Printing of high-resolution EPS files is now supported for
postscript printers.
1.3.3. The “count” Apple event produced an error in Mac OS X 10.2.
This is corrected.
1.3.4. FileMaker Pro is now able to access XML and XSL files
stored on UFS partitions and mounted
non-Mac OS X remote volumes if the file pathname contains upper
ASCII or double-byte characters.
1.3.5. In Mac OS X 10.2, FileMaker Pro could quit unexpectedly
when you plugged in a digital camera.
This has been resolved.
1.3.6. When importing TIFF files from a digital camera, you can
now successfully store file references
instead of storing the entire file.
1.3.7. Fixed drawing problems with the Find and Replace
dialog.
1.3.8. Messages sent using the Send Mail script step now display
upper ASCII and double-byte
characters correctly in Microsoft Entourage.
1.3.9. Specifying an application with the Send Apple Event script
step could yield inconsistent results
for application packages containing a PkgInfo file. This has been
corrected.
1.4. Language-specific fixes
1.4.1. FileMaker Developer 6.0v4 corrects a field-indexing problem
in the German, Swedish and
Spanish versions of FileMaker Developer. In some cases, the
language used for indexing and sorting
data did not match the language selected in the Field Options or
Sort dialogs. This has been fixed.
However, if your databases contain fields or scripted sorts that
are indexed using the affected
languages (see the table below), you will need to re-select the
correct index language in the Field
Options or Sort dialog.
| FileMaker Pro 6 version | Affected index languages |
|---|---|
| German (Mac OS and Mac OS X) | Finnish, Spanish, Spanish (New Style), Swedish, Swedish (v ? w) |
| German (Windows) | Finnish |
| Swedish (Mac OS and Mac OS X) | Greek, Hungarian |
| Spanish (Windows) | Ukranian |
1. FileMaker Server will now correctly index fields that have been set to use the Danish language for indexing.
A problem in the original installer prevents the uninstall feature from working correctly on Windows XP, or Windows 2000 after the current service packs have been applied. The Installer Updater patches a FileMaker component so that FileMaker Server can be completely removed via the Uninstall feature in the Installer.
Replaces English Help System with Dutch
FileMaker Developer 6 EFP will install the complete contents of the External Function Plugin folder that is part of the Developer Extras folder. The original content included with the Windows CD version of FileMaker Developer 6.0v3 is incomplete.
1. New in FileMaker Developer 5.5v2
1.1. FileMaker Server 5.5 can now require Windows Authentication
from Mac OS FileMaker clients when they connect to a server on a
Windows 2000 domain.
1.2. The Send Mail script step now supports the Mail application
in Mac OS X.
1.3. In Mac OS X, FileMaker Pro 5.5 requires system version 10.0.4
or later.
2.1. Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker Pro 5.5 to fail to
recognize non-period decimal separators in Windows 98.
2.2. Corrected an issue in which a user could access a restricted
layout when opening a shared database remotely using a blank
password (defined as “no password”).
2.3. Resolved a conflict that prevented FileMaker Pro 5.5 from
launching in Windows 2000 Professional with some Yamaha MIDI
drivers installed.
2.4. FileMaker Pro 5.5 could quit unexpectedly when performing a
Set Field script step while in Find Mode, if the Set Field
calculation utilized the ValueListItems function and referenced a
value list based on a relationship. This has been corrected.
2.5. Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker Pro 5.5 to crash when
saving a Calculation Field definition containing 64 or more levels
of nested expressions.
2.6. Fixed in issue that caused a Recover to fail in Windows for
target files with long path names.
2.7. Corrected an issue that prevented some changes to a value
list’s type if the value list contained a reference to a missing
file.
2.8. Selecting a custom order in the Define Relationships or
Define Value Lists dialog while creating new Relationships or Value
Lists could cause the list of Relationships or Value Lists to be
displayed incorrectly. This has been resolved.
2.9. Corrected a problem that disabled the Scan Data buttons in
the Import Field Mapping dialog when importing tab or comma
separated text files, Basic files or Merge files with greater than
500 records.
2.10. When using keyboard shortcuts to move between the document
window and the object size palette in layout mode, the keyboard
focus is now restored to the last field you used in the
palette.
2.11. In the Mac OS, you could not edit a Global field using
AppleScript if the record had limited access privileges. This has
been corrected.
2.12. In the Mac OS, FileMaker Pro 5.5 would attempt to establish
an Internet connection at launch if Remote Access was configured to
connect to the Internet automatically. FileMaker Pro now attempts a
connection only when required by Web Companion or Remote Data
Access Companion.
2.13. Fixed a problem that generated an unexpected error when
entering non-numeric data via Instant Web Publishing into a field
defined to contain strictly numeric data. This error occurred only
if Japanese was selected as the Instant Web Publishing
language.
2.14. In Mac OS X 10.1, fixed a problem in which a print script
step executed from another file would print the report using the
wrong layout.
2.15. In Mac OS X, Cut, Copy and Paste are no longer disabled in
many FileMaker Pro dialogs.
2.16. In Mac OS X, the Status(CurrentSystemVersion) function now
returns 10.1 or 10.0 instead of 16.1 or 16.0.
2.17. When selecting a voice to use with the Speak script step,
FileMaker Pro will now play a sample of the voice.
2.18. Fixed a problem with the Send Mail script step. When
selecting names from an address book in the Specify Mail dialog,
upper-ASCII characters such as é were not copied correctly.
2.19. Scripts and other internal references will now work properly
with runtime solutions that use lower case extensions.
2.20. Fixed a problem with script references in DDR XML reports
generated with one or more of the externally referenced files
open.
2.21. Summary field is now included in the ‘referenced by’ section
of the DDR FileMaker Pro output for fields that it summarizes.
1. New in FileMaker Pro 6.0v3
In FileMaker Pro 6.0v1 and 6.0v2, 4-digit year dates in imported or converted files could be displayed using the incorrect century. This has been addressed in FileMaker Pro 6.0v3. As a result, dates with two-digit years are processed as they were in FileMaker Pro 3.0 through 5.5, rather than as described in the FileMaker Pro 6 Getting Started Guide. This includes two-digit year dates that are input or modified via Web Companion. To improve the accuracy of date input, FileMaker recommends that you always enter dates in four-digit year form, and use the validation option that displays an error message when a date entry contains a two-digit year. For more details about two digit year date handling in FileMaker Pro and other year 2000 issues, see the “Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure” document, available at www.filemaker.com.
2. New in FileMaker Pro 6.0v2
2.1. FileMaker Pro 6.0v2 supports the import of XML data from a
remote FileMaker Pro host via http request.
2.2. Improved performance when using Find and Replace in large
databases.
3. Key fixes in FileMaker Pro 6.0v2
3.1. Fixed a problem that could cause object handles to appear
incorrectly around selected multiple objects when using the Format
Painter tool.
3.2. Find and Replace would sometimes fail to locate the find
string if it was in a repeating field. This has been
corrected.
3.3. If you exported XML data as a guest of a shared database and
used an XSL style sheet, the resulting XML file would be saved in
the FileMaker Pro 6 folder instead of the selected location. This
has been fixed.
May 2, 2002
1. Key fixes
1.1 The Get Details feature in Remote Administration now returns correct information for guests and files.
1.2 Send Message will now work correctly when a target folder is specified.
1.3 In the Schedule Window, Last Run and Next Run information is correctly updated.
1.4 Schedules will run correctly at specified times.
1.5 Settings in Preferences for the FileMaker Server Config application are correctly retained after being modified.
1.6 The default setting for Hosted Files is correctly set to 50.
1.7 Remote Administration passwords containing high-ASCII characters are accepted.
1.8 Scheduled backups of folders containing closed databases no longer crash the server.
1. New features
1.1. FileMaker Server 5.5 can now require Windows Authentication from Mac OS FileMaker Pro clients when they connect to a server on a Windows 2000 domain.
1.2. The Send Mail script step now supports the Mail application in Mac OS X.
1.3. In Mac OS X, FileMaker Pro 5.5 requires system version 10.0.4 or later.
1.4. The FileMaker Pro 5.5 installer registers FMP5 as an Internet protocol. Users can remotely open a shared database using a URL. The URL should follow this format:
[<][URL:]FMP5://[[password@]netaddress]/databasename[>]
The square brackets ("[]") indicate optional parameters. URLs are not allowed to contain spaces in them, so the URL encoding for the space character in database names is the plus sign ("+").
Valid examples include:
FMP5:///My+Addresses.fp5
FMP5://12.34.56.78/My+Addresses.fp5
FMP5://12.34.56.78/My+Addresses.fp5
FMP5://secret@12.34.56.78/My+Addresses.fp5
<URL:FMP5://12.34.56.78/My+Addresses.fp5>
2. Key fixes
2.1. Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker Pro 5.5 to fail to recognize non-period decimal separators in Windows 98.
2.2. Corrected an issue in which a user could access a restricted layout when opening a shared database remotely using a blank password (defined as "no password").
2.3. Resolved a conflict that prevented FileMaker Pro 5.5 from launching in Windows 2000 Professional with some Yamaha MIDI drivers installed.
2.4. FileMaker Pro 5.5 could quit unexpectedly when performing a Set Field script step while in Find Mode, if the Set Field calculation utilized the ValueListItems function and referenced a value list based on a relationship. This has been corrected.
2.5. Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker Pro 5.5 to crash when saving a Calculation Field definition containing 64 or more levels of nested expressions.
2.6. Fixed in issue that caused a Recover to fail in Windows for target files with long path names.
2.7. Corrected an issue that prevented some changes to a value list's type if the value list contained a reference to a missing file.
2.8. Selecting a custom order in the Define Relationships or Define Value Lists dialog while creating new Relationships or Value Lists could cause the list of Relationships or Value Lists to be displayed incorrectly. This has been resolved.
2.9. Corrected a problem that disabled the Scan Data buttons in the Import Field Mapping dialog when importing tab or comma separated text files, Basic files or Merge files with greater than 500 records.
2.10. When using keyboard shortcuts to move between the document window and the object size palette in layout mode, the keyboard focus is now restored to the last field you used in the palette.
2.11. In the Mac OS, you could not edit a Global field using AppleScript if the record had limited access privileges. This has been corrected.
2.12. In the Mac OS, FileMaker Pro 5.5 would attempt to establish an Internet connection at launch if Remote Access was configured to connect to the Internet automatically. FileMaker Pro now attempts a connection only when required by Web Companion or Remote Data Access Companion.
2.13. Fixed a problem that generated an unexpected error when entering non-numeric data via Instant Web Publishing into a field defined to contain strictly numeric data. This error occurred only if Japanese was selected as the Instant Web Publishing language.
2.14. FileMaker Pro 5.5v2 will now install and allow online registration on Mac OS X systems with 2GB or more of RAM.
2.15. In Mac OS X 10.1, fixed a problem in which a print script step executed from another file would print the report using the wrong layout.
2.16. In Mac OS X, Cut, Copy and Paste are no longer disabled in many FileMaker Pro dialogs.
2.17. In Mac OS X, the Status(CurrentSystemVersion) function now returns 10.1 or 10.0 instead of 16.1 or 16.0.
2.18. When selecting a voice to use with the Speak script step, FileMaker Pro will now play a sample of the voice.
2.19. Fixed a problem with the Send Mail script step. When selecting names from an address book in the Specify Mail dialog, upper-ASCII characters such as é were not copied correctly.
May 10, 2002
1. Problems addressed by this update
1.1 Fixed a problem where FileMaker Pro database files stored in the "Web" folder (or subfolders) could be downloaded by end user browsers using HTTP requests, regardless of the settings in the Remote Administration options of the Web Companion Configuration, including "Requires password."
2. Installation Instructions
Windows
2.1 Exit the FileMaker Pro application if it is currently running.
2.2 In the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\System" folder, rename the "webcompn.fmx" file to "webcompnold.fmx" and move it out of the "System" folder.
2.3 Move the new, downloaded "webcompn.fmx" file into the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\System" folder.
2.4 Launch FileMaker Pro.
2.5 After verifying that your web solution(s) function properly, delete the "webcompnold.fmx" file.
Macintosh
2.1 Quit the FileMaker Pro application if it is currently running.
2.2 In the "FileMaker Pro 5.5 Folder\FileMaker Extensions" folder, rename the "Web Companion" file to "Web Companion old" and move it out of the "FileMaker Extensions" folder.
2.3 Move the new, downloaded "Web Companion" file into the "FileMaker Pro 5.5 Folder\FileMaker Extensions" folder.
2.4 Launch FileMaker Pro.
2.5 After verifying that your web solution(s) function properly, delete the "Web Companion old" file.
November 30, 2001
1. Problems addressed by this update
1.1 Fixed a problem where multiple cookies could not be set in a single format file.
1.2 Corrected a problem in Instant Web Publishing where a search would fail if the search layout included a value list formatted as checkboxes.
1.3 Fixed problem where no alert would appear when a port conflict was detected.
1.4 Fixed a problem that would cause FileMaker Pro to crash if parts of the URL were omitted in Instant Web Publishing.
1.5 Corrected a problem that could cause a repeating error message in a browser if a record was deleted after performing a search.
1.6 Corrected a problem in Edit mode that could prevent a browser from further navigation of the database if a field value was edited so that a Record by Record access calculation evaluated to "false."
1.7 Fixed a problem where a trailing quotation mark after the IP address in a URL could cause a JavaScript error.
1.8 Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker Pro to quit if multiple tokens were specified in a URL.
1.9 Fixed a problem that caused the sort direction toggle to fail if the sort field had a space or a capital letter in the field name.
1.10 Fixed a problem that caused FileMaker to crash if certain malformed URLs were sent to the Web Companion.
1.11 Corrected a problem on a Macintosh that caused the modem to dial when launching FileMaker Pro. This occurred when the Web Companion was in the FileMaker Extensions folder but not enabled, and TCP/IP was set to dial when needed.
1.12 Fixed a problem that caused the Web Companion to stop responding to requests after a period of extremely heavy load.
1.13 Strengthened security so that the "Code Red" worm no longer consumes IP addresses in the 10-user limit IP address list.
1.14 Corrected a problem introduced by updates to Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows that would prevent certain graphics from being displayed in that browser.
1.15 Fixed a problem that caused the Web Companion to redirect sort results in a browser to a layout other than that which was used to specify and perform the sort.
1.16 Some script steps that are supported in Instant Web Publishing were not documented. The following steps will work and are supported in multiple step scripts in Instant Web Publishing: View As (Form), View As (List), View As (Table), View As (Cycle).
2. Installation Instructions
Windows
2.1 Exit the FileMaker Pro application if it is currently
running.
2.2 In the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\System" folder, rename the "webcompn.fmx" file to "webcompnold.fmx" and move it out of the "System" folder.
2.3 Move the new, downloaded "webcompn.fmx" file into the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\System" folder.
2.4 Launch FileMaker Pro.
2.5 After verifying that your web solution(s) function properly, delete the "webcompnold.fmx" file.
Macintosh
2.1 Quit the FileMaker Pro application if it is currently
running.
2.2 In the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\FileMaker Extensions" folder, rename the "Web Companion" file to "Web Companion old" and move it out of the "FileMaker Extensions" folder.
2.3 Move the new, downloaded "Web Companion" file into the "FileMaker Pro 5.5\ FileMaker Extensions" folder.
2.4 Launch FileMaker Pro.
2.5 After verifying that your web solution(s) function properly,
delete the "Web Companion old" file.
August 17, 2000
FileMaker, Inc. announces the release of FileMaker Pro 5 Web Companion 5.0v6 (English)
Note: This update is primarily for HomePage 3.0 and BlueWorld Lasso users. If you are currently using Web Companion 5.0v5 and you are NOT using HomePage 3.0 or BlueWorld Lasso, you do not need to this update. All fixes in Web Companion 5.0v5 can be found in 5.0v6. For a complete list of what was fixed in Web Companion 5.0v5, click here.
1. Key Fixes in FileMaker Pro Web Companion 5.0v6
1.1 Lasso Connectivity
The problem that may have prevented data connectivity between the
Web Companion and Lasso (via the FM Remote Data Source Module) has
been fixed.
1.2 Claris Home Page FileMaker Assistant
The problem that may have prevented data connectivity between the
Web Companion and the Claris Home Page FileMaker Assistant has been
fixed.
1.3 Macintosh Only: -View and FileMaker Access Privileges
Corrected a problem that could cause a CGI request using the -View
command to fail to trigger a browser authentication dialog, even if
FileMaker Pro's Access Privileges were set to require a
password.
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL NOTE:
1.4 Error -50 and -new
The Web Companion for FileMaker Pro 5.0 added functionality
allowing one to edit any related record or portal row, an
improvement over FileMaker Pro 4.0 and 4.1 which only allowed
editing the first related record or portal row.
This new functionality requires a slight change to the syntax used when making a link that creates a new record containing related fields..
The link below would create a new record in the database named "Employees.fp5" which contains a related field, "PhoneNumber", from a relationship named "Phone".
http://localhost/Fmpro?-db=Employees.fp5&-lay=layout&Phone::PhoneNumber=5551212&-format=result.htm&-new
After updating to Web Companion 5.0v5 and 5.0v6, the same link should include a ".0" after the name of the related field to tell the Web Companion that we intend to edit the "first" related record, which in this case is the one being created by the action.
http://localhost/Fmpro?dB=Employees.fp5&-lay=layout&Phone::PhoneNumber.0=5551212&-format=result.htm&-new
2. Additional information about Web Security
2.1 The web companion recognizes FIELD level security via
FileMaker Pro Access Privileges and the Web Security Databases, and
RECORD level security via the Web Security Databases. See the Web
Security Tips.pdf file for more information about this distinction.
However, LAYOUT level security provided via FileMaker Pro Access
Privileges is not recognized by the Web Companion.
2.2 FileMaker Inc. recommends that you disable Web Companion file
sharing for the Web Security Databases.
2.3 It is recommended that Access Logging be enabled (via Web
Companion Configuration). This Log provides a means to audit
possible suspicious activity.
2.4 The Web Security Database permissions for Create, Edit, or
Delete do not restrict ScriptMaker scripts from performing these
actions. To secure databases that have ScriptMaker scripts, which
include New, Duplicate, Edit, or Delete steps, use FileMaker Pro
Access Privileges.
For Installation Instructions, please read the "Read Me" included with the download.
Click here to download: Mac | Windows
June 19, 2000
FileMaker, Inc. announces the release of the FileMaker Server Administration 5.0v3 Update for Macintosh (English Only) . This updater corrects the following issue:
- Remote Admin Open File -Corrected a problem where the Remote Admin on Macintosh may return an error when attempting to open a file in a subfolder using the Open File feature.
May 25, 2000
FileMaker, Inc. announces the release of the FileMaker Server 5.0v2 WorldWide English updater. This updater corrects the following issues:
- Corrected a problem with FileMaker Server returning a write error if File Sharing is in use on the same machine running Mac OS 9.
- Corrected an issue where a Scheduled Cache Flush occurring in the middle of a command line or scripted backup could corrupt the backup files.
- Corrected a problem where files that were hosted by FileMaker Server 5 then closed and opened directly in FileMaker Pro 5 could appear to be damaged due to an invalid found set, sorted record list, or summary value.
- On Macintosh, the Status column in the Files tab of the local administration window now sorts correctly.
- On Windows, a FileMaker Server 5 hosted file which has a name longer than 31 characters can now be opened by a FileMaker Pro 5 client.
- The Remote Administration "Open File" dialog now causes the selected file to be correctly opened if two or more files with the same name are in different folders.
- Included the updated AppleScript Examples for FileMaker Server 5.
March 2000
FileMaker Inc. announces the release of the FileMaker Pro 5.0v3 updater. This updater offers several features and fixes some of which are listed below.
Application features:
1) A key feature in this updater is the ability to now access Define Fields in databases being hosted from FileMaker Server 5.
To work with field definitions in a database hosted by FileMaker Server, you must have exclusive access to the database. When you have exclusive access, no other guests are connected to the database.
If you have full access privileges and are the sole guest of a database hosted from FileMaker Server 5, you can access the Define Fields dialog box directly from the guest machine. You no longer have to close the database in FileMaker Server and reopen it locally in FileMaker Pro 5.
2) On the Mac you can now press Command-Tab to move to the next record, layout or request. Command-Shift-Tab to move to the previous record, layout or requests.
3) FileMaker Pro 5 is certified Windows 2000 Ready.
Application fixes:
1) Corrected a problem with FileMaker Pro 5 Mac hosting a file where a high number of guests could hang and beep after several hours of heavy network activity.
2) Corrected JPEG image problem on Mac.
3) On Windows, fixed an issue which could prevent the import of multiple Fox Pro 2.5 DBF files.
4) Fixed a problem where importing data from a file with repeating fields, and splitting the repetitions into separate records, FileMaker Pro created new (blank) records for blank repetitions.
5) Corrected several issues with the Import Update feature of FileMaker Pro 5.
6) Numbers that are formatted as a decimal (with any fixed number of decimal digits) now display the leading zeroes correctly.
Select the world-wide English version you wish to download:
FileMaker Pro 5v3 Update for: MacOS
FileMaker Pro 5v3 Update for: Windows 95/98/NT
This software updates the FileMaker Pro 5v1 application to Filemaker Pro 5v2 and replaces the Web Companion v1 or v2 to v3. Prior fixes to the Web Companion are included in v3.
Application Fixes:
1) Using AppleScript to communicate with FileMaker Pro 5: using the Get Data command with multiple qualifiers, or parameters, resulted in an error. This has been corrected.
2) Corrected an issue in FileMaker Pro 5 which prevented the FileMaker Server Service from shutting down in a timely manner when FileMaker Server 5 is installed on Windows 2000 and remotely administered from the Mac OS.
3) Corrected a problem caused when users attempted to perform certain operation without sufficient access privileges: defining relationships, creating value lists, importing scripts, etc. In some cases, this could cause decreased performance in FileMaker Pro databases shared over a network.
4) Converting FileMaker Pro 3.0 and 4.x files to FileMaker Pro 5: in some situations, passwords longer than 24 characters in length could become corrupted during conversion. This has been corrected.
5) In Windows, Format menu sub-menus now correctly reflect the text format settings of the current selection, even when the sub-menus are disabled.
Web Companion Fixes:
1) Addresses an issue with passwords for Remote Administration of the Web Security databases containing the letter "t".
- Passwords that began with "t" would not be saved, for example
"text" became " ".
- Passwords that contained the letter "t" were truncated after the
last character before the "t", for example "software" became
"sof".
2) If an action performed on a database via a custom web solution failed and a custom HTML error page was not specified, the application would stop functioning properly.
Select the world-wide English version you wish to download:
FileMaker Pro 5v2 Update for: MacOS
FileMaker Pro 5v2 Update for: Windows 95/98/NT
July 1999
FileMaker Inc. announces the release of the FileMaker Pro 4.1v3 and 4.0v3 Updaters which will update FileMaker Pro 4.1 and 4.0 respectively. These updaters improve the handling of dates related to Y2K issues. For a complete listing of FileMaker products with when and how the updaters for the respective products can be obtained, please search our TechInfo Knowledge Base for articles concerning Year 2000 issues. For further information regarding the FileMaker Pro 4.1v3 and 4.0v3 Updaters, please refer to the release notes that accompany the updaters.
A note on the FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 Updaters:
This note pertains to FileMaker customers who may have downloaded the FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 Windows or Macintosh updaters from the FileMaker website during the dates of June 10, 1999 thru June 24, 1999.
FileMaker has identified a small number of Y2K date-related issues that were not fixed by the 4.1v2 updaters. These issues are documented in the Release Notes for the FileMaker Pro 4.1v3 Windows and Macintosh updaters. In order to install FileMaker 4.1v3, Windows customers must uninstall FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 and reinstall FileMaker Pro 4.1v1. Macintosh customers must reinstall FileMaker Pro 4.1v1. Instructions for reinstalling FileMaker Pro 4.1v1 can be found at the following address: http://www.filemaker.com/ti/106717.html. Please note that this only pertains to customers who updated to the English version of FileMaker Pro 4.1v2 for Windows or Macintosh.
FileMaker apologizes for this inconvenience.
Updates FileMaker Pro 4.0 to 4.0v2. This updater has all the updates and fixes in version 4.1, but without ODBC. Windows updaters are approximately 600K, Mac updaters are 1900K. You must first update to FileMaker Pro 4.0v2 before you can update to FileMaker Pro 4.0v3.
Step 1: Update your copy of FileMaker Pro 4.0v1 to 4.0v2
Step 2: Update your copy of FileMaker Pro 4.0v2 to 4.0v3
This updater corrects a problem with the FileMaker Pro Binder. There was a probability of passwords becoming corrupted when using the "Permanently remove access..." feature in the Binder application. If this occurs, users are unable to open the bound solution files using any passwords.To update your version of the Binder to 4.0v3 (mac) or 4.0v4 (win), you must first update to Binder version 4.0v2.
Fixes a compatibility problem with Windows NT Service Pack 4.This is for Intel-based computers only - it will not run on alpha-based computers. You must first update to FileMaker Pro Server 3.0v3 before updating to version 3.0v4.
If you are using the MacOS version, the FileMaker Pro Server 3.0v4 updater for the Mac OS will update versions 3.0v1 to 3.0v3.
Step 1: Update to version 3.0v3 (Windows NT Only): FileMaker Pro Server 3.0v3 Update
Step 2: Update to version 3.0v4
This version replaces the Web Companion included with the
4.0v2 updater. Fixes:
1) Addresses a problem which can occur when using the -RecID tag.
In rare cases, the -RecId tag could return a different record ID.
(Windows only)
2) When the FileMaker Pro Web Companion 4.0v2 is accessed via the
Java Classes, text field data was truncated to 255 characters.
(Windows and Macintosh)
Download: Windows version | PowerMac version | Mac 68K Version