When connecting to my database, I'm required to login once to see the files on the server, then again to open the file on the server. Is there a way around this double login?
Linda
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Daniel Dobkinposted
about 2 months ago
I agree that it seems redundant, given the existing Favorites and Recents lists. There are a few reasons we do this:
Hide most databases from end users, since they don't need to access them directly (they don't show up in Open Remote)
Sometimes things change -- filenames, host names, etc. -- and my users get confused
The launcher gives the flexibility to add files on multiple hosts
New files can just appear in the launcher
Keep in mind that most of my users are lawyers, so they really can't do anything terribly complicated. ;-)
Using the small launcher means I never have to walk them through adding to Favorites (which until now I've had to do distressingly, depressingly often). Giving them the launcher has eliminated 99% of the problems they have opening files.
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Fabrice Nordmannposted
about 2 months ago
Admin
I still don't understand the benefit of having a FileMaker shortcut instead of a simple URI shortcut with a fmp:// scheme.
It would be so great if we could add a file to favorites during the installation and by script step.
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Daniel Dobkinposted
about 2 months ago
Avoiding this issue for my users is the main reason I created a small "launcher" database for them. They don't need to log in to the server at all as the launcher already knows the URIs for the servers and databases they need. They have a desktop icon to open the launcher in FileMaker. (The ONLY problem that has arisen since then is one user asking, "I don't understand about signing in to Google." Well, you have to authenticate somewhere. The launcher even tries to close the browser window after signing in successfully.)
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Fabrice Nordmannposted
over 1 year ago
Admin
Hi Linda,
The double login can be disabled on demand, but quite frankly, it's a very efficient way of 'obscuring' your databases.
You can easily add your database to your FileMaker Pro/FileMaker Go favorites to avoid having to go through the 'Hosts' dialog.
On Web Direct, you can go directly to your app by using the URL: https://<yourserver>.fmcloud.fm/fmi/webd/<databasename>
When connecting to my database, I'm required to login once to see the files on the server, then again to open the file on the server. Is there a way around this double login?
Linda
1 Votes
4 Comments
Daniel Dobkin posted about 2 months ago
I agree that it seems redundant, given the existing Favorites and Recents lists. There are a few reasons we do this:
Keep in mind that most of my users are lawyers, so they really can't do anything terribly complicated. ;-)
Using the small launcher means I never have to walk them through adding to Favorites (which until now I've had to do distressingly, depressingly often). Giving them the launcher has eliminated 99% of the problems they have opening files.
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Fabrice Nordmann posted about 2 months ago Admin
I still don't understand the benefit of having a FileMaker shortcut instead of a simple URI shortcut with a fmp:// scheme.
It would be so great if we could add a file to favorites during the installation and by script step.
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Daniel Dobkin posted about 2 months ago
Avoiding this issue for my users is the main reason I created a small "launcher" database for them. They don't need to log in to the server at all as the launcher already knows the URIs for the servers and databases they need. They have a desktop icon to open the launcher in FileMaker. (The ONLY problem that has arisen since then is one user asking, "I don't understand about signing in to Google." Well, you have to authenticate somewhere. The launcher even tries to close the browser window after signing in successfully.)
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Fabrice Nordmann posted over 1 year ago Admin
Hi Linda,
The double login can be disabled on demand, but quite frankly, it's a very efficient way of 'obscuring' your databases.
You can easily add your database to your FileMaker Pro/FileMaker Go favorites to avoid having to go through the 'Hosts' dialog.
On Web Direct, you can go directly to your app by using the URL: https://<yourserver>.fmcloud.fm/fmi/webd/<databasename>
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