Opening shared databases remotely using a URL
The FileMaker Pro installer registers FMP7 as an internet protocol. This enables you to open a shared database 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:
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an IPv4 address, for example, 192.168.10.0
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an IPv6 address, for example, [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]
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a DNS name, for example, host.domain.com
To open a shared database using a URL:
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Launch a web browser on the intended client machine.
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Enter the URL of the host machine into the browser’s address area using the format: [<][URL:]FMP7://[[account:password@]netaddress]/databasename[>]
Optional parameters in the preceding list are indicated by square brackets ("[]"). Because URLs cannot contain spaces, any spaces in database names are encoded as plus signs ("+").
Examples:
FMP7://My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://192.168.10.0/My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://MyAccount:MyPassword@192.168.10.0/My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://MyAccount:MyPassword@[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://secret@192.168.10.0/My+Addresses.fp7
FMP7://secret@[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My+Addresses.fp7
<URL:FMP7://192.168.10.0/My+Addresses.fp7>
<URL:FMP7://[2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]/My+Addresses.fp7>
Related topics 
Closing shared files
Sending the URL of a shared database
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