Sending messages to clients of a hosted database

Administering databases : Sending messages to clients of a hosted database

Note The following information is for server administrators and group administrators.

You can send a message to FileMaker clients connected to selected databases or all clients connected to hosted databases listed on the Activity > Databases tab.

To send a message:

1. Click the Activity > Databases tab.

2. Open the Databases folder, the additional database folder, or a group folder, if required.

3. If you want to send a message to the clients of a specific hosted database, select that database. Click

, then choose Send Message.

If you choose Send Message, the message is sent to all FileMaker clients connected to the selected databases.

If you choose Send Message to All Clients, the message is sent to all FileMaker clients connected to any hosted database listed on the Activity > Databases tab.

4. In the Send Message dialog box, type a message, then click OK.

FileMaker Server sends the message to clients connected to the selected database, or sends it to all clients connected depending on the command you chose.

Notes

• You cannot send messages to clients connected via Custom Web Publishing, JDBC, or ODBC.

• If you are a group administrator, your server administrator must configure your administrator group to allow you to send messages to clients connected to the hosted databases in your group folder. For more information, contact your server administrator.