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Open Sharing

Opens the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

No 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

No 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Sharing > Share with FileMaker Clients.

Use this script step to open the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box for users if you have restricted their access to FileMaker Pro Advanced menus.

Notes 

Users must be assigned a privilege set that permits changes to sharing settings to use this script step. To enable users who cannot change sharing settings to run this script step, right-click the current script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to share the current database, and opens the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to share this database?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Sharing
End If

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