REST API
I understand that it would be quite the task to update MirrorSync to use the FM 16 REST API but I'm curious if it could be done and if this would result in a better overall performance.
View ArticleIs it possible to use MirrorSync for sync two identical instances of...
Hello, I have a strange question. I have an FMC instance in AWS-Frankfurt. It has deployed a database for users from Western Europe. By the way, they are very happy. However, there was a need to...
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Sub Table is not filtered
Hi everyone, I am filtering the tables "projects" and "information" user based with XML in the customization script and this works fine. The table "modifikation" is not filtered in the customization...
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Error: FileMaker has a limit of 32,768 script steps
Hi, I couldn't find the answer in the forum or docs. During configuration I received the error: "FileMaker has a limit of 32,768 script steps. This script contains 37,359 steps, which is 13% too...
View ArticleTable Records Not Syncing
I've just started using MirrorSync to sync our production iPads with our FileMaker server, and overall I am thrilled with the functionality. I do have one weird little issue, though, that I'm hoping...
View ArticleOne Spoke - Multiple users
I've granted the MirrorSync script full access privileges. As such, can multiple users utilize a single spoke file from the same machine? For example, user A opens the spoke on the computer, makes...
View ArticleAuto-updating Fails - File could not be created on this disk
Hi, I just activated the auto-update notification feature in MirrorSync 4. My users are on Macbooks with FM16. 2 users have reported they see the following error: " <thefile.fmp12> could not be...
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Can't Find MirrorSyncUpdater.fmp12
I had gotten this a few times and the script lans on the internal tab of the MS layout.
View Article"Could not fetch node and hub ids"
After a rather unfortunate weekend where a downed power line resulted in a five-hour outage during production, I got to work this morning to a bit of a mess. The primary iPad we use in production had...
View ArticleSync Hub to Spoke okay...Spoke to Hub not so much
I could use another set of eyes on a problem I just discovered. I have a table, call it "Tenants" to keep it simple. On the HUB (a SQL Server DB) the primary key is pTenantID. On the FileMaker spoke...
View ArticleSync with NetSuite?
Hi, We'e considering a NetSuite installation. Can Mirrorsync sync Netsuite's data with FileMaker Server? NetSuite is built on Oracle, but I have no hands-on experience with it yet. The architecture...
View ArticleQuestions about DBDOWNLOAD
Hi, Could anyone give me more information about what's going on behind the scenes when using the server/mirrorsync/dbdownload/UID functionality? Is the target databased directly downloaded or is a...
View ArticlePost-Sync Hub actions
I added a script in the "Post-Sync Hub actions" section of the mirrorsync customization script and tried to pass the $$MIRRORSYNC_USERTOKEN variable as the parameter. The script does get executed but...
View ArticleValue Lists not all syncing
After completing an initial sync to my test iPad (starting with an empty clone) none of my value lists that reference fields are working. Instead I get a message saying "No Matches Found". Value lists...
View ArticleKick off sync from SQL side
I am in the process of connecting an existing FileMaker database to a SQL server that is behind a web interface. I wanted to know if there is a way to send a command from the web interface to kick...
View ArticleXML Engine
I just install FMS17 and attempting to set up MirrorSync4. MirrorSync on same server as FM Server. I get error "Error 959 Cannot connect to database at http://ip/fmi/xml/FMPXMLRESULT... I CAN access...
View ArticlePull in remote data without sending data from server
HI, Sync has been working well for months. But... an external contractor has done something to modify 800,000+ records. Unfortunately that change is being pushed to 20-or-so remote clients and causing...
View ArticleLocal Notifications and Sync?
I haven't tried or tested, curious to know if you deploy local notifications, like a reminder to for something in your FMGO solution an a few hours from now. And then perform a sync only to be...
View ArticleMigration to a new server
What is the typical procedure when you have to move your filemaker server to a new server with a new ip address ? Are there instructions or a tutorial for a smooth transition ? I understand that we...
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