#Filemaker server help install

#Filemaker server help install

When you use FileMaker Server as a client application, you must install and configure drivers for the ODBC data sources to access and set up the data source names (DSNs) that hosted FileMaker Pro databases are designed to use.

FileMaker Server as an ODBC client application See Sharing FileMaker Pro databases via ODBC and JDBC for information about enabling a database file for sharing.įor information about using client drivers and using SQL with a FileMaker Pro database file as an ODBC or JDBC source, see FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Guide.įor details about supported SQL statements, expressions, and functions, see FileMaker SQL Reference. For example, hosted FileMaker Pro databases can work with an Oracle data source interactively as defined in the FileMaker Pro relationships graph and in layouts.įileMaker Server platform includes the software you need to share databases as data sources via ODBC and JDBC, including the FileMaker client drivers you use to access your databases from other ODBC- or JDBC-compliant applications. Hosted FileMaker Pro databases can interact with data sources on the same computer or over a network.

For example, use FileMaker Pro data in other applications to create charts, analyze numbers, and generate reports.

You can share hosted FileMaker Pro database files with other applications on the same computer or over a network using ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity). Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Server