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- Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro speed ?!?!
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 18:30:20 GMT
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- jordi@marsun1.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (JORDI Stephane) writes:
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- >We always work on the same 4 major databases. Actually, the first user turning
- >on his Mac starts FileMaker. Then every user is a client to his database.
- >I've heard that letting start FileMaker on the server itself instead of a
- >user's Mac with the requested databases is faster.
- >Is it true that we access the dabase faster when running on the server ?
-
- When dealing with multiple users in FM Pro, your speed is determined
- by the speed of the Host Mac. If that host mac happens to be a Q950, and
- the database file that it is accessing is on the internal HD instead of
- on an AppleShare Server, then you will be seeing a speed increase over
- your current set-up. But it is important to remember that if you have
- more than 5 users in any single database at the same time, you will
- still be crawling. There are limits to FM Pro's multi-user capabilities.
-
- --
- -Brian V. Hughes
- "Young children should not to try this kind of thing at home.
- Use a friend's home."
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