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FileMaker Captain's Blog Entry Star Date 201-501-241-625


Tested on: Mac OS X 10.10, FileMaker Pro Advanced 13

Wouldn't it be great if there was an app that opened your database?

Step 1 - Open Automator and make a new document

Step 2 - Add Run Shell script

Step 3 - Paste and edit this script - open "/Applications/FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced/FileMaker Pro Advanced.app" fmp://[your server here]/[your filename here]

Step 4 - Save to Applications folder

Step 5 - Run

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