[FX.php List] Data source type

[Kevin Futter]

Bob, it's best not to use a file extension on database calls at all. It still works, as the FileMaker server knows which database you're after without being supplied the file extension, and this immunises you against future changes to the file extension. So, just simply "database" will do.

Also, for those of us who use a single instance of FX to pull data from multiple databases, storing their references outside the query isn't practical.

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From: Bob Patin <bob at patin.com<mailto:bob at patin.com>>
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Date: Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Data source type

John,

Don't change it; all you need to do is rename the database anywhere that you reference it, so that it has its fmp12 extension.

Hopefully your database name is in your server data page and not in all your queries; if it *is* in all your queries, you'll have to change each one so that it reads "database.fmp12" instead of "database.fp7."

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On May 30, 2012, at 11:03 PM, John Funk wrote:

It may be late or I may be a block head, but can someone reply to what the $dataServerType is for fmp12 databases?
On my setup FMPro12 is not working.....
Thanks
John
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