Hi Bill,

I had a somewhat similar problem recently.  OS on a MacBook pro became 
corrupt.  System really wouldn't do much of anything and FM 10 advanced 
worked as you described.

I did a re-install of the OS over the existing OS.  This resolved all of 
the OS problems and FileMaker worked after that. 

If the only issue is FileMaker you can try a reinstall and update to the 
current revision.

You can also try removing all of your plugins and see if it comes up.  
Then put them back one at a time and see if the probelm returns.

I hope this is helpful
Regards
Bruce Herbach
Filemaker 9,10  Certified Developer

Jeff Almquist wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> I happened to notice there's an entry on the "bug forum" David Knight 
> just told us about on this very subject.
>
> Here's the link to the forum provided by David:
>
>> http://forum-en.filemaker.com/t5/Report-a-bug/Known-Bug-List-v2/td-p/46930 
>>
>
> And here's the entry about the problem you're reporting:
>
>> In Snow Leopard (Mac 10.6), FileMaker Pro 10 randomly won't open
>> Versions: Filemaker 10.x, Filemaker 10.x Adv--Fixed in FMP 11.
>> Operating Systems: Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) only
>> Risk:  Moderate
>> Description:  FileMaker Pro 10 randomly won't open, trashing 
>> preferences fixes problem.
>> http://forum-en.filemaker.com/fm/board/message?board.id=aut&thread.id=4543 
>>
>
> Sounds like the fix is to trash your preferences file.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Bill Wallace wrote:
>
>> I am using Filemaker 10 and just opening the application.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>> On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Jens Selvig wrote:
>>
>>> Are opening a 'file' or FileMaker? Which version are you using?
>>>
>>> Jens
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Bill Wallace wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yesterday I had to force quit my computer. When I restarted, 
>>>> filemaker will not open. The opening screen flashes momentary and 
>>>> disappears. Trying repeatedly to open filemaker produces the same 
>>>> result. I trashed the filemaker app, but the result is the same. I 
>>>> ran applejack and it did not solve the problem. I have never quit 
>>>> seen anything like this happen before. I would appreciate any 
>>>> suggestions. I am on a mac running snow leopard.
>>>
>>> Jens Selvig
>>> ...Lost in Montana...
>>
>> Bill Wallace
>> Librarian
>> Manzano Day School
>> 1801 Central NW
>> Albuquerque  NM  87108
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