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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