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 > [log in to unmask]