Hi Steve,

Thanks for your comments.

I solved the problem by adding the database to my FMGo app in iTunes and then looking for the file in FMGo on the iPhone.   In fact, one does not have to be connected via wifi to add files to FMGo.   Just do it by connecting the iPhone to iTunes on your Mac and adding the file as above.    So simple I could kick myself for not thinking of this before I sent my post.    This method is spelled out in the help section of FMGo under "Transferring Filles".

Cheers

Roger


On Oct 25, 2555 BE, at 4:36 PM, Steve Cassidy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Roger
> 
> I'm not going to offer any advice specific to iPhones and Filemaker Go; my experience is very limited.
> 
> Rather, I want to point out that you seem to be mixing up some terminology that should not be mixed...
> 
> The process you are describing is to OPEN a hosted FMP file on your iPhone. This is not synching or anything much like it. The database file is not transferred to your iPhone. All data is sent back and forth across the network back to the host. This is a stateful connection and the network must be available 100% of the time.
> 
> In order for that to work, the host must be set up correctly to share the database file(s) that you want to open on the client (the iPhone). And your network path must not block any of the required ports for Filemaker networking. You will find information about those setups in the FMP help.
> 
> FYI I don't think there is any automatic synching available in any Filemaker product. You could script something within FMP (quite complicated, though!) or there are third-party synch systems available. Synching is probably trickier with FM Go than for machines running only FMP.
> 
> HTH a little.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On 25 Oct 2012, at 03:59, Roger Adams wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have been trying unsuccessfully to sync my data on my iMac with FilemakerGo on my 3GS iPhone.   Both devices are on the same wi-fi network and both apps are open and I have followed the instructions given in the "Connecting to Databases" in the FMGo app.  However, when I try to sync I get the following dialog on my iPhone.   FM11 Pro on iMac and FMgo 11.0.2 on iPhone.
>> 
>> "The File "xxxx" could not be opened.  Either the host is not available, or the file is not available on that host."
>> 
>> Quite clearly the host "192.168.1.37" is shown as active on both the iMac and theiPhone and the file is open on the iMac so it is available.   Can anyone help solve this issue?
>> 
>> many thanks for your help.
>> 
>> Roger