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GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "QuickContact.fmp12" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host you'll see "QuickContact Hosted.fmp12" which is the hosted version of the solution: the file your data will end up in.
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In addition to the GoZync framework itself, GoZync ships with two sample files. In the "Local" folder, you'll find "QuickContact.fmp12". This file will eventually be the remote file on your iPad. In the folder "Host" you'll see "QuickContact Hosted.fmp12" which is the hosted version of the solution, the file in which your data will end up.
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Using these two sample files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution. These example file are for something simpler like jotting down contacts you meet at a trade show; you may enter some brief details about the contact, and take their picture or snap a picture of their business cart / samples. You can the zync this info back to your server, collecting the contacts met by all your employees using QuickContact.
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Using these two sample files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your workflow. These sample files are for basic usage, such as jotting down contacts you meet at a trade show. You can enter some brief details about the contact and associate a photo with them. You can then Zync this info back to your server, using QuickContact to aggregate the contacts made by a number of your employees.
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You received an email when you purchased GoZync and this contains your license code. (If you're playing with the free version you can skip this section as there is a license in there for you already).
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When you purchased GoZync, you received an email that contains your license code. (If you're playing with the free version you can skip this section, as there is a temporary license in there for you already).
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You can use GoZync locally to see how it works.

-> '''1
.''' Open all the FileMaker files in the Host and Local folder and navigate over to QuickContact.fmp12. You'll see some sample data there.

-> The first screen is a list view, click "new" at the top to make a new contact. When you're done, click the orange arrow to come back to this list view: you'll see that you're newly created contact isn't yet "uploaded".
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Before implementing remote Zync, you can use GoZync locally to see how it works.

-> '''1.''' Open all the FileMaker files in the Host
and Local folder and navigate to QuickContact.fmp12. You'll see some sample data there.

-> The first screen is a list view. Click "new" at the top to make a new contact. When you're done, click the orange arrow to come back to this list view. You'll see that you're newly created contact isn't yet "uploaded".
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-> '''3.''' Checkout the hosted file, QuickContactHosted, and you'll see your new contact. Visit the Inbox tab of GoZyncHosted and the "package" sent up from the mobile file is listed there as "processed".
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-> '''3.''' Check out the hosted file, QuickContactHosted, and you'll see your new contact. Visit the Inbox tab of GoZyncHosted and the "package" sent up from the mobile file is listed there as "processed".
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As you're integrating GoZync into your files, you may want to work like this-- with both the local and hosted version of GoZync and of your solution on the same machine-- rather than uploading things to your server.
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As you're integrating GoZync into your files, you may want to work like this with both the local and hosted version of GoZync and of your solution on the same machine rather than uploading things to your server. This will ensure that you don't accidentally compromise data while you're learning the ropes.
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-> '''2.''' Once the files from Host are on your FileMaker Server, open GoZyncMobile.fmp12 and change the file references that says "yourserver.com" to point to your newly served instance of GoZyncHosted. Here're how:

-> From FileMaker's menus select File / Manage / External Data Sources... and edit the source named "GoZyncHosted".
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-> '''2.''' Once the files from Host are on your FileMaker Server, open GoZyncMobile.fmp12 and change the file references that says "yourserver.com" to point to your newly served instance of GoZyncHosted. Here's how:

-> From FileMaker's menu, select File / Manage / External Data Sources... and edit the source named "GoZyncHosted".
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Now that you've pointed your copy of GoZyncMobile.fmp12 at your server, you're ready to place the mobile files on your iPad and see how this really works. Once QuickContact.fmp12 is on your device it can download new copies of itself, but you'll need to get it there manually the first time: either email the file to yourself and check that mail on your iPad, or use iTunes to drag the file over to your iPad. (Make sure QuickContact.fmp12 is closed before you do any of this.)
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Now that you've pointed your copy of GoZyncMobile.fmp12 at your server, you're ready to place the mobile files on your iPad and see how GoZync really works. Once QuickContact.fmp12 is on your device, it can download new copies of itself, but you'll need to get it there manually the first time. To do this, either email the file to yourself and check that mail on your iPad, or use iTunes to drag the file over to your iPad. (Make sure QuickContact.fmp12 is closed before you do any of this.)
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The last thing to check out is how a zync'ed file can download new copies of itself.

-> '''Downloading''' Visit the home layout in QuickContact and click "Check for Updates". If this is the first time doing this you should get a new version of the file (provided you've already synced your contacts).
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The last thing to check out is how a Zync'ed file can download new copies of itself.

-> '''Downloading''' Visit the home layout in QuickContact and click "Check for Updates". If this is your first time doing this, you should get a new version of the file (provided you've already synced your contacts).
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Now that you've gotten a sense for how this works you can start integrating this with your own files. Instructions can be found here: [[Integration]].

Enjoy!
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Now that you've gotten a sense for how this works, you can start integrating this with your own files. Instructions can be found here: [[Integration]].

Enjoy!
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GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "QuickContact Local.fmp12" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host. you'll see "QuickContact Hosted.fmp12" which is the hosted version of the solution: the file your data will end up in.
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GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "QuickContact.fmp12" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host you'll see "QuickContact Hosted.fmp12" which is the hosted version of the solution: the file your data will end up in.
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-> '''1.''' Open all the FileMaker files in the Host and Local folder and navigate over to QuickContact_Go.fmp12. You'll see some sample data there.
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-> '''1.''' Open all the FileMaker files in the Host and Local folder and navigate over to QuickContact.fmp12. You'll see some sample data there.
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-> The source has two file references, a local one that looks like "file:../Host/GoZyncHosted" or "file:../Host/GoZyncConnector" which you'll leave alone in each case, and one that looks like:
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-> The source has two file references, a local one that looks like "file:../Host/GoZyncHosted" which you'll leave alone in each case, and one that looks like:
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-> '''3.'''  Now change the name of the folder "Host" to "xHost". This will temporarily break GoZyncMobile's ability to find the local versions of the Hosted files, so it willl instead look for the ones on your server. (You have to do this when all the relevant GoZync files are closed, hence closing FileMaker Pro in the previous step.)
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-> '''3.'''  Now change the name of the folder "Host" to "xHost". This will temporarily break GoZyncMobile's ability to find the local versions of the Hosted files, so it will instead look for the ones on your server. (You have to do this when all the relevant GoZync files are closed, hence closing FileMaker Pro in the previous step.)
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The last thing to check out is how a zynced file can download new copies of itself.
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The last thing to check out is how a zync'ed file can download new copies of itself.
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-> '''1.''' With Mobile.fp7 closed on your desktop, make sure you still have an "x" in front of the name of the Hosts folder as described above: this will make sure you upload your new copy of Mobile to the server instead of to GoZync on your desktop.

-> '''2.''' Open Mobile.fp7 in FileMaker Pro on your desktop and from the layout menu, navigate to Under the Hood / Utilities / New File Prep.

-> '''3.''' Click "Prep File and Upload" and you'll be sending a new file up to GoZync so your mobile users can retrieve it. This is how you'll deliver new builds to your users. Note that you'll have the option to delete all the data from Mobile as part of this process--you'll likely want to do that when you deploy, but for testing it can be nice to have some un-uploaded invoices in there to play with so you don't have to manually make them on your iPad.

-> '''4.''' Once the new version has been successfully uploaded, head over to your iPad and click "Check for New Version" in the lower left of Mobile's screen. Note that you can't download a new version while you still have unprocessed records in Mobile, so use FileMaker's built in menus in the lower right of the screen to delete all the invoices from Mobile. Now click "Download New Version"

-> '''5.''' =)  You can learn more about this
here: [[distributing mobile files]]
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-> '''Downloading''' Visit the home layout in QuickContact and click "Check for Updates". If this is the first time doing this you should get a new version of the file (provided you've already synced your contacts).

-> '''Uploading.''' You can learn more about how to upload a new version
here: [[distributing mobile files]]
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Now that you've gotten a sense for how this works you can start integrating this with your own file. Instructions can be found here: [[Integration]].
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Now that you've gotten a sense for how this works you can start integrating this with your own files. Instructions can be found here: [[Integration]].
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 > > Continue this once QuickContact_Go has a UI for syncing.

 Select one of the invoices in the left hand side bar and then click the green "Upload" button at the bottom of the screen.

->
'''2.''' When it's done, take a look at the inbox tab of GoZyncConnector and you'll see that you've uploaded that invoices as a [[TheDocument | document]].

->
'''3.''' Now select that document in the inbox and click "Process Selected..." and you'll be sending that document into Invoices.fp7.

That
is the basic way GoZync works, though it is much more impressive when Mobile is running in FileMaker Go.

As you're integrating GoZync into your files, you may want to work like this-- with both Mobile, GoZyncConnector, and
your solution on the same machine-- rather than uploading things to your server.
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-> The first screen is a list view, click "new" at the top to make a new contact. When you're done, click the orange arrow to come back to this list view: you'll see that you're newly created contact isn't yet "uploaded".

->
'''2.''' Click "Zync" and  GoZync will send that record to the host and pull down any new contacts.

-> '''3.''' Checkout the hosted file, QuickContactHosted, and you
'll see your new contact. Visit the Inbox tab of GoZyncHosted and the "package" sent up from the mobile file is listed there as "processed".

That is the basic way GoZync works, though it
is much more impressive when your local files are running in FileMaker Go.

As you're integrating GoZync into your files, you may want to work like this-- with both the local and hosted version of GoZync and of
your solution on the same machine-- rather than uploading things to your server.
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-> '''1.''' Quit FileMaker and upload these to your FileMaker Server. You're just playing around now, so you can [[security | secure]] the files if you want, or do that later.

-> '''2.''' Once the files from Host are on your FileMaker Server, open Mobile.fp7 and change the file references in Mobile to point to your served instances of GoZyncConnector and GoZync.

-> From FileMaker's menus select File / Manage / External Data Sources... and edit each of the two sources shown (one for GoZync and one for GoZyncConnector).

-> Each source has two
file references, a local one that looks like "file:../Host/GoZync" or "file:../Host/GoZyncConnector" which you'll leave alone in each case, and one that looks like:

--> fmnet:/yourserver.com/GoZync

-> Replace "yourserver.com" with the name or IP address of your server. Do that for both the GoZync and the GoZyncConnector references.
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-> '''1.''' Quit FileMaker and upload these to your FileMaker Server. You're just playing around now, so you can [[security | password protect]] the files if you want, or do that later.

-> '''2.''' Once the files from Host are on your FileMaker Server, open GoZyncMobile.fmp12 and change the file references that says "yourserver.com" to point to your newly served instance of GoZyncHosted. Here're how:

-> From FileMaker's menus select File / Manage / External Data Sources... and edit the source named "GoZyncHosted".

-> The source has two file references, a local one that looks like "
file:../Host/GoZyncHosted" or "file:../Host/GoZyncConnector" which you'll leave alone in each case, and one that looks like:

--> fmnet:/yourserver.com/GoZyncHosted

-> Replace "yourserver.com" with the name or IP address of your server.
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-> '''3.'''  Now change the name of the folder "Host" to "xHost". This will temporarily break Mobile.fp7's ability to find the local versions of the GoZync files, so it willl instead look for the ones on your server. (You have to do this when all the relevant GoZync files are closed.)

-> '''4.'''  At this point you can repeat the steps from "Playing with GoZync..." above, this time uploading invoices
from your local copy of Mobile.fp7 to the ''served'' instances of GoZyncConnector and Invoices.
to:
-> '''3.'''  Now change the name of the folder "Host" to "xHost". This will temporarily break GoZyncMobile's ability to find the local versions of the Hosted files, so it willl instead look for the ones on your server. (You have to do this when all the relevant GoZync files are closed, hence closing FileMaker Pro in the previous step.)

-> '''4.'''  At this point you can repeat the steps
from "Playing with GoZync..." above, this time uploading contacts from your local copy of QuickContact.fmp12 to the ''served'' instance of QuickContactHosted.
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Now that you've pointed your copy of Mobile.fp7 at your server, you're ready to place Mobile on your iPad and see how this really works. Once Mobile is on your device it can download new copies of itself, but you'll need to get it there manually the first time: either email the file to yourself and check that mail on your iPad, or use iTunes to drag the file over to your iPad. (Make sure Mobile.fp7 is closed before you do any of this.)

Once Mobile.fp7 is on your device, you can resume the "Playing with GoZync..." steps at the start of this article; , this time uploading invoices from your iPad copy of Mobile.fp7 to the ''served'' instances of GoZyncConnector and Invoices.
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Now that you've pointed your copy of GoZyncMobile.fmp12 at your server, you're ready to place the mobile files on your iPad and see how this really works. Once QuickContact.fmp12 is on your device it can download new copies of itself, but you'll need to get it there manually the first time: either email the file to yourself and check that mail on your iPad, or use iTunes to drag the file over to your iPad. (Make sure QuickContact.fmp12 is closed before you do any of this.)

Once QuickContact.fmp12 is on your device, you can resume the "Playing with GoZync..." steps at the start of this article, this time uploading contacts from your iPad's copy of QuickContact.fmp12  to the ''served'' instance of QuickContactHosted.
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The last thing to check out is how Mobile can download new copies of itself.
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The last thing to check out is how a zynced file can download new copies of itself.
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You'll need to enter your license into GoZync.fp7 (in the Hosts folder) before you can start using GoZync.
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You'll need to enter your license into GoZyncLicense.fmp12 (in the Hosts folder) before you can start using GoZync.
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-> '''1.''' Open Mobile.fp7, GoZyncConnector.fp7, and Invoices.fp7. You'll see some sample data in Mobile. Select one of the invoices in the left hand side bar and then click the green "Upload" button at the bottom of the screen.
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-> '''1.''' Open all the FileMaker files in the Host and Local folder and navigate over to QuickContact_Go.fmp12. You'll see some sample data there.

 > > Continue this once QuickContact_Go has a UI for syncing.

 Select one of the invoices in the left hand side bar and then click the green "Upload" button at the bottom of the screen.
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GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "Mobile.fp7" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host. you'll see "Invoices.fp7" which acts as a placeholder for your hosted solution: the file your data will end up in.

%center%
http://www.seedcode.com/rootimages/stikipad/gozync/gZyncfolders.png

Using these two files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution. Check out this [[MapOfZync | map of GoZync]] before returning here to start playing around.
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GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "QuickContact Local.fmp12" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host. you'll see "QuickContact Hosted.fmp12" which is the hosted version of the solution: the file your data will end up in.

%center%
http://www.seedcode.com/rootimages/stikipad/gozync/gozyncfolders.png

Using these two sample files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution. These example file are for something simpler like jotting down contacts you meet at a trade show; you may enter some brief details about the contact, and take their picture or snap a picture of their business cart / samples. You can the zync this info back to your server, collecting the contacts met by all your employees using QuickContact.

Check out this [[MapOfZync | map of GoZync]] before returning here to start playing around.
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You received an email when you purchased GoZync and this contains your license code. (If you're playing with the demo you can skip this section as there is a license in there for you already).
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You received an email when you purchased GoZync and this contains your license code. (If you're playing with the free version you can skip this section as there is a license in there for you already).
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!! Entering your GoZync License

You received an email when you purchased GoZync and this contains your license code. (If you're playing with the demo you can skip this section as there is a license in there for you already).

You'll need to enter your license into GoZync.fp7 (in the Hosts folder) before you can start using GoZync.

Learn how to enter your license... [[Adding Licenses]] ...before returning here to start playing with GoZync.

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-> '''5.''' =)
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-> '''5.''' =)  You can learn more about this here: [[distributing mobile files]]
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!! Playing on FileMaker Go
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!! Playing on FileMaker Go.
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!! Downloading New Mobile Files.

The last thing to check out is how Mobile can download new copies of itself.

-> '''1.''' With Mobile.fp7 closed on your desktop, make sure you still have an "x" in front of the name of the Hosts folder as described above: this will make sure you upload your new copy of Mobile to the server instead of to GoZync on your desktop.

-> '''2.''' Open Mobile.fp7 in FileMaker Pro on your desktop and from the layout menu, navigate to Under the Hood / Utilities / New File Prep.

-> '''3.''' Click "Prep File and Upload" and you'll be sending a new file up to GoZync so your mobile users can retrieve it. This is how you'll deliver new builds to your users. Note that you'll have the option to delete all the data from Mobile as part of this process--you'll likely want to do that when you deploy, but for testing it can be nice to have some un-uploaded invoices in there to play with so you don't have to manually make them on your iPad.

-> '''4.''' Once the new version has been successfully uploaded, head over to your iPad and click "Check for New Version" in the lower left of Mobile's screen. Note that you can't download a new version while you still have unprocessed records in Mobile, so use FileMaker's built in menus in the lower right of the screen to delete all the invoices from Mobile. Now click "Download New Version"

-> '''5.''' =)

!! Next Steps.

Now that you've gotten a sense for how this works you can start integrating this with your own file. Instructions can be found here: [[Integration]].

Enjoy!
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Using these two files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution.
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Using these two files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution. Check out this [[MapOfZync | map of GoZync]] before returning here to start playing around.
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!! Checking it out in FileMaker Go and Server
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You can use GoZync locally to see how it works.

-> '''1.''' Open Mobile.fp7, GoZyncConnector.fp7, and Invoices.fp7. You'll see some sample data in Mobile. Select one of the invoices in the left hand side bar and then click the green "Upload" button at the bottom of the screen.

-> '''2.''' When it's done, take a look at the inbox tab of GoZyncConnector and you'll see that you've uploaded that invoices as a [[TheDocument | document]].

-> '''3.''' Now select that document in the inbox and click "Process Selected..." and you'll be sending that document into Invoices.fp7.

That is the basic way GoZync works, though it is much more impressive when Mobile is running in FileMaker Go.

As you're integrating GoZync into your files, you may want to work like this-- with both Mobile, GoZyncConnector, and your solution on the same machine-- rather than uploading things to your server.

!! Checking it out using FileMaker Server

Next you'll likely want to serve the files in the Host folder.

-> '''1.''' Quit FileMaker and upload these to your FileMaker Server. You're just playing around now, so you can [[security | secure]] the files if you want, or do that later.

-> '''2.''' Once the files from Host are on your FileMaker Server, open Mobile.fp7 and change the file references in Mobile to point to your served instances of GoZyncConnector and GoZync.

-> From FileMaker's menus select File / Manage / External Data Sources... and edit each of the two sources shown (one for GoZync and one for GoZyncConnector).

-> Each source has two file references, a local one that looks like "file:../Host/GoZync" or "file:../Host/GoZyncConnector" which you'll leave alone in each case, and one that looks like:

--> fmnet:/yourserver.com/GoZync

-> Replace "yourserver.com" with the name or IP address of your server. Do that for both the GoZync and the GoZyncConnector references.

-> Then close FileMaker Pro.

-> '''3.'''  Now change the name of the folder "Host" to "xHost". This will temporarily break Mobile.fp7's ability to find the local versions of the GoZync files, so it willl instead look for the ones on your server. (You have to do this when all the relevant GoZync files are closed.)

-> '''4.'''  At this point you can repeat the steps from "Playing with GoZync..." above, this time uploading invoices from your local copy of Mobile.fp7 to the ''served'' instances of GoZyncConnector and Invoices.

!! Playing on FileMaker Go

Now that you've pointed your copy of Mobile.fp7 at your server, you're ready to place Mobile on your iPad and see how this really works. Once Mobile is on your device it can download new copies of itself, but you'll need to get it there manually the first time: either email the file to yourself and check that mail on your iPad, or use iTunes to drag the file over to your iPad. (Make sure Mobile.fp7 is closed before you do any of this.)

Once Mobile.fp7 is on your device, you can resume the "Playing with GoZync..." steps at the start of this article; , this time uploading invoices from your iPad copy of Mobile.fp7 to the ''served'' instances of GoZyncConnector and Invoices.

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!! Getting to know GoZync

GoZync ships with two sample files in addition to the GoZync framework itself. In the folder Local, you'll find "Mobile.fp7" which will eventually be the remote file on your iPad, and in the folder Host. you'll see "Invoices.fp7" which acts as a placeholder for your hosted solution: the file your data will end up in.

%center% [[http://www.seedcode.com/rootimages/stikipad/gozync/gZyncfolders.png]]

Using these two files, you can start playing with GoZync and see how it works before you integrate it into your solution.

!! Playing with GoZync in FileMaker Pro

!! Checking it out in FileMaker Go and Server
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