topic Making a Connection to Filemaker Database in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/making-a-connection-to-filemaker-database/m-p/844769#M4882 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi - I am looking to make a connection to a Filemaker database. </P><P>I use ArcGIS 10.3.1 Advanced License and have a basic database that i have created over the years that i use on my personal laptop.</P><P>I work for a small organization that is now in the process of connecting our departments with a FileMaker database. </P><P></P><P>A lot of the information that I have in my database that i update regularly can be used to update the information for other departments through this FIleMaker service. I need to be able to write to and read from certain fields that are related in my ArcGIS database and the FileMaker database.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>My laptop has access to our organizational server - Windows Server 2012. </P><P></P><P>I have a basic understanding of these principles, but have never made these kinds of connections on my own. i do know that it is possible and probably simple, but i need some guidance if anyone can help point me in the right direction, that would be fantastic. </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:06:52 GMT deleted-user-YH3pWXdeP2bJ 2015-06-26T15:06:52Z Making a Connection to Filemaker Database https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/making-a-connection-to-filemaker-database/m-p/844769#M4882 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi - I am looking to make a connection to a Filemaker database. </P><P>I use ArcGIS 10.3.1 Advanced License and have a basic database that i have created over the years that i use on my personal laptop.</P><P>I work for a small organization that is now in the process of connecting our departments with a FileMaker database. </P><P></P><P>A lot of the information that I have in my database that i update regularly can be used to update the information for other departments through this FIleMaker service. I need to be able to write to and read from certain fields that are related in my ArcGIS database and the FileMaker database.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>My laptop has access to our organizational server - Windows Server 2012. </P><P></P><P>I have a basic understanding of these principles, but have never made these kinds of connections on my own. i do know that it is possible and probably simple, but i need some guidance if anyone can help point me in the right direction, that would be fantastic. </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:06:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/making-a-connection-to-filemaker-database/m-p/844769#M4882 deleted-user-YH3pWXdeP2bJ 2015-06-26T15:06:52Z Re: Making a Connection to Filemaker Database https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/making-a-connection-to-filemaker-database/m-p/844770#M4883 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Arcgis does not use Filemaker databases to store geodata. You can try Oracle, SQlServer, PostgreSQL with POSTGIS or the new free spatial DB Spatialite</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:31:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/making-a-connection-to-filemaker-database/m-p/844770#M4883 NICOLAPEDDIS 2015-06-26T15:31:29Z