Panorama not working for other users on same computer

Panorama X
1

I have different user accounts set up for different clients, and I occasionally use Panorama X in each user space. Since my update to macOS Sierra, Panorama X works fine in the main, admin account.

However, I just tried to use it in a “client” account and it barely functioned.

The first time I tried to open a database, I got weird (to me) error messages so I quit and re-launched it. This time, I was invited to provide my e-mail address and password/code. This I did, at which point Panorama informed me that I did not have write access to some file that would allow me to log in. It asked if I wanted to duplicate this file, which I did. I then provided by e-mail address and password thingie, and the database opened.

However, when I tried to do a find in a 17,700-record database, though, I got two error dialogue boxes, one overlapping the other. The top one said:

“ChangeObject statement can only be used in a form window.”

The one beneath this said:

“You don’t own the file “_FindSelectLib.pandb” and don’t have permission to write to it. You can duplicate this document and edit the duplicate. Only the duplicate will include your changes.”

I force-quit Panorama X, which seemed to be the only way to get out of this loop.

I then double-clicked on the “duplicated” file from the credential step above, and Panorama X seemed to open. However, then it gave me another error message, which had all kinds of useless information:

“STATUS=Ok
ZOMBIE=3568378988
POSITIVEBALANCE=True
CALLER=
ACTION=ROLES
CALLERDATABASE=
MINIMUMVERSION=0.1.012
MINIMUMBUNDLEVERSION=1390
ROLES=Administrator”

How to I convince Panorama X to allow me to use my databases in other accounts on my computer?

2

I think for now the answer is going to be that Panorama only works on the main account. Obviously this is something that will have to be worked on.

3

Ouch. Guess it’s time to convert each of these databases to Filemaker.

4

Perhaps I wasn’t clear – this is a bug that needs to be fixed, and it has been on my radar.

I think there may be an awkward way to get around this for now. Remove PanoramaX.app from the main /Applications folder, and install a separate copy of it in each user’s ~/Applications folder (you may need to create this folder in the user folder. As long as each user is running a copy in their own folder, I think it will work.

5

Jim, I got what you were saying, but even though I don’t need these databases all the time, I still need them.

6

This worked. Thanks.