Demo Script

[DigitalDreamer]

Hello,

I just found a tech article on filemaker.com and they have a solution to make a demo solution that will make the database unusable after so many records. The script steps are as follows:

Unsort

New Record/Request

Go to Record(Request (No dialog, 1)

Omit Multiple (No dialog, 10)

Delete Found Set (No dialog)

The problem is i cannot find "Delete Found Set" option anywhere in Filemaker 6 Developer. I looked on filemaker.com and searched the forums and i do not see that option in Script Maker.

Also here is the link on Filemaker.com if anyone is interested. http://www.filemaker.com/ti/102212.html

Thanks for any help you can give me.

[EddyB]

Hi,

If you set your script to delete all records, this deletes all records in the current found set.

BTW, I think the example you have linked to is quite bad.

I don't think that solutions should be deleting users data even if it is a demo version but maybe that's just me!

There are better ways to stop a user using an expired demo version.

For example:

Startup script checks the current user

If it's you (the developer) it does nothing

If it's not you it runs the record check script

Record check script:

Shows all records

Checks currentFoundCount is not greater then x

if it is

Show message - demo expired please register for full version

close database

if it is not

Do nothing

This way the user cannot use the database after x number of records, but the data is still around if they wanted it.

They then buy your full version and you can open their demo database and export the data into the Full Version

This is just an example off the top of my head, I'm sure there are many others after a bit of thought.

Ed.