Hi,

I have a question using FMP 6, a database served by a Panther machine to OS 10.3 and 9.22 clients.

I've created a button that I've set to "Send Apple Event" to activate an Applescript applet that I've been using a while. This works wonderfully locally (on a test machine, test version of the database, with no clients), but I'm having a bit of trouble finding the proper place to put it for the server based database. For OS X clients, If I distribute the applet to each client and place it on the root level of the hard drive it links correctly and works. For OS 9 clients, the first time I press the button in the database I'm asked to locate the applet, but thereafter if works.

This seems messy to me (not to mention a hassle to initially set up). So, where should external applescript applets reside for a server based database? It would be much cleaner if I could just have one copy located on the server; is that possible?

Thanks for any advice,

Tom

Would it be possible to instead write it as a perform applescript statement and just include the whole script inside Filemaker? FWIW I usually prefer perform applescript over send event.

That's a good point. I haven't tried that, but the script itself is rather long. Is there any limitation to size/length of an internal applescript? Are ther any other limitations (properites, handlers, etc...)?

I'm sure this is in the manual, but I don't have access to one at the moment (it at work...).

Thanks for your thoughts.

Well, it should work just fine, but why wait for somebody to answer? Why not just try it and find out for yourself?

Bruce, Thanks.

I did try it. Fortunately my script is 12K (about 300 lines) and the limit for a script in Filemaker is 32K.

It works well, but the script is flakey in OS 9. I think this is due to AS in OS 9 and not the Filemaker mechanism. Good thing the OS X transition is _almost_ complete.

Note that in FM7, the whole script can be part of a BUTTON! And you can just paste a button on a layout and you're in business.