I am curious whether it is possible to execute Filemaker and perform scripts externally from the program?

If I wanted to make a program outside of Filemaker, could I have it execute Filemaker, open a file, login, and execute a script remotely from that application? If so, how would I go about doing that?

I am considering putting a front end application on our company's computer desktops. We have alot of applications and not all of our work is done on Filemaker, so abstracting pieces of it by doing this would make the interface MUCH easier to use, and interoperable with other applications. Any help along these lines would be appreciated.

I know Java, C#, and C++ programming, and am willing to expand my knowledge to other languages if necessary, but if it is possible to do this within Java, I would especially like help on figuring this out.

Thank you,

Nick

One way is through WinBatch, a great Windows automation tool: www.winbatch.com

Steve

In 2003 had Wim Decorte an article in Advisor on the topic, you might download his template and see if you could get any wiser:

http://filemakeradvisor.com/wFiles.nsf/vFileID/DECOW01/$file/Decow01.zip

It exploits VBA, other ways is to use webcompanion to fiddle with your data investigate this:

http://www.datavations.com/dvpages/products/fmcomponent_outlook.cfm

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