start fmserver 7.xy via shell command

[Harald]

Is there a way to start/stop fmserver(advanced) via "shell commands"? (I just want to create a batch file which stops and starts all necessary fmserver - services with a single "klick" or scheduled task ...)

Harald

[slstrother]

Yes, by using the service control utility sc.exe.

To start the server, use the following:

sc start "FileMaker Server Helper"

sc start "FileMaker Server 7"

sc start "FileMaker Publishing Engine (WPC)"

sc start "FileMaker Publishing Engine (CWPE & CONFIG)"

To stop the server, use:

sc stop "FileMaker Publishing Engine (CWPE & CONFIG)"

sc stop "FileMaker Publishing Engine (WPC)"

sc stop "FileMaker Server 7"

sc stop "FileMaker Server Helper"

You may need to experiment some with stopping the services. I had to add some pauses between steps and change the sequence in order for all of the services to stop, which is not a problem because I run this manually. Perhaps putting each stop command in it's own batch file, then calling each one from a master file will work. I'll do some testing later.

Hope this helps.