Server Script files

[Salesman0Gil]

I'm intrested in the script files you can run with server.

Is this something you can make in pro?

I was hoping to make some auto import scripts.

I've looked through some docs, but it still is clear as mud to me.

[Wim Decorte]

FMS can run only one kind of script files: Windows batch files (*.CMD / *.BAT files). Not FM files or FM scripts.

[Salesman0Gil]

Nice! I thought it had to have a .fmx extension.

So in theroy, I could use a batch file to start a file, that has script in it to run upon opening.

would the command be start database.fp7

Would that work if the computer does not have pro, but only has server?

[Wim Decorte]

Careful now ... not always a good idea to start FMP on the same machine as FMS.

To answer the question: no; if FMP was not installed on the machine nothing would happen.

If you have FMS Advanced you can run a script through the Web interface. See the Web Publishing guide for more info on that. It comes down to constructing a url to hit FMSA with.

[Wim Decorte]

Nice! I thought it had to have a .fmx extension.

Forgot to reply to this: FMX is the extension for FileMaker plugins.