External windows program trigger

[Per Lind]

Hi all!

Does anyone know if it exists a plugin who trigger an external software from a FM8 script?

I want start a backup software, like Second Copy 2000.

-Per

[Reed]

you don't even need a plugin if you don't need to return the results from the external plugin directly. You can just use the Send Message script step. But if you want a plugin that can execute commands, Troi File and Scodigo Smartpill are two such plugins.

[Per Lind]

Thanks Reed,

As I can see about Troi it only trigger Filemaker scripts, not window softwares.

Regards Scodigo Smartpill I dont see anything about Trigger.

Have I missed something?

-Per

[Reed]

Not Troi Activator, Troi File. The newest version has a function called Execute_Shell() which will execute any external program and return the results (if any) to Filemaker.

Smartpill can execute php code directly from within filemaker, including calling external programs.