Plugins not updating on FMS11

[El_Pablo]

Hi,

I'm trying to auto update some plugins using FMPA11-XP and FMS11-Win2k3. It doesn't work. I tried multiple script examples without any success. There is no error when running the script.

I executed the same script from my FMPA11-Win7 machine and it works. The plugins are in the c:usersmyNameAppDataLocalFilemakerExtensions.

Here are the setup :

FMPA11 on Win7 : It works

FMPA11 on XP : Doesn't work

FMS on Windows 2003 : Plugins are set to autoupdate.

[Vaughan]

There is no error when running the script.

How are you trapping for errors? There are several error codes specific to the auto-update process so it should be giving you some feedback. It won't pop up a dialog to say that something is wrong, the function will return an error code but otherwise it will fail silently.

For instance, to update a plug-in the function "FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn ( pluginName & " " & remoteVersion ) would be called. This function will return a numerical value which contains the error code. The codes are:

code = 0 ; "The update was successful." ; 

code = -1 ; "The file to be downloaded is missing from the temporary folder." ; 

code = -2 ; "The ExtensionsSaved folder to contain the backup of the outdated plug-in could not be created on the client computer." ; 

code = -3 ; "The file to be replaced couldn't be moved to the ExtensionsSaved folder." ; 

code = -4 ; "The file to be replaced couldn't be moved to the ExtensionsSaved folder." ; 

code = -5 ; "The downloaded file can't be copied to the Extensions folder." ; 

code = -6 ; "The download file must be a plug-in file." ; 

code = 3 ; "The Auto Update plug-in is disabled in the FileMaker Server Admin Console." ; 

code = 5 ; "The download file can't be found in the AutoUpdate folder on the FileMaker Server computer." ; 

code = 6 ; "An error occurred on the computer running FileMaker Server as the file was being downloaded." ; 

code = 100 ; "The external function definition for FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn contains an invalid or empty parameter." ; 

code = 101 ; "The function call from the client computer to the computer running FileMaker Server failed. The server computer might be running a previous version of FileMaker Server." 

As you can see just about all contingencies have been allowed for.

Also note that the plug-in folder has changed over time: from memory they are in different folders for XP and Vista/7 since the user's folder path also changed.

Check for permissions on the plug-ins on both the server and the client.

[El_Pablo]

The value returned is 0. I've checked the extensions folder there was no new plugins. There was no filemaker folder in local settings.

[Vaughan]

Create a new user account on the computer (so you know it doesn't have any plug-ins installed) and test the script again. Something should happen.

Post your file with the script so it can be checked.

[El_Pablo]

Ok, I found the plugins I wasn't checking in the right folder. They were uploaded into local settingsapplication data...

But there is still a problem. The plugins don't load from that folder. I rebooted FM and the plugins don't load.

I attached the file. This is only a test file.

autoupdate_plugins.zip