Timer Script

[cterrell16]

I've made a report that shows all open work orders. Because orders are always being made and shipped I need to update the info every 15 minutes. I included the install on timer on my script. It updates and refreshs the page. Is this the correct comman to use?

Also, How would you stop it once it starts. Is there a stop script timer?

Edited July 22, 2010 by Guest

[mr_vodka]

http://www.filemaker.com/help/html/scripts_ref1.36.16.html#1044171

[cterrell16]

That is exactly what i used to make this script. The question: is it correct for what I want it to do.

I want to run the script with one click of a button and have it keep running every 10 minutes until I hit a button to make it stop. That way it will always be recalculating what's open in my system. Otherwise my employee's will have to hit the button every once in a while.

How do you do that?

[mr_vodka]

The reason why I pointed out the link was because it answered your second question from your OP directly. Also it is important to note that it is window specific.

You can indeed have this script running every 10 minutes on a window but keep in mind that if the user is in the middle of doing something and the onTimer script is about to run, it will run.

What Exactly does your script do? Perhaps you may be better served with a server side script.

[cterrell16]

It's just updating open orders every 10 minutes. We run about 50 orders through the floor. I need filemaker to show them what orders need to be ran and in what order. Currently a button is pushed that runs the script. This makes the employees hit the button and wait a few minutes before showing them the true open orders. I've got it working now using the timer script. But once it starts there is no real way to stop it unless you X out of filemaker.

[mr_vodka]

Again from the link I posted...

"You can also halt the step by specifying another Install OnTimer Script script step for the window with no script specified"

Are you using FileMaker Server? Do you use the system stand alone or are you hosting it via Peer to peer or FileMaker Server?