Perform Script on Server Doesn't Run

[Lawrencex]

Dear FileMaker Pros,

Perform Script on Server (PSoS) Doesn't Run

I run FMP 13 (on Windows.)  I import records to my Hosting FM Server from my Client.

Running the script steps from the Client works well, but its a time consuming task of more

than 4 hours, the records are big, almost one million.
To save time, I switched the script  to Perform Script on Server, (wait for completion, unchecked.)

The script  does not perform Import records, as it did without PSoS.

My script steps on the hosting Server Db: ScriptName:"Import A"
> Go to Layout ["Part_A"]
> Go to Field [Select/perform; Stock_A::Field_A]
> Go to Record /Request/Page[First]
> Import Records [No dialog;"Receive_Gen"Add;Windows ANSI]

 

My Perform Script on Server on Client:
> Go to Layout ["Part_A"]
>Perform script on Server ["Import_A"]
> Go to Record/Request/Page [Last]
Note: Unchecked - wait for completion

Would appreciate your comments.

Thanks in advance

Lawrence

 

[Kris M]

> Go to Layout ["Part_A"]
> Go to Record First
> Go to Field
> Set variable to the file path for the file to be digested
> Import Records [No dialog;"Receive_Gen"Add;Windows ANSI] import $path.

When you run import from server side script you must explicitly tell the session where the file is and it can only be in the Server Document folder.

If you are expecting the import dialog to be produced so that you can choose a file that will NOT happen when PSOS

Edited March 17, 2016 by Kris M

[Wim Decorte]

1 hour ago, Lawrencex said:

My Perform Script on Server on Client:
> Go to Layout ["Part_A"]
>Perform script on Server ["Import_A"]
> Go to Record/Request/Page [Last]
Note: Unchecked - wait for completion

Also keep in mind that your script on server will do more than the above; before it even gets to the script it will run your on-open script.  If you have anything in there that is not server-compatible that may fail.

[Lawrencex]

16 hours ago, Kris M said:

> Go to Layout ["Part_A"]
> Go to Record First
> Go to Field
> Set variable to the file path for the file to be digested
> Import Records [No dialog;"Receive_Gen"Add;Windows ANSI] import $path.

When you run import from server side script you must explicitly tell the session where the file is and it can only be in the Server Document folder.

If you are expecting the import dialog to be produced so that you can choose a file that will NOT happen when PSOS

Hello Kris,

Thank you very, very much.  The scripts works well now.

Regards

Lawrence

16 hours ago, Wim Decorte said:

Also keep in mind that your script on server will do more than the above; before it even gets to the script it will run your on-open script.  If you have anything in there that is not server-compatible that may fail.

Hi Wim,

Thanks. That information was helpful.

Thanks.

Lawrence