Guide to Updating Plug-ins

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Where to store plug-ins on FileMaker Server 9
Where to store plug-ins on FileMaker Server
You must store plug-ins in the following folders on a server:
Windows
To store plug-in files on a Windows server, create a folder in the AutoUpdate folder named after the plug-in,
and a subfolder for each version of the plug-in. Store the plug-in file in the version subfolder.
Examples:
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmx
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmplugin.tar
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\2.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmx
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\2.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmplugin.tar
Note When Mac OS plug-ins are stored on a Windows server for use with Mac OS clients, they must be
stored in the .tar archive format. For more information about archiving files using this format, launch the
Mac OS Terminal application, type man tar at the prompt, and see
“Preparing Mac OS plug-ins with
resource forks for Auto Update” on page 8.
The subfolder containing the
plug-in must have the same
name as the plug-in version
number
Plug-in
AutoUpdate folder
Plug-in parent folder
Subfolder containing the plug-in file
The plug-in parent folder
must have the same name
as the plug-in
Overview of the plug-in folder structure