Administrator’s Guide (Windows)

3-12 FileMaker Pro Server Administrator’s Guide
See the table below for command line examples:
For more examples, see the FileMaker Pro Server Command Line
sample files (installed in the Examples folder in the FMServer folder) or
use the
fmserver /? command at the command prompt to view a list
of available commands. For general information on using the command
prompt, see the Windows NT documentation.
Command line troubleshooting
If the command line is not working, consider the following:
1 When typing DOS commands at the command prompt, specify the
filename extension (.FP3) after the filename.
1 Verify that you are using the correct DOS filenames (spaces and long
filenames might not be supported). To see how DOS is interpreting
your filenames, type
dir /x at the command prompt.
1 Type fmserver /? at the command prompt to view a list of
available commands.
View the FileMaker Pro Server log file for tips. See “Examining the
FileMaker Pro Server log file” on page 3-14 for information on the log file.
For example, use this command To
fmserver start Start the FileMaker Pro Server service and open all multiuser FileMaker Pro
files in the FileMaker Pro Server directory (and one level down)
fmserver start -s Start the FileMaker Pro Server service without opening any
FileMaker Pro files
fmserver stop -m “All servers will be shut down in 10
minutes” -t 10
Send a custom message to guests and stop the FileMaker Pro Server
service in 10 minutes, which closes all hosted database files
fmserver open Open all multiuser FileMaker Pro 3.0 files in the FMServer directory
(and one level down)
fmserver open c:\fmserver\expenses.fp3 messages.fp3 Open the Expenses and Messages files
fmserver open c:\fmserver\!namesa1.fp3 Open the Names and Addresses files (note that the filename was
truncated, so the DOS filename is used)
fmserver close Close all hosted FileMaker Pro files in 5 minutes
fmserver close c:\fmserver\expenses.fp3 -m “I’ll be
updating the Expenses file in 10 minutes” -t 10
Send a message to guests of the Expenses file and close it in 10 minutes
fmserver pause Pause all currently hosted FileMaker Pro files, which restricts guest
activity to all hosted files
fmserver pause c:\fmserver\expenses.fp3 Pause the Expenses file, which restricts guest activity to that file
fmserver resume Resume all paused files
fmserver resume c:\fmserver\expenses.fp3 Resume the paused Expenses file