Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Preface
Using the FileMaker Server documentation
The documentation for the FileMaker
®
Server software provides
information, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions to help you
learn the most about FileMaker Server—a powerful application that
enhances database sharing across a network.
The FileMaker Server documentation includes:
1 this book, the FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
1 FileMaker Server Help, a comprehensive online help system for
the Windows and Mac OS versions
1 Context-sensitive Help for dialog box options (Windows), Balloon
Help for menu items (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1), and Help Tags for dialog
options (Mac OS X)
1 Auto Update Guide.pdf, a document (on the FileMaker Server CD)
for database developers who want to set up Auto Update in their
databases
1 Comments in the Red Hat Linux configuration file (fmserver.conf)
and a Red Hat Linux quick reference pdf file
About this guide
The FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide is written for
administrators of the Windows NT, Windows 2000, Mac OS, and
Red Hat Linux operating systems.
Information about using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux is
contained in chapter 5, “Installing FileMaker Server in Red Hat
Linux” and chapter 9, “Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux.”
The rest of the guide contains information about using FileMaker
Server in Windows and in the Mac OS.
In many instances, information and instructions are the same for
Windows and the Mac OS. In these sections and topics, any
platform-specific information, such as the name of a command, is
followed by the name of the platform in parentheses. For example:
In the Properties (Windows) or Preferences (Mac OS) dialog
box, click the Administration tab, and choose one of the following
options.
A note about the platform indicators
Information marked (Windows) applies to both Windows NT and
Windows 2000. Information marked for one of these operating
system versions alone indicates the information is version-specific.
Information marked (Mac OS) applies to both Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 and
Mac OS X. Information marked for one of these operating system
versions alone indicates the information is version-specific.
Where instructions are significantly different, you see separate
sections or topics for each operating system. Windows NT
information appears first, followed by information for
Windows 2000, then information for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1, then
Mac OS X.
A note about the illustrations
Illustrations throughout the book are mixed, depicting situations for
all platforms except Red Hat Linux. Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1, and Mac OS X systems were used for these
illustrations. What you see on your screen may vary from the
instructions in this book depending on the platform and operating
system of your computer.