Guide to Updating Plug-ins

6 Guide to Updating Plug-ins
Error: The
plug-in version file
doesn’t exist on the
FileMaker Server
computer.
Error: A newer
version of the plug-in
doesn’t exist on the
FileMaker Server
computer.
The FMSAUC_FindPlugIn function searches for the
plug-in and returns a string listing plug-in versions
located on the server.
No string is
returned.
The plug-in version on the
client computer is equal to
or greater than the version
on the server computer.
The GetAsNumber function converts version strings
collected from the client and server computers to
number format and places the results in global fields
for version comparison.
The FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn downloads the correct
version of the plug-in to the client computer.
An If statement compares plug-in version numbers to
see if the plug-in stored on the server is newer than
the plug-in stored on the client computer.
The Auto Update plug-in
is installed and enabled.
The plug-in is
not installed or
enabled.
Error: The
Auto Update plug-in
is missing or
disabled.
A string listing plug-in
versions is returned to a
global field in the
database.
The version on the server
computer is greater than
the version on the client
computer.
A client uses FileMaker Pro to open a hosted
database containing scripts, fields, and calculations
that check client and host plug-in status.
The FMSAUC_Version function verifies that the Auto
Update plug-in is installed and enabled on the
FileMaker Pro client computer.
The YourPlugIn_Version function returns the name
and version string of the plug-in on the client
computer used in the database.
A version string is
returned to a global field
in the database.
End of script.