Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Where to store plug-ins on FileMaker Server 7
Where to store plug-ins on FileMaker Server
You must store plug-ins in the following folders on each platform:
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 7\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 7\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmx
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 7\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\1.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmplugin.tar
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 7\Data\Databases\AutoUpdate
\FMS_Sample_PlugIn\2.0\FMS_Sample_PlugIn.fmx
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server 7\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 and type
man tar at the prompt.
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