Guide to Updating Plug-ins

10 FileMaker Server Guide to Updating Plug-ins
7. Write a script to download the plug-in from the server computer, if the version on the client computer
doesn’t exist or is outdated.
For script syntax, see the Download Plug-In script in the AutoUpdatePlugin.fp7 sample file. For
information about the FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn function, see
“FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn” on page 11.
8. Write a “parent” script to:
1 make sure the Auto Update plug-in exists and is enabled on the client computer
1 run the individual version checking and downloading scripts you wrote earlier
For script syntax, see the Run Plug-in Scripts script in the AutoUpdatePlugin.fp7 sample file. For
information about the FMSAUC_Version function, see “FMSAUC_Version” on this page.
External functions
Auto Update consists of the following external functions.
Note These functions are available in FileMaker Pro only if the Auto Update plug-in is installed on your
computer and enabled in the Plug-ins tab of Preferences.
FMSAUC_Version
Format FMSAUC_Version()
Parameters Constant integer; 0
Data type returned Text
Description This function returns the name and version string from the Auto Update plug-in
located in the FileMaker Pro Extensions folder on the client computer. If no
string is found, FileMaker Pro assumes the Auto Update plug-in is missing or
isn’t enabled on the client computer.
Example FMSAUC_Version(0)
This function Does this
FMSAUC_Version Returns the name and version of the Auto Update plug-in that exists in the Extensions
folder on the client computer. If no version is returned, FileMaker Pro assumes that the
plug-in is missing or isn’t enabled on the client computer.
FMSAUC_FindPlugIn Returns a string listing the plug-in versions located in the AutoUpdate folder or the
default database folder on the server computer. If no string is returned, FileMaker Pro
assumes that the plug-in doesn’t exist on the server computer.
FMSAUC_UpdatePlugIn Downloads a plug-in file from the AutoUpdate folder or the default database folder on
the server computer or returns an error code if the file can’t be downloaded.