Quick Start

72 FileMaker Server Getting Started Guide
Running a server-side script
You can create scheduled tasks to run two types of scripts:
1 FileMaker ScriptMaker scripts in databases hosted by FileMaker Server
1 system-level scripts — for example, Windows batch, Perl, VBScript, and AppleScript
To create a scheduled task for scripts, choose the Admin Console Schedules pane, select Create a Schedule from the
Actions menu, and click Perform Action. Then, choose Run Script. The Schedule assistant starts and guides you
through the rest of the process.
ScriptMaker scripts
To schedule a ScriptMaker script to run, start the Schedule assistant as described above, then choose Run Script.
Next, select the ScriptMaker Script type, then select the database that contains the script you want to run.
ScriptMaker scripts can do simple tasks or complex tasks. For example, you can write a ScriptMaker script to
remove duplicate records or to validate the format of phone numbers. You can schedule these scripts to run during
off hours, perhaps before a daily backup.
Scripts can incorporate conditional decisions (if-else statements) and perform repetitive tasks (loop statements).
You use the ScriptMaker feature in FileMaker Pro to build scripts by selecting from a list of web-compatible
FileMaker Pro commands, called script steps, and specifying options (if necessary). To find out if a ScriptMaker
script step is web-compatible, see the script step reference in FileMaker Pro Help.
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