Robots

Robots

CATEGORY: Scripting
CLASS: Batch Routines

A robot in the FileMaker world is a client machine that stays connected to the FileMaker network and performs script operations continuously or on a timer. With new enhancements to the FileMaker 9 Server and still more enhancements to the FileMaker 10 Server, many robot workstations are no longer needed.

FYI ... Way back in 1997, I wrote a FileMaker file called Script Scheduler. It was setup so that it resides on a headless server that I can connect to remotely. It has a script that runs a constant loop that checks to see what day and time it is. I then put in the ability to see if the current day / time is when I want to run a repair script on one of my administrative databases. These are general repair scripts to run on the network at key times. So basically, I have one file that can run hundreds of scripts in other files based upon a defined activation day and time.

Here are some links to other posts that might be of interest in regards to this topic...
FileMaker 9 Server Only Runs Web Compatible Scripts

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