Enabling the FileMaker Script Engine to use plug-ins

Managing plug-ins : Enabling the FileMaker Script Engine to use plug-ins

Note The following information is for server administrators.

Server-side plug-ins can provide external functions used in the FileMaker scripts that are scheduled to run on FileMaker Server (see Running FileMaker scripts).

The FileMaker Server component that runs plug-ins is called the FileMaker Script Engine (FMSE).

Note Stored calculations or server-side queries cannot use plug-ins.

To enable plug-ins to run in the FileMaker Script Engine:

1. Place plug-ins in the proper folders so that FileMaker Script Engine can use them.

For details, see Folders for server-side plug-in files.

2. In Admin Console, click the Database Server > Server Plug-Ins tab.

3. Select Enable FileMaker Script Engine (FMSE) to use plug-ins.

The list shows the plug-ins that are in the plug-in folder.

4. Select Enabled for each plug-in that you want to execute in the FileMaker Script Engine.

5. Click Save.

Notes

• Some plug-ins (and the libraries they reference) load only when the process is executed by a user who is logged in to the system; FileMaker Script Engine executes as a background process, not as a user process. Consequently, developers need to write plug-ins differently to work with FileMaker Server. Users will need to see their operating system documentation to find which libraries are typically available.

• If a web publishing solution uses a plug-in, you must place a copy of the same plug-in in a folder on the machine running the Web Publishing Engine (even if the Web Publishing Engine is running on the same machine as the Database Server).