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.

Note 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.

To enable plug-ins to run in the web publishing solutions:

1. Place plug-ins in the proper folders so that web publishing solutions can use them.

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).

2. In Admin Console, click the Web Publishing > General Settings tab.

3. Select Enable web publishing to use plug-ins.

4. Click Save.