Re: Remote Shutdown of FM Pro Server 3.0

From: Steven H. Blackwell (steven_blackwell@POP.DN.NET)
Date: Thu May 17 2001 - 05:35:41 AEST


  Within Lemmon <withan@BELLSOUTH.NET>


> Program Linking is enabled on the Server Computer and File Sharing is
> enabled on the volume where "FileMaker Pro Server" resides.


Mr. Lemmon:

This is an excellent way to corrupt your files.  Neither filesharing nor
program linking should be enabled on any machine running FileMaker Pro
Server 3 or FileMaker Server 5.

This script, saved as an applet, never show startup screen can be
triggered automatically by the server scheduler:

on open
run
end open

on run
tell application "Filemaker Pro Server"
set db_list to list databases
close db_list
quit
end tell
end run


If you want genuine "remote" administration, FileMaker Server 5 comes
equipped with a remote Admin Plug In that enables a large variety of
activities to be run.  FileMaker Pro Server 3 has limited remote admin capability.

HT.

Steven
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