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Launches the task represented by the receiver.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
RunTask | 3.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ❌ No |
This function was deprecated. Use Shell functions instead.
none
Returns OK or error.
Run ls on Mac:
# new task
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.NewTask" )]
#set launch path and arguments
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "/bin/ls" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetArguments"; "/bin" )]
# run
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.Launch")]
# wait
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): ,1]
Exit Loop If [MBS( "RunTask.IsRunning" ) ≠ 1]
End Loop
# read result
Set Variable [$data; Value:MBS( "RunTask.ReadOutputText"; "UTF-8" )]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result"; $data]
List connected clients on FileMaker Server:
# © 30.07.2016 Patrick Weh | Team Nifty GmbH (17:40 Uhr)
# List connected Clients
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Script checks for connected clients at the FileMaker Server.
# Copy this File to your Server and run this Script on your FileMaker Server.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
Set Error Capture [On]
Allow User Abort [Off]
#
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.NewTask" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "/Library/FileMaker Server/Database Server/bin/fmsadmin" )]
# please put your admin password here
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetArguments"; "-u" ; "fmserveradmin" ; "-p" ; "fmserveradminpassword" ; "list" ; "clients" ; "-s" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.Launch")]
# now wait for task to finish:
Set Variable [$result; Value:""]
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): 2]
Set Variable [$result; Value:$result & MBS("RunTask.ReadOutputText")]
Exit Loop If [MBS("RunTask.IsRunning") ≠ 1]
End Loop
#
# write into a field:
Set Field [Check clients::Clients; $result]
Commit Records/Requests [No dialog]
#
Run shell script in bash:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.NewTask" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "/bin/bash" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.SetArguments"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.sh"; "First Param" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "RunTask.Launch")]
Run something with shell to do redirect:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.NewTask" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "/bin/bash" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.SetArguments"; "-c"; "date >/tmp/date.txt" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.Launch") ]
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
Exit Loop If [ MBS( "RunTask.IsRunning" ) ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
Set Field [ RunTask::Text ; MBS( "Text.ReadTextFile"; "/tmp/date.txt"; "UTF-8" ) ]
Show quicklook preview window for PDF file:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.NewTask" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "/usr/bin/qlmanage" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.SetArguments"; "-p"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/Hello World.pdf" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RunTask.Launch") ]
Run command with PowerShell:
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("RunTask.NewTask") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("RunTask.SetLaunchPath"; "powershell.exe") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("RunTask.SetArguments"; "-NoExit -command \"Get-ExecutionPolicy -List\"") ]
Set Field [ RunTask Windows::Result ; MBS("RunTask.Launch") ]
#
# You need first to run via powershell as admin those commands to enable execution of powershell from FileMaker:
# Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope LocalMachine
# Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 3th May 2021
RunTask.IsRunning - RunTask.NewTask
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