ISO FileMaker Magazine: FileMaker Video Tutorials, Templates, Help & More

by Matt Petrowsky

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For years now, you've been able to schedule FileMaker scripts to trigger at predefined times. In fact, the solution was as easy as simply buying a plug-in offered by one of the many plug-in vendors. You can also use the free tools available in whichever OS you're using (see my other video from '05 - still a great technique).

However, what happens when you're simply looking for a very basic solution which allows you to visually manage the list of scripts that should trigger? Well, you watch this video and use the included technique file. With the release of the free zippScript 2.0 plug-in (which added one single scheduled script) and a newer entry named DoScript, you can create a "watcher" script which will watch a list of scripts to be triggered in the future.

One of the biggest advantages of being able to schedule scripts is for peer-to-peer FileMaker users. When you have a small setup and you're not using FileMaker Server, you need some type of solution to make backups of your shared database. This solution provides that.

If you don't have the time to create a script watcher, but you do have the interest, then simply watch the video and use the file. It's that easy!