Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SendCommand

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SendCommand

Connects to a TCP Socket on some computer in the network and sends a data packet with the given parameters.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Utility	2.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "SendCommand"; Host; Port; Parameters ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

Host IP or domain name of the target computer. 127.0.0.1

Port Port number to use. 9999

Parameters Parameters to send. "RunScript"

Parameter	Description	Example
Host	IP or domain name of the target computer.	127.0.0.1
Port	Port number to use.	9999
Parameters	Parameters to send.	"RunScript"

Result

Returns function result or an error message.

Description

Connects to a TCP Socket on some computer in the network and sends a data packet with the given parameters.
The result is parsed and a string returned as function result. Note that all plugin error messages start with "[MBS]".
See the examples for a sample project and a detailed Readme on the data format.

Version 6.3 now supports passing IPv4, iPv6, or a host name.

Examples

Sends a SQL select command:

MBS("SendCommand"; "127.0.0.1"; 9999; "SQLSelect"; "SELECT * FROM testTable")

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 22nd June 2016

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