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Component: Updater

Functions to control the Updater engine of FileMaker.

All the updater funtions require FileMaker 15 or newer. They may break if FileMaker changes their updater engine.
For example check when updater check run last time.

Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
6.5 ✅ Yes 🔶 45% ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No

Item Details
Updater.CheckForUpdates
Explicitly checks for updates and displays a progress dialog while doing so.
Mac/Win
6.5
Updater.CheckForUpdatesInBackground
Checks for updates, but does not display any UI unless an update is found.
Mac/Win
6.5
Updater.GetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates
Queries whether automatic update check is enabled.
Mac/Win
6.5
Updater.GetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates
Queries whether automatic update download is enabled.
Mac only
6.5
Updater.GetFeedURL
Queries the URL of the update feed.
Mac only
6.5
Updater.GetSendsSystemProfile
Queries whether to send system profile while updating.
Mac only
6.5
Updater.LastUpdateCheckDate
Queries the last update check timestamp.
Mac/Win
6.5
Updater.SetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates
Turns automatically checking for updates on or off.
Mac/Win
6.5
Updater.SetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates
Sets whether automatic update download is enabled.
Mac only
6.5
Updater.SetSendsSystemProfile
Sets whether to send system profile while updating.
Mac only
6.5
Updater.UpdateInProgress
Queries whether an update is in progress.
Mac only
6.5

11 functions shown.

These functions require a license (100%).

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