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FM.RunScriptIdle

Runs a script after idle period.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server FileMaker iOS SDK
FM 3.3 Yes Yes Yes No No
MBS( "FM.RunScriptIdle"; DelaySeconds; FileName; ScriptName { ; ScriptParameter } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
DelaySeconds The Number of Seconds to wait before running the script. Moving the mouse or using keyboard will reset the counter. 10
FileName The name of the file that contains the script to be run Get(Filename)
ScriptName The exact name of the script to run "TestScript"
ScriptParameter The Script Parameter to pass to the script Optional

Result

Returns OK on success or error message on failure.

Description

Runs a script after idle period.
This script is called in FileMaker whenever no user activity has been for the given amount of time.
You can also pass a text string to the Script as a Parameter. The parameter can be retrieved by using Get(ScriptParameter) in the script that plug-in is calling.

see also Schedule.StartScriptOnIdle, FM.StopScriptIdle, FM.RunScript, FM.RunScriptLater and Schedule functions.

With plugin version 6.0 or newer the script name can be a script ID number. In that case the plugin queries the script name for the given script ID. This allows to call scripts by ID and avoid problems if scripts are later renamed.

Examples

Start idle script:

Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "FM.RunScriptIdle"; 10; Get(FileName); "Trigger")]

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 9th January 2020


FM.RunScript   -   FM.RunScriptLater

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