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Plugin.CompileDate
Queries compile date as FileMaker date.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Plugin | 10.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
none
Result
Returns date or error.
Description
Queries compile date as FileMaker date.Allows you to compare current time to compile date to check how old the plugin is.
See also CompileDate and CompileTime.
Examples
Check age of plugin:
get(CurrentDate) - MBS( "Plugin.CompileDate" )
Check and ask user to install newer version than the prerelease they have:
If [ MBS("Plugin.IsPrerelease") ]
If [ Get(CurrentDate) - MBS( "Plugin.CompileDate" ) >= 14 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Update" ; "Please install newer version of MBS Plugin." & ¶ & MBS("Version") ]
End If
End If
See also
Release notes
- Version 10.3
- Fixed Plugin.CompileDate to get day right.
- Version 10.0
- Added Plugin.IsPrerelease and Plugin.CompileDate functions.
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This function is free to use.
Created 24th December 2019, last changed 3th June 2020
