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SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo
Queries system machine information.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| SystemInfo | 11.2 | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on Windows | ❌ No |
Parameters
none
Result
Returns JSON or error.
Description
Queries system machine information.Reports the type of machine architecture the app runs in and what native architecture is.
The JSON has two entries ProcessMachine and NativeMachine.
Values can be text with I386, ARM, IA64, AMD64 or ARM64.
Unknown values to the plugin are returned as number.
Examples
Query machine info in FileMaker 64-bit app:
MBS( "SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo" )
Example result:
{
"ProcessMachine": "AMD64",
"NativeMachine": "AMD64"
}
Query machine info in FileMaker 18 in 32-bit:
MBS( "SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo" )
Example result:
{
"ProcessMachine": "I386",
"NativeMachine": "AMD64"
}
Query machine info in FileMaker 19 running in Windows ARM64:
MBS( "SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo" )
Example result:
{
"ProcessMachine": "AMD64",
"NativeMachine": "ARM64"
}
See also
Release notes
- Version 12.3
- Fixed SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo to report correctly for Windows on ARM.
- Version 11.2
- Added SystemInfo.WindowsMachineInfo function.
Blog Entries
- Install FileMaker Server on Windows 11 on Apple Silicon
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 12.3pr5
- New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.2
- Neues MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.2
- MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.2 - More than 6500 Functions In One Plugin
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 11.2pr1
This function is free to use.
Created 30th March 2021, last changed 28th January 2023
