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- From: thingles@xerxes.cs.umn.edu (Jamie Thingelstad)
- Subject: FileMaker Pro 2.0 and Frontier 2.0 HELP!
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- Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 09:03:48 GMT
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- Anybody out there have experience with sending appleevents around
- between FileMaker Pro 2.0 and Frontier 2.0.
-
- I have these running on my FileMaker server and have Frontier backing
- up all the databases every 60 minutes to a AppleShare server. I want
- to have Frontier 2.0 set off certain scripts inside of my FileMaker
- databases (e.g. scripts to Relookup every record, scripts to generate
- weekly reports, etc...). Well,Ihave ran into a few snags with this.
-
- 1. Turns out that FileMaker Pro will not do a script in any database
- except the frontmost database. So if I have script 'Relookup ALL'
- in database A, but database B is in the foreground, it wont
- execute.
-
- 2. Also, FileMaker will not execute the script until it is
- brought to the foreground, a rather odd behaviour it seems
- to me. Dont understand it at all.
-
-
- Sooo, to rememdy this I tried doing things like:
-
- sys.bringAppToFront ("FileMaker Pro")
-
- and then sending the script, alas I couldn't get this to work... :(
-
-
- Well, anyone with experience with FileMaker Pro <--> Frontier 2.0
- that could help, I would be most indebted.
-
- ((Calling Claris Tech support tomorrow, maybe I'll talk to Nick.
- Going to call UserLand tech support too.))
-
- BTW - I fully recommend Frontier 2.0 to any net managers out there.
- It is beautiful, has made my job much happier.
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- _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ Jamie Thingelstad 624-4037
- _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/ Technology Coordinator
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