Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: AVExport.ExportAsynchronously

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New in version: 6.5 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 Statistic

AVExport.ExportAsynchronously

Starts export.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
AVExport	6.1	Yes	No	Yes, macOS only	No	No

MBS( "AVExport.ExportAsynchronously"; AVExportSession )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

AVExportSession The session reference number. $AVExport

Parameter	Description	Example value
AVExportSession	The session reference number.	$AVExport

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Starts export.
Starts the asynchronous execution of an export session.
If internal preparation for export fails, the export fails directly.

You must set output path or URL before starting export.
Please check AVExport.Status and AVExport.Progress regularly for updates.

Examples

Start export:

Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "AVExport.ExportAsynchronously"; $$AVExport )]
If [MBS("ISError")]
Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to start export session"; MBS("Text.RemovePrefix"; $r; "[MBS] ")]
Exit Script []
End If
Install OnTimer Script [“Update Status”; Interval: ,5]

Example Databases

AVExport.EstimatedOutputFileLength - AVExport.ExportSession

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