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Platform

Returns what platform the plugin is running on.

(old name: Plattform)

Parameters

none

Result

Returns platform name.

Description

Examples

Query the current platform:

$r = MBS( "Platform" )

Script to report back status of MBS Plugin:

# Script to trigger somewhere to report back details about MBS Plugin
Set Variable [ $version ; Value: GetAsText(MBS("Version")) ]
Set Variable [ $platform ; Value: MBS( "Platform" ) ]
Set Variable [ $buildNumber ; Value: MBS( "Plugin.BuildNumber" ) ]
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: MBS( "Plugin.Path" ) ]
Set Variable [ $IsRegistered ; Value: MBS( "IsRegistered" ) ]
Set Variable [ $Name ; Value: MBS( "Plugin.LicenseeName" ) ]
Set Variable [ $Debug ; Value: MBS( "Plugin.isDebug" ) ]
If [ $version = "?" ]
    Set Variable [ $text ; Value: "MBS Plugin not installed. " & Get ( ApplicationVersion ) ]
Else
    Set Variable [ $l1 ; Value: "MBS Plugin " & $version & ", build " & $buildNumber & " installed in " & Get ( ApplicationVersion ) ]
    Set Variable [ $l2 ; Value: "¶Platform: " & $Platform & "¶Path: " & $path ]
    Set Variable [ $l3 ; Value: If($IsRegistered; "¶Licensed for: " & $Name ; "¶No license set.") ]
    Set Variable [ $l4 ; Value: "¶Debug: " & If($debug; "yes"; "no") ]
    Set Variable [ $text ; Value: $l1 & $l2 & $l3 ]
End If
Exit Script [ Text Result: $text ]

Check for WebDirect:

$r = (MBS("Platform") = "Web")

See also

• DynaPDF.Initialize
• IsRegistered
• Plugin.BuildNumber
• Plugin.isDebug
• Plugin.LicenseeName
• Plugin.Path
• Register
• Version

Blog Entries

• Identify plugin version and platform
• My FileMaker 17 Release Notes
• Properly register MBS FileMaker Plugin
• FileMaker Server 13 with Web Direct

FileMaker Magazin

• Ausgabe 3/2021, Seite 10

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 31st January 2019

Path.ShortPath - Plugin.BuildNumber

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