Component: Updater 
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Functions to control the Updater engine of FileMaker.

All the updater funtions require FileMaker 15 or newer. They may break if FileMaker changes their updater engine.  
For example check when updater check run last time.

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [6.5](newinversion65.md "First functions introduced with version 6.5.") | ✅ Yes | 🔶 45% | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

  
| Item | Details |
|:--|:--|
| [Updater.CheckForUpdates](UpdaterCheckForUpdates.md)   Explicitly checks for updates and displays a progress dialog while doing so. | Mac/Win   6.5 |
| [Updater.CheckForUpdatesInBackground](UpdaterCheckForUpdatesInBackground.md)   Checks for updates, but does not display any UI unless an update is found. | Mac/Win   6.5 |
| [Updater.GetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates](UpdaterGetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates.md)   Queries whether automatic update check is enabled. | Mac/Win   6.5 |
| [Updater.GetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates](UpdaterGetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates.md)   Queries whether automatic update download is enabled. | Mac only   6.5 |
| [Updater.GetFeedURL](UpdaterGetFeedURL.md)   Queries the URL of the update feed. | Mac only   6.5 |
| [Updater.GetSendsSystemProfile](UpdaterGetSendsSystemProfile.md)   Queries whether to send system profile while updating. | Mac only   6.5 |
| [Updater.LastUpdateCheckDate](UpdaterLastUpdateCheckDate.md)   Queries the last update check timestamp. | Mac/Win   6.5 |
| [Updater.SetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates](UpdaterSetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates.md)   Turns automatically checking for updates on or off. | Mac/Win   6.5 |
| [Updater.SetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates](UpdaterSetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates.md)   Sets whether automatic update download is enabled. | Mac only   6.5 |
| [Updater.SetSendsSystemProfile](UpdaterSetSendsSystemProfile.md)   Sets whether to send system profile while updating. | Mac only   6.5 |
| [Updater.UpdateInProgress](UpdaterUpdateInProgress.md)   Queries whether an update is in progress. | Mac only   6.5 |

11 functions shown.

These functions require a license (100%).

### Release notes

- **Version 15.4**
    - Fixed [Updater.CheckForUpdates](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/UpdaterCheckForUpdates.shtml) to work in FileMaker 21 and newer.

### Blog Entries

- [5000 Functions in MBS Plugin](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2017-11-11/5000_Functions_in_MBS_Plugin/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 6.5 for OS X/Windows](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2016-12-12/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_65_for_OS/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

[HTML Version](component_Updater.shtml)