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Version
Useful for doing auto-updates from server and version checking.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Plugin | 1.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
none
Description
Useful for doing auto-updates from server and version checking.e.g. 12.3.0.08
We try to have the build number on the end always use two digits, so it has the zero as prefix if needed.
Usually we have 6 big releases per year from .0 to .5. And the first number is basically the year. While development started 2006, the numbering was later adjusted to match year (from 2010) with version 4 in 2014.
For automatic checks, please use VersionAutoUpdate function as it always returns an eight digit number.
Examples
Get the Plugin Version
$r = MBS("Version")
Query Plugin version on Server from Client with two scripts:
# First a script called "Query MBS Version on Server" which you can run:
Perform Script on Server [Wait for completion; “Query MBS Version Helper”]
Set Variable [$e; Value:Get(LastError)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:Get(ScriptResult)]
If [$e ≠ 0]
Show Custom Dialog ["MBS Version on Server"; "Failed to run script on server: " & $e]
Else
Show Custom Dialog ["MBS Version on Server"; $r]
End If
# Second, the helper script called "Query MBS Version Helper" which will run on the server:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Version") & " " & MBS("Platform")]
Exit Script [Result: $r]
Check and ask user to install newer version than the prerelease they have:
If [ MBS("Plugin.IsPrerelease") ]
If [ Get(CurrentDate) - MBS( "Plugin.CompileDate" ) >= 14 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Update" ; "Please install newer version of MBS Plugin." & ¶ & MBS("Version") ]
End If
End If
See also
- iOSDevice.SystemVersion
- Plugin.isDebug
- Plugin.IsPrerelease
- Plugin.LockFunction
- Plugin.UnlockFunction
- RunTask.ReadErrorText
- SmartCard.Transmit
- WindowsML.Description
- X509.Version
- XL.Book.Version
Blog Entries
- Install a FileMaker 2023 Server in Linux in Parallels Desktop
- Using JavaScript with WebKit on FileMaker Server on Linux
- Install MBS Plugin on a FileMaker Server
- Identify plugin version and platform
- MBS Plugin Quiz
- Perform Script on Server with Audit for FileMaker Go
- Automatically install MBS FileMaker Plugin
- FileMaker Server Plugin Installation
- Create Barcodes on Server from FileMaker Go
- Run scripts via Data API with FileMaker Plugins
FileMaker Magazin
This function is free to use.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 11st September 2023
