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Component: Updater
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 | ✅ Yes | 🔶 45% | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Updater.CheckForUpdates Explicitly checks for updates and displays a progress dialog while doing so. | Mac/Win 6.5 |
| Updater.CheckForUpdatesInBackground Checks for updates, but does not display any UI unless an update is found. | Mac/Win 6.5 |
| Updater.GetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates Queries whether automatic update check is enabled. | Mac/Win 6.5 |
| Updater.GetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates Queries whether automatic update download is enabled. | Mac only 6.5 |
| Updater.GetFeedURL Queries the URL of the update feed. | Mac only 6.5 |
| Updater.GetSendsSystemProfile Queries whether to send system profile while updating. | Mac only 6.5 |
| Updater.LastUpdateCheckDate Queries the last update check timestamp. | Mac/Win 6.5 |
| Updater.SetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates Turns automatically checking for updates on or off. | Mac/Win 6.5 |
| Updater.SetAutomaticallyDownloadsUpdates Sets whether automatic update download is enabled. | Mac only 6.5 |
| Updater.SetSendsSystemProfile Sets whether to send system profile while updating. | Mac only 6.5 |
| Updater.UpdateInProgress Queries whether an update is in progress. | Mac only 6.5 |
11 functions shown.
These functions require a paid license (100%).
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