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Tim Mansour <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:33 +1000
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My understanding is that import/export on FM Server must be done
within the server's Documents folder, ie:

/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents



On 30 July 2010 08:35, Sue <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks.  That page seems very helpful.
>
> However, when I tried the script using simply: filemac: & Get(DocumentsPath)
> & filename to generate the address for the server to export the records file
> to, it still didn't work.  I get an 800 error code.
>
> The temporary folder option described sounds more complicated and if I can't
> get the first option to work, then I suspect I couldn't get that to work
> either.
>
> Any other helpful suggestions or webpages to help me figure this out?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Sue
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Stephen Wonfor wrote:
>
>> Sue
>>
>> See http://www.fmforums.com/forum/showpost.php?post/316043/
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>> ----------
>>
>> “I am easily satisfied with the very best.” - Winston Churchill
>>
>> On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Sue wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying, for the first time, to set up a scheduled script to export
>>> records from one of my files via the Server Administrator (version 10).  It
>>> all seems pretty straightforward, but my script isn't working.
>>>
>>> I am trying to save the exported records as a csv file in a folder on the
>>> server.  I can run the filemaker script that exports the records quite
>>> successfully from my computer or another computer, and as long as the
>>> computer is connected to the appropriate folder on the server, it works.
>>>
>>> But when the Server Admin runs the script, nothing happens.  I suspect
>>> that the server needs a different address or address format to figure out
>>> where to put the exported record file than what works from my computer, but
>>> I can't figure out how to name the correct address for the server's use into
>>> my script.
>>>
>>> From my computer:  filemac:/foldername/filename.csv    works fine.
>>>
>>> Can anyone offer advice on what I might need to change to get this
>>> working from the server?
>>>
>>> Thanks very much for any help,
>>>
>>> Sue
>



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