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Go to the FMserver Documents folder, do Get Info and check your path. Also the Get ( TemporaryPath ) version should work: "filemac:" & Get ( TemporaryPath ) & myfilename.mer ) -- Steve Gerow FileMaker 9/8/7 Certified Developer President Abrazos Data Consulting, Inc. Pasadena, California Member FileMaker Bus. Alliance > -------Original Message------- > From: Sue <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Export records in Server script > Sent: Jul 29 '10 14:58 > > Well, in theory, since it was the server running the script, not me, > the Get (DocumentsPath) should have worked. > > However, I tried changing the calculation for the script path to the > example you provided (with my file name of course), and still no go. > > Thank you for the suggestion, however. Any other thoughts? > > Sue > > > On Jul 29, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Steve B. Gerow wrote: > > > Get ( DocumentsPath ) gives the wrong documents folder - it gives > > the User Documents folder. > > > > I'm setting the following into a variable, then setting the path to > > the variable: > > "filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/" & > > MyTextFile.mer ) > > > > > > -- > > Steve Gerow > > FileMaker 9/8/7 Certified Developer > > > > President > > Abrazos Data Consulting, Inc. > > Member FileMaker Bus. Alliance > > > > > >> -------Original Message------- > >> From: Sue <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: Export records in Server script > >> Sent: Jul 29 '10 14:35 > >> > >> 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 > >> >