Local backup module for working on non-hosted FileMaker files. Create local backup of multiple files with one script. The main file tells each configured file to "Save a Copy As..."
- Filemaker Pro Advanced 17+
- Copy the "Local Backup" folder into your main "dispatch" file's "Modules" folder.
- This dispatch file will need external data source references to the other files in your project.
- Paste the
Local Backup: All Filesscript folder into each file that you want to backup.- You can also paste the whole module in if you want, but pasting only the
All Filesfolder helps clarify your intention
- You can also paste the whole module in if you want, but pasting only the
- In the dispatch file, in the script
Local Backup: Run, add a Perform Script[] script step for each external data source file you want to backup.- The step for each file should look like this:
Perform Script [ “Local Backup: Backup This File ( folder )” from file: "<<YOUR FILE NAME>>”; Parameter: $param ]
- The step for each file should look like this:
- (Optional) Adjust the
Local Backup: Configscript as desired.
- If your files were created with FileMaker 18+, or if you manually restricted File Access protection in Manage > Security, then the first time you run the backup script, you'll be prompted to allow access for each file that has this enabled.
- 2019-09-05 Josh Willing
- Initial release