Even so, long processes like imports can be slowed by Startup Restoration so it can be turned off when needed. As you may have guessed, this log can take some processing time so FileMaker Server now supports multiple processors. If a crash occurs, that log is simply used to rebuild the file to a working state from the point of the crash. It takes a snapshot of the state of a field, record, table, layout, etc. If you are familiar with audit logs, Startup Restoration is not so different. NOTE: By "legacy methods", the quote is referring to backups and traditional recovery. This state is then used to automatically "recover" the FileMaker file once FileMaker Server restarts as a quicker and more reliable method than the legacy methods outlined at the end of this document." "Its objective is to ensure any data file corruption caused by an unexpected close are fixed by returning the FileMaker file back to a consistent state. However, here's a quote from the white paper I find sums up the purpose of startup restoration: There's a handy white paper regarding Startup Restoration so I won't go into excruciating detail about this feature. And, the best thing about this restoration process is it's completely transparent and will automatically occur each time FileMaker Server is restarted after unexpectedly quitting. In addition, there's no guarantee you won't have to recover a file or revert to a backup, it just should be less common. It's main objective is to get your file open and working again as quickly as possible so it's still possible to lose data or schema. It's also possible, it may restore a portion of an action such as a Replace Field Contents or a Delete All Records. Startup Restoration may restore data that would have normally been lost in previous versions of FileMaker. In other words, the consistency check just detects issues while Startup Restoration attempts to return the file to a consistent state as if the database had been shut down gracefully.
If you've ever restarted a solution that crashed, the consistency check can take a long time to go through your file(s), but doesn't try to fix your file if there are any problems. I quote the word "recover" because it doesn't necessarily mean your file is damaged. If your solution unexpectedly shuts down, FileMaker Server uses this log to "recover" your solution. All changes are tracked including data and schema. The basic idea is FileMaker Server 18 logs any changes to a database in real time. Probably the most significant feature added to FileMaker Server 18 is Startup Restoration. I'll do a brief overview of most of the new features but I'll focus on only what you can do with FileMaker Pro Advanced.
But, most importantly, it's the latest release from FileMaker! I don't have eighteen different things to cover, just the stuff I find most important which includes scripting, calculations and relationships. It's also a composite number in mathematics, totaling the addition of it's divisors. In Hebrew, the word of life has a value of eighteen. In China, it's an auspicious number associated with success. For some years they had an adjacent building called the interstitial but it was let go when the company downsized to focus on FileMaker products.Įighteen is the age you become an adult in the United States. The building is nicknamed the wedge because it looks like a wedge.
have been housed in a building called the wedge in Santa Clara, California since they spun off from Apple, Inc. The Wedge Claris Corporation and the FileMaker, Inc. The Philosophy of FileMaker recommends PCI! The only way to guarantee an open script runs is to use the Open script step or launch the file manually. Also, imagine if the open script shows a dialog and interrupts what the user is looking at on the original file. If you have to wait for an open script to run just to see data in a related field, you will have unhappy users. The reasoning behind this behavior is efficiency. Only when the hidden file is selected from the Window menu and displayed will the open script perform. This can happen when a file is opened hidden by a related field or via a Perform Script step. Open Script Disabled If you have a multiple file solution, it is possible for open scripts, specified via File Options, to not run on opening of the file. Email John Mark Osborne or call John Mark at (909) 393-4664 to find out more about this service. Over programming hurdles via GoToMeeting. Meta-consulting is a service Database Pros offers to help other developers Support this site by clicking on a sponsor below or becoming a patron! Defined in: lib/filemaker/errors.The Philosophy of FileMaker - FileMaker Eighteen