Starting Filemaker as a service

[Mac-CT]

Is there any way to strat Filemaker 6 from a terminal window and if so could filemaker be made to start without logging into the system (just like the ftp, mail, web etc run without a login)?

:confused:

Cheers

Macca

[Craig R. Arko]

You can create a System StartupItem (http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Darwin/howto/system_starter_howto/system_starter_howto.html) for just about anything, I think. The executable here may be an AppleScript or shell script that launches FileMaker.

[AHunter3]

You may have more luck with an AppleScript compiled as an app which starts Server, then use THAT as a login item. See if the installation CD doesn't contain a sample AppleScript, in fact.

On FSA Digest I seem to recall seeing a lot of problems trying to get Server to auto-launch by making Server a login item. I'll look for details on that.

[hschickel]

You may want to look at this hint for Filemaker 5.5 from AFP548 (http://www.afp548.com/Articles/system/fmpserver.html).

Hugh

[Mac-CT]

Guys (and gals?) thanks a million for the feedback - gives me a bit to chew over ;-)

Problem is that I'm not running the Server version of Filemaker 6 - just the bog-standard version.

How the heck do you start this from a terminal window and then (hopefully) automatically without having to log in as a user on the OS X box???

Cheers once again for the feedback

[mervTormel]

you can't start an instance of an aqua app without logging in.

system startup items are for running executable services or scripts that don't need an instance of the corewindowservices

you can open filemaker in commando mode thusly:

% open -a filemaker

as long as the app is in the application hunt paths; if not, then use the full path to the app.

if you script that above open to run as a system startup item (pre-login), i believe it will lay over and die a horrible death.

[Craig R. Arko]

{hits self on head}

Listen to Merv. :D I was thinking of the server version.

[jeffo]

I am very interested in getting the server version of FMP but this was exactly one thing i wanted to know before i bought it. there is in fact a way to get it to open without having to be logged in? i dont really care how much of a pain in the butt it is, just as long as it is possible.

jeffo