Launching remote applications

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#1

I keep getting the following error message when I try to run this script:

Finder got an error: An error type of -10814 has occurred

using terms from application "Finder"
tell application "Finder" of machine "eppc://USERNAME:PASSWORD@SERVERNAME.local"
	try
		open (application file id "FMP6" as alias)
	on error errMsg
		display dialog errMsg
	end try
end tell

end using terms from

any help would be appreciated

#2

View this post, it discusses the very issue you are trying to solve.

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?t=8633

jON bEEBE

#3

Thanks, I will. The problem is that I am using Filemaker Pro 6 Unlimited, not FMP6 Pro (doh). FMP6U doesn’t appear in the list of available dictionaries so I am assuming it’s not scritable. I found a work around by writing an alias to the db I need opened and launching that file through the finder, which launches FMP6U.

It’s not the exact solution I was looking for and I still need a way to determine if FMP6U is running or not on the server.

#4

That’s the post that started me on this whole thing.

#5

Let’s first see if FMP6U has its own identifiers (one that differs from the normal FMP ID). Find the FMP6U application icon and control-click on it to bring up a contextual menu. Choose “Show Package Contents” and then open the folder named “Contents”. There should be a file named “Info-macos.plist”, or something similar. Open the file in a text editor or, if you have installed Apple’s dev tools, Property List Editor. Look for the following:

CFBundleIdentifier
CFBundleSignature

What are the associated values? For instance, the file for FMP 6 gives me com.filemaker.filemakerpro and FMP5 respectively.

– Rob

#6

Actually FMP6U and FMP6Pro have the same creator code, its FMP5, that was part of the problem.

Before I figured that out I did a work around by just telling the remote finder to open the database file, which in turn launches the FMP application. It works for my situation but I think going with the creator code would be a more universal solution.

#7

That’s why I also wanted to know the CFBundleIdentifier. With it, one can use the following:

tell application "Finder"
	(application file id "com.filemaker.filemakerpro") as Unicode text
end tell

What’s the difference between FileMaker Pro and Unlimited - is it simply a different license or a different app altogether?

– Rob