# FileMaker Server Side Script Schedules instead of Perform Script on Server (PSoS)!?

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**Created:** [June 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247 "2021-06-24T18:34:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![tonywhitelive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/tonywhitelive/32/208_2.png) [@tonywhitelive](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/tonywhitelive)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247/1 "2021-06-24T18:34:30Z")

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Jonn Howell outlined a very interesting approach of using **FileMaker Server Side Script Schedules** instead of **Perform Script on Server** (PSoS) at the recent...

“The Gamification of FileMaker 6/22/21” meeting sponsored by Jonathan Fletcher of the Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group and game show hosted by Matt Navarre.

[The Gamification of FileMaker 6/22/21 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr_l8elT88Q&t=6540s) (starting 1:49:00 in and running for 10 minutes)

Interesting conversation.

Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Vincent\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@Vincent\_L](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Vincent_L)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247/2 "2021-06-24T22:56:22Z")

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I do it for years, every day.  
PSOS sucks, because it can't open sub scripts that in different file so you have to have all involved files opened on the client before PSOSing.

Plus, thanks to url launching I can trigger the server side script instanly if I need to.

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**Author:** ![Malcolm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/malcolm/32/196_2.png) [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247/3 "2021-06-24T23:01:10Z")

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Interesting discussion.

I wonder what overhead there is for running a server script schedule so frequently? I'm guessing it depends on the type of activity the script invokes.

Another thing that comes to mind is that there will be a lot of issues around context and what the script touches. It can't touch anything that users are touching and vice versa.

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**Author:** ![FileKraft](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/filekraft/32/1183_2.png) [@FileKraft](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/FileKraft)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247/4 "2021-06-25T01:36:25Z")

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A state of the art server does that all for you and that is its purpose and chief task.

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**Author:** ![DanShockley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@DanShockley](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/DanShockley)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/filemaker-server-side-script-schedules-instead-of-perform-script-on-server-psos/2247/5 "2022-04-28T23:14:53Z")

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According to Claris documentation, scheduled scripts, like PSoS, cannot access files on a different host.  
[https://help.claris.com/en/pro-help/content/running-scripts-on-server.html](https://help.claris.com/en/pro-help/content/running-scripts-on-server.html)

Have you discovered that to be incorrect?