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Put Computer to Sleep (script step reference)

By January 1, 2024January 25th, 2024Online Help, Troi Activator Plug-in
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Activator Plug-in for FileMaker Pro

Put Computer to Sleep

Put the computer into sleep mode.

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Put Computer to Sleep [ Select ; Result (error) ]

Options

Select entire contents replaces the entire contents of a field with the result. If not checked the result replaces the currently selected portion of the field
Result (error) an error code

Switches

Returned Result

Data type returned

Error code

Result

The returned result is an error code. If successful it returns 0. An error always starts with 2 dollars, followed by the error code. You should always check for errors.

Returned error codes can be:

0 no error
$$-50 paramErr check if your parameters are correct
$$-4131 this computer does not have suitable hardware to do this

Other errors may be returned.

Originated in

Activator Plug-in 4.5

Compatibility

FileMaker Pro 17 to 2023

Considerations

– This script step only works on computers that support sleep.
– The script step returns before the computer has gone into sleep. Use a Pause/Resume step with 20 seconds pause, to be sure the next step is executed after the sleep.

Example

Put Computer to Sleep [ Select ; Result ]

Put the computer to sleep. It will only wake up by the user waking it.

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Restart Computer
Shutdown Computer

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Actr_Sleep

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Online Help Page for Activator Plug-in for 17 to 2023 –> Put Computer to Sleep (actrp7617) 2024-0125 15:03:10