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Executing a Client-Side Script-Based Verification

What

The "verify" option of the fwGUI client application allows you to run a "verify" from the client programmatically.

Please note that in FileWave 16.0+ this is no longer a command because it was tied to the old kiosk. This article will be updated if another method is implemented.

When/Why

We are going to use this option whenever we want to get "immediate" feedback from a client.  For instance, as a post-installation script, calling a verify would immediately make the client report updated inventory rather than waiting (up to 24 hours, default) for the next "regular" verify.

How

The verification is called as a command-line option to the fwGUI app on either a Windows or macOS client as follows:follows. The first table is for FileWave 16.0.3+ and the second table is for 15.5.x and below. Please note that 16.0.1 and 16.0.2 did not have this command.

  Windows Client macOS Client
Path to fwGUI:FileWaveKiosk: "C:\Program FilesFiles\FileWave\client\kiosk\"

/usr/local/bin/FileWave.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Kiosk.app/Contents/MacOS/

App to call: FileWaveKiosk.exe FileWave\ Kiosk Command Line options: --verify

Sends a verification (x86)\FileWave"w/dialog onby 15.4.2default...useful orfor lowertroubleshooting) and--verify

Sends a verification (w/dialog by default...useful for troubleshooting)   --silent

Used with --verify, sends verification without user dialog --silent

Used with --verify, sends verification without user dialog Script examples: Windows Batch Example

@echo off
 
"C:\Program Files\FileWave\client"client\kiosk\FileWaveKiosk.exe" on--verify --silent
 
exit 0
macOS Bash Example

#!/bin/bash
 
/usr/local/bin/FileWave.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Kiosk.app/Contents/MacOS/FileWave\ Kiosk --verify --silent
 
exit 0

On FileWave version 15.5.0x or higher.lower these are the paths and executables;

  Windows Client macOS Client Path to fwGUI "C:\Program Files\FileWave\client\kiosk\" /usr/local/sbin/FileWave.app/Contents/Resources/ App to call: fwGUI.exe fwGUI.app Command Line options: --verify

Sends a verification (w/dialog by default...useful for troubleshooting) --verify

Sends a verification (w/dialog by default...useful for troubleshooting)   --silent

Used with --verify, sends verification without user dialog --silent

Used with --verify, sends verification without user dialog Script examples: Windows Batch Example (FW 15.5.0+)x)

@echo off
 
"C:\Program Files\FileWave\client\fwGUI.exe" --verify --silent
 
exit 0
macOS Bash Example

#!/bin/bash
 
/usr/local/sbin/FileWave.app/Contents/Resources/fwGUI.app/Contents/MacOS/fwGUI --verify --silent
 
exit 0

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