Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- About script steps
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Field By Name
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Device
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert From URL
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Audio/Video
- Insert PDF
- Insert File
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Records script steps
- New Record/Request
- Duplicate Record/Request
- Delete Record/Request
- Delete Portal Row
- Delete All Records
- Open Record/Request
- Revert Record/Request
- Commit Records/Requests
- Copy Record/Request
- Copy All Records/Requests
- Import Records
- Export Records
- Save Records As Excel
- Save Records As PDF
- Save Records As Snapshot Link
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Glossary
Miscellaneous script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 253
Open URL
Purpose
Allows the user to open a URL.
Format
Open URL [No dialog; <URL>]
Options
• Perform without dialog prevents the “Open URL” Options dialog box from displaying when
the script step executes.
• Click Specify to display the “Open URL” Options dialog box, where you can type the URL
directly in the text entry area or click Specify to create your URL from a calculation.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Windows:
Open URL supports http, https, ldap, ldaps, ftp, file, and mailto URL types. For example, if the
URL starts with http, FileMaker
Pro opens the user's web browser and processes the URL.
Note FileMaker Pro uses the preferences stored in the Windows system file URL.DLL to determine
the application to handle the URL. The URL is then passed to ShellExecute for execution.
OS X:
If the user has configured the internet system preferences, this script step allows the user to open a
URL. Open URL supports http, https, ldap, ldaps, ftp, file, and mailto URL types, using the
applications specified in either the control panel or system preferences. For example, if the URL
starts with http, FileMaker
Pro opens the user's web browser and processes the URL.
Example 1
Opens the user's web browser and displays the FileMaker, Inc. homepage.
Open URL [No dialog; "http://www.filemaker.com/"]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes