Script Steps Reference
Table Of 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 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
- Truncate Table
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Show Custom Dialog
- Allow Formatting Bar
- Refresh Object
- Beep
- Speak (OS X)
- Dial Phone
- Install Plug-In File
- Install Menu Set
- Set Web Viewer
- Open URL
- Send Mail
- AVPlayer Play
- AVPlayer Set Playback State
- AVPlayer Set Options
- Refresh Portal
- Send DDE Execute (Windows)
- Perform AppleScript (OS X)
- Execute SQL
- Send Event
- Comment
- Flush Cache to Disk
- Exit Application
- Get Directory
- Enable Touch Keyboard
- Glossary
Miscellaneous script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 255
Open URL
Purpose
Allows the user to open a URL.
Format
Open URL [With dialog: On/Off; <URL>]
Options
• With dialog specifies whether to display the “Open URL” Options dialog box when the
script step is performed.
• URL allows you to type the URL or to create your URL from a calculation.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Open URL supports http, https, ldap, ldaps, ftp, file, and mailto URL types, using the application
registered with the operating system for each URL type. For example, if the URL starts with
http,
FileMaker
Pro opens the user's web browser and processes the URL.
If the specified URL contains spaces or other special characters, replace the characters with the
corresponding encoded values required for valid URLs. For example, replace "@" with "%40".
Note FileMaker WebDirect does not support the file:// protocol.
Example 1
Opens the user's web browser and displays the FileMaker, Inc. homepage.
Open URL [With dialog: Off; "http://www.filemaker.com/"]
Example 2
Opens Windows Notepad and opens the file My_File.txt on the root level of the user's hard disk.
Open URL [With dialog: Off; "file://c:/My_File.txt"]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect Partial
Runtime solution Yes