Hello,
I'm using one file to open another in FMP5 on Windows98. Would like to
be able to test if the file to be opened is already open. Any ideas on
how to do that?
Thanks,
Bill

In article <1165982437.004676.189840 (AT) n67g2000cwd (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"bjaynes (AT) montanaport (DOT) net" <bjaynes (AT) montanaport (DOT) net> wrote:

There isn't any way to know, but you don't really need to. The "Open"
script command will open the file, whether or not it's already open. A
related file will also be opened automatically.

Helpful Harry
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I cannot remember if 5 had the Database Names function. It returned a list
of open files.

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<bjaynes (AT) montanaport (DOT) net> wrote

I can go back only as far as 6. DatabaseNames is there.

M

On 12/13/2006 05:25:15 "John Weinshel" <john (AT) datagrace (DOT) biz> wrote:

That's right, there is that design function. Thanks John and everyone.
I need that so the opening file will close if the one to be opened is
open already.
Bill Jaynes

John Weinshel wrote:

In article <1213934.YIYBPTDC (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>, Matt Wills
<Im (AT) witz (DOT) end> wrote:

You're right. It is there in both FileMaker 5 and FileMaker 4. Sorry,
for some strange reason I was looking under the Status Functions rather
than the Design Functions. (

Helpful Harry
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In article <1166031471.338543.191510 (AT) 80g2000cwy (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"bjaynes (AT) montanaport (DOT) net" <bjaynes (AT) montanaport (DOT) net> wrote:

As before though, unless you're doing something you haven't mentioned
you don't really need to know if the file is already open or not.

A simple script like this will work:

Open [MyFile.fm5]
Close []

It will open the file MyFile.fp5 whether or not it is already open and
then close the current file.

Helpful Harry
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