I am using FMP 7 on Windows XP.

I would like to create a link in FMP to a web site. I have no idea if this
can be done or how to go about it. What do I need to do to get started????

Thanks

Place a button object on the layout. A button setup window opens.
Scroll all the way down to Miscelanaous category and select "OpenURL"
command.
You are then prompted for a url.
In browse mode, whena user clicks on this button, a browser opens and
loads the web document you specified.

You can also turn other objects into buttons and make them open web
pages.

I hope this helps
franK

That is exactly what I was looking for. I had looked through the scripts
but did not see this one. Thank you for setting me straight.


"klatil" <franta (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote

Is it possible to have FMP do the same thing to open another file? I see
how you can do it with another FMP file, but can you get FMP to open a Word
file, for example???



"klatil" <franta (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote

Do you mean a new word doc or an existing one?


Stephen Larivee wrote:

I would like to point FMP to an existing file.


<zepnut (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

This is very easy to do.
In script maker select "Send Event" script step in "Miscellaneous"
group. The options for this script step include open file.

klatil wrote:
Is it possible to have Filemaker automatically populate the field
behind the button? Specifically, suppose I have a field "name" and a
field "year". Is it possible to add a button and have Filemaker
automatically set it up so that clicking the button on a record will
open the Word file nameyear.doc where name and year are taken from the
record?
[I can do this in Access, but I'm seriously thinking of switching to
FM, and I'd like to make sure this is possible.]

Jim