I would like to use a number of fields in a FMP-8 database to refer to
Word-documents. Also, I would like to be able to open those files just
by clicking on the particular field or an adjacent "button". Who can
show me how to set this up?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

Simple

Take a textfield <MyDocField>
enter complete path C:\MyFolder\MyFolder2\Mydocument.doc
Create a script <OpenDoc>
Enter ScriptStep Open URL. Klik on the Button and point it to MyDocField.
Enable the Without Dialog option
Close script editor

Start the script. Thats it!

Ursus

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Thank you! You pointed me in the right direction, although I solved it
differently (with some help from another thread): I created a container
field and inserted the file reference in it (just by pointig at the
file through a windows-dialog). Then all I needed to do was click on
the reference to open it. This enabled me to avoid typing in the entire
path (which is error-prone anyway wit me).

Thanks again.

On 2005-10-26 20:00:43 +0200, "ursus.kirk" <secret (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> said:

Paul,

A little late...

There is a flaw in your strategy. I assume all connected documents are in
one seperate map. Which is the easiest way to maintain them anyway. But now
you rethink your strategy and want to rename the parent folder (Say from
MyDocs into MyFilenameDocs) Where Filename stands for the project you are
working on. Now you would have to manually go into each record and re-import
the container fields. Whereas with my system you put the path in a global
field. The easiest way is then that the doc's name is related to the record
it belongs to. Say by a uniquely, auto-entered value. Then create a
calculation where you put buth global and docname into. When you now need to
change the path, you only need to change the value of the global (and that's
only once)

Ursus

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