I want to open JPG files from my FMP database. I have posted under other titles but this is another idea.

I saw someone suggesting this:

("prebledesktopkathyswork"imagefilename".jpg") for the Open URL step. I am on a Mac.

When I perform this script from a button, a little window comes up wanting me to put in a URL. I HAVE a filename in the ImageFileName field. What am i doing wrong?

Kathy

There is a checkbox, called something like "Perform without Dialog", check that and it should work.

I can't find that checkbox anywhere. Do you know wher it is?

Hi:

Highlight the script step and the checkbox will appear at the bottom to the left of the specify field button.

Ken

Ahhh, I found it. But it opens my jpg in PHotoshop. How can I get it to open in IE?

Kathy

Are you on Mac or PC?

If on PC, you must set the default application for *.jpg as IE.

That is not really good idea, but...

you would have to set the creator code for the file to IE, then it would open in IE, right now the creator code is set to photoshop, so it opens in photoshop. have you thought of using a plugin?

you might try Troi File:

http://troi.com/software/fileplugin.html

It might be nice if FMP had an 'open with...' option. Maybe FMP 7.0?

Yes, I looked into that but these are my issues:

1. I want to put this on a CD using the WEB mode and it looked like that plugin would have to be installed on the recipient's computer to use it.

2. I am not a programmer and the trio coding looks way too intimidating to me

If someone could write the script for me then I might be able to use it but I hit a brick wall when I try to do it myself because I don't understand what the code is doing so I can't fix it when it doesn't work.