Linking to a html file

[glennmc]

Is there a way to write a script that will allow me to create a button on a F.M.Pro page and it opens a stand alone html file that is not on the web. i.e. I have a help file I have created that is a html file and I want my F.M.Pro (Ver 6) to be able to link to it and open it so people can access the help information.

This would make my life a whole lot easier.

Has anyone any ideas?:?

Cheers,

Glennmc

[jeffer]

make a script with the "open" command. Choose your HTML file in this command. Connect this script to a button in your layout. When you run the script you'll see that the file opens with an application for viewing HTML files:)

jeff

[Vaughan]

I duuno about PC, but on MacOS the Open [] command seems to only want to open FMP files -- it'll let you select any file when you set it up but breaks when the script is performed. (That's the way I've always assumed it works BTW.)

To open HTML files use the "Open URL []" script step and specify the file name in URL format

file:///hard%20disk/path/filename.htm