Based on ideas from these forums, I have created aliases on all of my users desktops that are for opener files. These opener file consist of a script that opens a hosted database and then closes itself.

This works nicely except for a one thing. If the target file is already open but hidden or minimized, the user thinks nothing happened.

How would I script it to open a file that is open but hidden?

Instead of using the "Open" script step, use "Perform Script" (external) to perform a script in the db you are opening.

You could call the script "OPEN", it would consist of at least one line, "Refresh Window [bring to front]"

That works. Don't know why I didn't think of that.

I had open scripts but they didn't refresh the window.