I am in the process of making a filemaker 5 database that is intended to store a large amount of scientific info. I have been unable to create a script that will allow me to open a file in another application, where the name of the file to be opened is the content of a field.

The doc to be opened is a string of letters representing DNA sequences and the application I want to open them in is called MacVector 7.

I am making this database on a MAC! Not in windows.

This seams like a really basic comand and I'm sure it can be done, just not by me. Can anybody help???

You should be able to write an apple script to open a file in another program. Just use the "Execute Apple Script" script step.

Yes I can use this step to open ttthe application and a file, as long as I specify the file name. I want to be able to use an entry in one of the fields as the file name.

Mike