Hello,

We are using FileMaker 6 and accessing a FileMaker Server database. I have found a script step called Open Hosts that the help file say the following about:

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Open Hosts script step

Opens the Hosts dialog. (This is the same as choosing File menu > Open Remote.) This dialog allows you to select and open a shared FileMaker Pro database over a network connection.

Options: None

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So how to you tell it which host to open? And how do you get the script to be run from a desktop icon?

Any comment or response is welcome.

Hell Rick,

If you just want a desktop icon to open a hosted file try this syntax as the target in the shortcut:

fmp5://ServerIP/FileName.fp5

Example:

fmp5://10.10.10.30/Main_Menu.fp5

Rick:

Open Hosts [] is pretty open-ended. To keep your users from accessing what they're not supposed to, use the Open [] step instead, and navigate via the hosts button to the served file. Now, when the script is run, it will automatically open the file you want.

-Stanley

Rick,

If you have multiple users- I wouldn't recommend pointing the shortcut directly to the *.fp5 file. This goes against how Filemaker sharing was intended to work and can cause problems down the road.

Instead, create a database that sits on your local desktop. This gives you an icon. The database will have no fields and one script that uses the Open[] then Close script steps. See Stanley's response. Set the local file options to run the script upon opening.

This launcher.fp5 file could also contain a layout of buttons that run similar scripts (minus the close[]) to launch specific files.

-cb

Juggle,

Here's an article from FileMaker's Tech info site:

http://www.filemaker.com/ti/109445.html