Entry became a link to a path in OSX ?

[guy tanguay]

Hi,

In one of the field of my database, a need to enter a specific path were some related files (other then FMP) to that records are located over our network. EX:

/Volumes/Projects/BlueRocket/BR052_001/doc/BR0052_001_eval.doc

I want the user who browse & Search the Data, to just click on that link and then OSX will open that location in the finder.

Is that Possible ?

thx

Guy

[QuinTech]

Hi, Guy. I can't speak for Mac, but on Windows, the script step

Open URL["ServerNameShareNameDocName.xyz"]

will do this. Maybe on OSX it is

Open URL["/Volumes/Projects/BlueRocket/BR052_001/doc/BR0052_001_eval.doc"]

?

HTH,

Jerry

[guy tanguay]

Thanks Jerry for help.

Unfortunatly, when i do that it open a Web browser (Safari) with that link:

http://localhost/Volumes/BlueRocket/BR052_001/doc/BR0052_001_eval.doc

and with that error message cannot connect to local host.

Even if the volume is mount to the computer.

thx

guy

[QuinTech]

Sorry, Guy, i can't take you any further, as i don't know the syntax for Mac network paths.

Anyone else like to try?

[stanley]

Guy:

The format on the Mac is something like: "file:///Users/stanleycarswell/Sites/index.html".

To figure out what the URL would be for your specific file (and to get the correct syntax for your network, open the file in Safari, using File->Open File... (navigating the Finder as in any other application) and then copy the URL it produces in the browser.

-Stanley

[guy tanguay]

Yes, that's it

thx for tip !!

guy