FM6/FM7 File Launcher

[George Brown]

During our migration to FM7 i require a method to allow users to seamlessly open files.

I do not wish for users to wonder if the file they want is in Fm6 or Fm7.

I can maintain a master database of file locations that the launcher application can reference.

I am in the process of trying to get a FM7 file launcher to work in order to open both FM6 and FM7 files.

I am attempting to use "open url" script step with the following parameters.

for an FM6 file: FMP5://serveripnumber/filename.fp5

for an FM7 file: fmp7://:)@serveripnumber/filename.fp7

Of course the FM7 one works fine.

the Fm6 one will open filemaker but not open the file.

[George Brown]

I have a solution.

In the Fm7 Launcher...

If the leftword of the url (fmp7://:)@serveripnumber/filename.fp7)is FMP7 use the "open url" script step. This will open the file in the current Fm7 client that the user is running

If the leftword of the url (FMP5://serveripnumber/filename.fp5) is FMP5 send the url to the "send event" script step. This will open the file in a FM6 client.

This will allow me to maintain a master file of URLs as i migrate from FM6 to FM7.