creating links

[tracyh]

Hi. I am v new to FM and databases in general. However I’ve spent a bit of time trying to find a way to link a document to a record in FM Pro. I don't want to copy and paste the body text into a field, but I do want to create an actual link that I'll be able to click, which will open up the linked document. I'm happy to amend format of document into a pdf or even an HTML page if this is a work around. I have many records that all need at least one or more documents linked in somewhere. Definitely using Mac os but not sure if it's jag/panther or tiger. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Keith LaMarre]

You can do that kind of thing reasonably easily (actually trivially) with FM 8 (7 too?) but the links will break if the files are moved.

I don't think that 6 would be too easy - without applescript or something like that and again, the links will break if you move the files so you have to really think that part out before you start.

[Lee Smith]

I'm not sure that I'm understanding everything you are asking, but you can use the Open URL script step and a field to go to a Web page, or to open files on your hard drive too.

If I missed the point, let me know.

Lee

[Genx]

Or store the respective files in containers.

[Lee Smith]

You can't do that in v6 that I'm aware of.

Lee

[Genx]

Sorry, missed that.

[tracyh]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll arrange an upgrate. T