importing from the web

[xtrim]

hi,

I need to perform an auto-import from a csv file on that is on the web at http://myip/file.csv

i tried to set up a variable to

1) fmnet:/http://myip/file.csv

2) filewin://http://myip/file.csv

none of these work, only when I manualy import.

Ver FMP9

any suggestions?

[Fenton]

FileMaker cannot natively "import" files using the "http:" URL syntax. It could using "fmwin:" if you had a full absolute path to a shared folder/file.

There is a (free) plug-in which can use the "http:" syntax for download, MooPlug.

http://mooplug.com/

Alternatively you could use the Web Viewer and scrape the content. But with a largish file that might be kind of clunky.

On a Mac we would just use AppleScript and "curl" to download.