Opening pdf from SC in FM GO

[Infomatics]

Hi,

If I try to open a pdf from SuperContainer in FileMaker GO

the pdf is displayed in the webview instead of opened in a pdf viewer.

Is it possible to direct it to a pdf viewer? iBooks?/ Safari?

Best regards,

Ruben van den Boogaard

Infomatics Software

[Vaughan]

Have you tried the Open URL script step? I'm pretty sure it's supported in FM Go.

[Valentin]

Take a look at using the RawData URL:

http://www.360works.com/plugins/SuperContainer/documentation.html#section20

[andru]

I'm working on access to PDFs on the Go right now. I'm not able to open any pdf's from SC360 on the Go. Did you have to make any modifications to your database to allow you to open a pdf? does it autoload in Safari? i would love that as a first step just to be able to see the info.

My database and the supercontainer files are behind a firewall. The database is accessible on Go and working well.

Also, i'm finding that even when opening a website from Go, the website doesn't auto-open in safari (it works fine from filemaker pro). Go gives me the option but then ignores it and returns without opening the website.

any advice?

[Jesse Barnum]

The only way to open any content in FileMaker Go in Safari is with the open URL script step.

We've done some testing on web viewer in FileMaker Go, and apparently there is no way to open a link in Safari; all interaction is always kept inside the web viewer sandbox.

[supernatural]

I tried the v2.75 SC on my iPhone. Opening pdf works fine but I have problem playing the QT movie. It gave me "Cannot play movie" error. Any suggestion ?

[Jesse Barnum]

Not all movies are encoded in a format that works on iOS. Try putting the movie on a web site and going to that URL in Safari. If it works, it may be a bug in SuperContainer. If it doesn't, you need to re-encode that movie in a format that runs on iOS. The easiest way to do this if you're on OS X is to open it in QuickTime and then File->Save, and pick a compatible format from the pull-down menu.

[andru]

I upgraded to the 2.76 version on my server and then tried Go again. Still no luck, PDFs don't open but it looks like it's trying harder than before. Is there something else I need to do to my scripts within filemaker to allow this to work?

AZ

[Valentin]

On FM Go the PDF stored in SuperContainer can be displayed in a webviewer or opened via Open URL script step.

Which of these are you having trouble with?

[andru]

I am using SCOpen script since my database is primarily used locally.

It seems I would need to change my script so that when it detects a Go user it runs the open URL command instead?

Do you have a suggestion for how to do this?

What are the advantages of opening it in a web viewer instead? and how do you do it?

thanks for any help!

Edited September 13, 2010 by Guest