select a file

[Aussie John]

Hi I want to select a file through a windows diolog and set the path to a field in Filemaker. Being a Mac guy I have no idea how would I script it and implement in scriptmaker?

thanks

This is my applescript equivalent.

tell application "Finder" to set filename to (choose file) as text

tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced" to set cell "setup::file choose" of current record to filename

[TheTominator]

A cross-platform way of presenting a select file dialog is to do it natively in FileMaker Pro.

Create a global container field (e.g. gScriptFileIO)

In a script navigate to a layout containing that field.

Use the script step

Insert File[Reference;MyTable::gScriptFileIO]

without specifying a source file.

Then GetAsText() on the container field to parse the file reference.

[Aussie John]

Thanks - works a treat