Send event script step

[john9210]

FM 11 Adv, Win 7 64 bit

I’m trying to use the Send event script step to open non-FM files. To enter a file name and its path, I go to the file in Windows Explorer, shift+right click the file and choose copy path to the clipboard. I then paste the path into the field in FM. However, the pasted path is contained within quotes. I strip the quotes from the path with left and right functions. The send event script then produces an error. If I type the path (instead of pasting from the clipboard) the script runs correctly.

The attached file will make things clearer. I paste from the clipboard into FilePath. FilePath2 is a calculation field that removes the quotes. A script trigger on FilePath and FilePath2 runs the scrip (it’s on both just for checking purposes).

Interestingly, when FilePath has a field without quotes, the script still runs correctly on FilePath2 even though the beginning and ending characters have been stripped from the file path! Even applications (exe files) run without the beginning and ending characters in the path!

Any suggestions?

openExample.zip

[Russell Barlow]

FM 11 Adv, Win 7 64 bit

I’m trying to use the Send event script step to open non-FM files. To enter a file name and its path, I go to the file in Windows Explorer, shift+right click the file and choose copy path to the clipboard. I then paste the path into the field in FM. However, the pasted path is contained within quotes. I strip the quotes from the path with left and right functions. The send event script then produces an error. If I type the path (instead of pasting from the clipboard) the script runs correctly.

The attached file will make things clearer. I paste from the clipboard into FilePath. FilePath2 is a calculation field that removes the quotes. A script trigger on FilePath and FilePath2 runs the scrip (it’s on both just for checking purposes).

Interestingly, when FilePath has a field without quotes, the script still runs correctly on FilePath2 even though the beginning and ending characters have been stripped from the file path! Even applications (exe files) run without the beginning and ending characters in the path!

Any suggestions?

Substitute( openExample::filePath ; """ ; "" )

Tip: Use the Data Viewer on your Advanced Copy and you can test bed calculations.