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Open Hosts

Opens the Hosts dialog box.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

Yes 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

No 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

The Hosts dialog box allows you to select and open a shared FileMaker Pro Advanced file over a network connection. See Opening shared files as a client.

Use this script step to open the dialog box for users if you have restricted their access to FileMaker Pro Advanced menus.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to open a shared database, and opens the Hosts dialog box.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to open a shared database?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Hosts
End If

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