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Bonjour.Browse

Starts browse for given type.

Component Version macOS Windows Server FileMaker Cloud FileMaker iOS SDK
Bonjour 8.4 Yes Yes Yes No No

MBS( "Bonjour.Browse"; Type )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value
Type The type to browse for. "_fmpro-rcfmp12._tcp."

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Starts browse for given type.
Results from last browse are cleared first.
You need Bonjour library installed on Windows to have this work.

Use Bonjour.JSON functions to query results later. Please let a small pause for network to provide results, which get updated in background.

Examples

Browser for SMB shares:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Bonjour.Browse"; "_smb._tcp.") ]

Browser for AFP shares:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Bonjour.Browse"; "_afpovertcp._tcp.") ]

Browser for FileMaker server:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Bonjour.Browse"; "_fmpro-rcfmp12._tcp.") ]

See also

Created 28th July 2018, last changed 28th July 2018


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