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Files.RevealFile

Reveals the file/folder in the shell.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server FileMaker iOS SDK
Files 2.7 Yes Yes No No No
MBS( "Files.RevealFile"; Path )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Path Native path to the item to reveal. "C:\Windows"

Result

Returns "OK" or error.

Description

Reveals the file/folder in the shell.
Shows file or folder in Finder or opens directory in Explorer.
With version 6.3 the Mac plugin can take a list of paths here.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.

Examples

Reveal 3 items:

MBS( "Files.RevealFile"; "/Users/cs/Public¶/Users/cs/Music¶/Users/cs/Library" )

Open desktop folder on Windows:

MBS("Files.RevealFile"; "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop")

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 13th September 2017


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