Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SocialRequest.Perform

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SocialRequest.Perform

Performs the request.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Social	5.3	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Deprecated

This function was deprecated.

MBS( "SocialRequest.Perform"; Request; Filename; ScriptName ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

Request The reference number for the social request as you got it from SocialRequest.New function. $request

Filename The database file name where the script is located. "test.fmp12"

ScriptName The script to call when access is decided. "MyScript"

Parameter	Description	Example
Request	The reference number for the social request as you got it from SocialRequest.New function.	$request
Filename	The database file name where the script is located.	"test.fmp12"
ScriptName	The script to call when access is decided.	"MyScript"

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Performs the request.
Once request is done, you can query the result with SocialRequest.GetResponse function. The plugin calls the given script and passes the request reference number as parameter.
Function requires 64-bit Mac application, so please use FileMaker 14 or newer.

With plugin version 6.0 or newer the script name can be a script ID number. In that case the plugin queries the script name for the given script ID. This allows to call scripts by ID and avoid problems if scripts are later renamed.

Examples

Post on Twitter:

Set Variable [$accounts; Value:MBS( "Social.Accounts"; "Twitter")]
Set Variable [$accountIdentifier; Value:GetValue($accounts; 1)]
If [$accountIdentifier = ""]
Show Custom Dialog ["No Twitter account allowed?"]
Else
Set Variable [$request; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.New"; "Twitter"; "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json"; "POST" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.AddParameter"; $request; "status"; Tweets::Message )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.SetAccount"; $request; $accountIdentifier)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.Perform"; $request; Get(FileName); "TweetCompleted" )]
End If

Script triggered after tweeting finished:

Set Variable [$request; Value:Get(ScriptParameter)]
Set Field [Tweets::Status; MBS( "SocialRequest.GetResponse"; $request; "StatusCode" )]
Set Field [Tweets::Response; MBS( "SocialRequest.GetResponse"; $request; "Response" )]
Set Field [Tweets::ErrorMessage; MBS( "SocialRequest.GetResponse"; $request; "Error" )]
Set Field [Tweets::Headers; MBS( "SocialRequest.GetResponse"; $request; "Headers" )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.Release"; $request )]

Example Databases

Mac only/Tweet on Twitter

Created 28th August 2015, last changed 12nd June 2020

SocialRequest.New - SocialRequest.Release

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