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Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath

Converts a FileMaker path useful for "filemac:" and "filewin:" path specification to a native path.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
path	The FileMaker file path.	"/Macintosh HD/Users/test/Desktop/picture.jpg"
PassThroughNativePath	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.0 or newer. Whether to pass through a native path directly and avoid conversion, if the path is valid already. Default is 1 to enable this.	1	Optional

Result

Returns the native path.

Description

Examples

Convert path to native path:

MBS( "Path.FilemakerPathToNativePath"; "/Macintosh HD/Users/test/Desktop/picture.jpg")

Convert path with path list:

MBS( "Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath";
"file:test/picture.jpg¶" &
"fileLinux:/test/picture.jpg¶" &
"fileMac:/Macintosh HD/Users/test/Desktop/picture.jpg¶" &
"fileWin:D:\test\picture.jpg" )
// pick the right path from a list of paths.

Batch convert list of paths:

# test kopie20 in file Contacts

Set Variable [ $FMPaths ; Value: "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture1.jpg" & ¶ &
    "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture2.jpg" & ¶ &
    "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture3.jpg" & ¶ &
    "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture4.jpg" & ¶ &
    "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture5.jpg" & ¶ &
    "/Mac/Users/test/Desktop/picture6.jpg"]
Set Variable [ $NativePaths ; Value: While (
    [ list = ""; i = 1; c = ValueCount ( $FMPaths ) ] ;
    i ≤ c ;
    [ path = GetValue($FMPaths; i); npath = MBS( "Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath"; path ); list = list & npath & ¶; i = i + 1 ] ; list ) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Native Paths" ; $NativePaths ]

See also

• WindowsUserNotification.SetImagePath
• WordFile.OpenFile
• X509.ReadFromFile
• XL.Book.AddPictureFile
• XL.Book.SaveToFile
• XL.Initialize
• XML.ValidateFile
• ZipFile.CRCFile
• ZipFile.Open
• ZipFile.WriteFile

Release notes

• Version 12.0
  • Fixed Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to recognise filelinux: prefix.
• Version 11.0
  • Added PassThroughNativePath flag to Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath function to disable the pass through of valid paths.
• Version 8.0
  • Fixed an issue where Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath would not convert a path on Windows.
• Version 7.5
  • Changed Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to detect if passed path is already a native path and return it.
  • Rewrote Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to work with path list.

Example Databases

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• DynaPDF/Form/Form
• Files/FileMakerPath to NativePath
• Network/ServerSocket/ServerSocket from Webviewer/ServerSocket from Webviewer
• WebViewer/Calendar/Calendar
• WebViewer/Javascript calls Filemaker Script/ServerSocket from Webviewer/ServerSocket from Webviewer
• WebViewer/MethodDraw SVG Editor/MethodDraw

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FileMaker Magazin

• Ausgabe 6/2016, Seite 25
• Ausgabe 5/2013, Seite 21

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 21st June 2021

Path.AddPathComponent - Path.FilePathToFileURL

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