[FX.php List] [OFF] Windows shortcut to FM9 hosted file

[Troy Meyers]

Bob,

I have launchers on their laptops for normal use, but what I'd really like to do is say, by instant message: "Look at this record" and then the link that not only opens the database, but goes to the right record (or found set) with the right layout. Can you extend the URL to express that?

-Troy
 

> Yes, you can IM that link to anyone; however, my favorite method, and  
> which I use as a hosting company, is to create "launchers" that I give  
> to clients who don't seem to know how to connect to FileMaker Server  
> without hand-holding. In some cases I've created launchers that have  
> multiple buttons for opening various combinations of databases. I also  
> have a configurable launcher for clients, which they can use to set up  
> sets of databases that they can open with a single click; then, each  
> employee can set up his own set of databases by using checkboxes, and  
> open a dozen databases with a single mouse-click. This requires an  
> extra database on the server, but they really like it.
> 
> Bob Patin