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Bonjour.Browse

Starts browse for given type.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Bonjour 8.4 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows ❌ No
MBS( "Bonjour.Browse"; Type )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
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

Example Databases

Blog Entries

This function checks for a license.

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


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