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Queries temporary folder.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Folders | 4.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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Returns path or error.
Queries path:
MBS( "Folders.SystemTemporary" )
Write container to temp file and launch:
# get temp folder
Set Variable [$TempFolder; Value:MBS( "Folders.SystemTemporary" )]
# and file name from container
Set Variable [$name; Value:MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; test::myContainer )]
# add name to folder path
Set Variable [$TempPath; Value:MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $TempFolder; $name )]
# now write temp file
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Files.WriteFile"; test::myContainer; $TempPath)]
# and launch file
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Files.LaunchFile"; $TempPath)]
Download URL to temp file:
Set Variable [$curl; Value:MBS("CURL.New")]
#this is URL to download
Set Variable [$url; Value:"https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/test.txt"]
#get file name from URL
Set Variable [$name; Value:MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; $URL )]
#now make temp file path
Set Variable [$path; Value:MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; MBS( "Folders.SystemTemporary" ); $name )]
#set URL to download
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("CURL.SetOptionURL"; $curl; "https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/test.txt")]
#open destination file
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("CURL.CreateOutputFile"; $curl; $path)]
#run transfer
Set Field [CURL Test::Result; MBS("CURL.Perform"; $curl)]
#close destination file
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("CURL.CloseOutputFile"; $curl)]
#get debug messages
Set Field [CURL Test::debug; MBS("CURL.GetDebugMessages"; $curl)]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("CURL.Release"; $curl)]
This function is free to use.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 19th April 2020