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Loads the given URL into the webviewer.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
WebView | 2.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
WebViewerRef | Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function. | "web" | |
URL | The URL to load. | "http://www.mbsplugins.eu/" | |
cachePolicy | The cache policy. Can be 0 for default, 1 for ignoring local cache, 2 return cache data else load, 3 to return cache data and don't load. (Mac only) | 1 | Optional |
timeoutInterval | The timeout interval. (Mac only) | 120.0 | Optional |
Returns "OK" on success.
For Windows this function is only supported in FileMaker Pro when using Internet Explorer as engine behind the Web Viewer, but not when Microsoft Edge/Chrome engine is used.
Load website from cache only with 2 minutes timeout:
MBS("WebView.LoadURL"; "web"; "http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/"; 3; 120)
Load data URL:
MBS( "WebView.LoadURL"; "web"; "data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8," & MBS( "Text.EncodeURLComponent"; $svgData); "utf8"))
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 15th August 2018
WebView.LoadJavascriptURL - WebView.MakeTextLarger
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