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Returns a unique ID that references a the web viewer.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
WebView | 1.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
WindowRef | Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. | 0 |
WebViewerObjectName | The name of the Web Viewer as set in the object info palette. | "web" |
Note for Windows: 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. But the functions should still work if with Web Viewers created via plugin using WebView.Create and WebView.CreateWithControl as those still use Internet Explorer.
Find the Web View ID
Let(
[
WebViewerName = "web";
WindowRef = MBS("Window.FindByTitle"; Get(WindowName))
];
MBS("WebView.FindByName"; WindowRef; WebViewerName)
)
Find Webviewer in current window:
MBS("WebView.FindByName"; Get(WindowName); "web")
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 8th February 2016
WebView.ExecCommand - WebView.FindWindowByIndex
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