Can I use importfile() to pull in a local file instead of web file?

This will not work in the Mac-enviroment.

Birger

Is this still true? (Then it may explain my problem but if not why is there difference how a file is handled in openURL vs importFile)

I have below code behind a button and it works for 50% af my files so I thought there was a limitation how the files can look like. (My file names has numbers , brackets, bar, spaces and letters in it)

When I execute openURL(vFileToAttach) it always work. So what is the difference with openURL() and importFile()? when it comes to the filename?

 

CODE:

let vStart := "file:////Library/WebServer/Documents/";
let vFileName := text('Å.File');
let vFileToAttach := vStart + vFileName;
importFile(this, vFileToAttach);

Not sure if this would work (can't try it now):

importFile(this, openURL(vFileToAttach));

Steven

Try
importFile(this, vFileToAttach,"Filename include type of file");

Example Filename include type of file [Picture.jpg]

Thnaks for the suggestions. @Steven - if you try you will understand why it doen't work. openURL() opens the file immediatly and den I don't think "the code" can grab it - but it was a good idea!

 

@Uwe - not sure I really understood how you ment and I tried tofin a way through the manual and tried different ways with "filename" or [filename]  etc - no luck.

 

So I had to use the IBM method "Its Better Manulay" - took some time but it was a rainy day wher I live!

I guess we still have Birgers word that it is npt working in the Mac environmnet.

Have you tried this?

let vStart := "file:////Library/WebServer/Documents/";
let vFileName := text('Å.File');
let vFileToAttach := vStart + vFileName;
importFile(this, vFileToAttach,vFileName[+".jpeg" or ".pdf" or ".png"]); -> depends how vFilename looks like.