PLS HELP: URL will not open when form property "Auto-Start" is used

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In a db, I want some documents to automatically start an doclink, an attached file or some internet - url.For this, I created different kind of forms with a richtext body field containing the doclink, attachment or the url.

The forms are different in their “Auto-Start” property, which specifies what has to be opened: first doclink, etc.

For the url, I specified to Open an “-URL-” - seems to be logical, isn’t it?

Now, when I try to open the document, I always get the error “Could not locate link information” (to be honest: It’s a german Client, so the exact message is “Verknüpfungsinformation nicht gefunden”).

When I open the same document using a different form without auto-start enabled and klick on the URL in the body field, the corresponding website is opened - so the URL seems to be correct.

Has anybody any idea of what I’m doing wrong? Any workarounds, e.g. by using some “PostOpen” script?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Andreas

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Subject: PLS HELP: URL will not open when form property “Auto-Start” is used

I have never tried it, but the instructions are unusual (see below). You apparently have to do that to each document, not just to the form. I think I would fall back on coding it with GetDocumentByURL.

  1. (URL only) If you choose URL, follow these steps:

Create a rich text field on the form and name the field URL.

At the Launch tab of the Form Properties box, select URL.

Create a document using this form.

In the rich text field named URL, create a Link Hotspot (Create - Hotspot - Link Hotspot) for the URL you want to automatically launch.

Close and reopen the document and the Web page should display in your browser.