OpenNetView

Introduced

3.5

Description

Opens the NetView with a specified URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

A URL is standardized string used to specify a resource on the Internet, such as an HTML document. The format of a URL is:

protocol://server.network.domain/path/resource

You can specify a file relative to the current installation by using the environment variables: XSI_USERHOME, XSI_HOME. These variables are replaced with the actual value when the command is executed. The syntax for specifying the environment variable in the filename is:

${VARNAME}

Scripting Syntax

    OpenNetView( [URL], [Reuse], [Flags] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
URL | String | A URL standardized string used to specify a resource on the Internet, such as an HTML document. Default Value: "" (empty string). NetView then prompts you to specify the HTML file to open.
Reuse | Boolean | Set to true to reuse the NetView with focus; otherwise, a new copy of NetView is opened. Default Value: True
Flags | Long | A variable that specifies whether to display the toolbar. Default Value: 1 Possible Values: • 1: Show toolbar

Examples

1. VBScript Example

    '
    ' This example opens NetView using an explicit URL
    '
    OpenNetView "http:\\www.softimage.com"

2. VBScript Example

    '
    ' This example creates a file in the user's directory and then opens
    ' the new file using the path as the environment variable.
    '

    ' Create the file to open
    Dim fso, f, filename
    filename = XSIUtils.BuildPath( Application.InstallationPath(siUserPath), "helloworld.html" )
    Set fso = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" )
    Set f = fso.CreateTextFile( filename, True )

    f.WriteLine "Hello World"
    f.Close

    ' Open NetView with the new file created in the user's directory
    OpenNetView filename

See Also

OpenView | Layout.CreateView

Autodesk Softimage v7.5