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