Best way to open M-Files link via UIX

From recollection you can "run" it, like you run any application.  There's a sample on github.

Hey Craig, can you point me to the sample I need to look at on GitHub? In my case we were looking at setting up the link directly(straight text) or alternatively we have access to something like the ID of the object.

MFilesSamplesAndLibraries/Samples/UIX Applications/OpenExternalApplicationOnCommand at master · M-Files/MFilesSamplesAndLibraries (github.com)

The line in question is this one: https://github.com/M-Files/MFilesSamplesAndLibraries/blob/1dc12368147c41b0d6b7c3a94b5220de51e082a1/Samples/UIX%20Applications/OpenExternalApplicationOnCommand/main.js#L64

That said: note that this approach (using WScript.Shell) is not compatible with the new version of the UIX and the new clients that we discussed at our conference this year.  It would be significantly better to probably use the web-style links which will be able to be opened using the UIX.

So what is the best way to open an M-FIles link without having an instance of Internet Explorer open up and stay alive as a blank page because right now when I open a link using <a href...  I get a blank page of IE left behind that doesn't automatically close.

At the moment any web links opened that way will stay open. 

No worries, just wanted to know if there was an alternative way to open links that wouldn't behave as such. Thanks!

Assuming you want the M-Files object in a new M-Files window (i.e. not open the file in the default application):

Have you tried the ICommonFunctions.ExecuteURL() API?

https://userguide.m-files.com/UI_Extensibility_Framework/#MFClientScript~ICommonFunctions~ExecuteURL.html

It should work on the desktop client in legacy UIX v1.

For the classic web client you have to hack together an URL from MFiles.SiteLocation() and the object GUID. But probably not worth investing into this since the classic web client is basically phased out.