Web viewer: embedding HTML, maps, and external content

Expert

Use the web viewer object to display external URLs, dynamically generated HTML, and embedded maps within FileMaker layouts.

What you'll learn

How to display a URL in a web viewer with a calculated address
How to generate and display custom HTML using the data: URL scheme
How to pass FileMaker field values into the HTML for dynamic display

The FileMaker web viewer embeds a full browser rendering engine in a layout object. It can display external web pages, locally generated HTML (using the "data:" URL scheme), and map services. This makes it a powerful tool for custom data visualization, document previews, and integrations that benefit from a browser-based UI within FileMaker.

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Calculated web viewer URL

Set the web viewer's address to a FileMaker calculation that builds the URL from field values. This enables dynamic content like Google Maps centered on a contact's address.

FileMaker Script

// Google Maps centered on a contact's address:
"https://maps.google.com/maps?q=" &
  GetAsURLEncoded ( Contacts::Street & " " &
                    Contacts::City & " " &
                    Contacts::State & " " &
                    Contacts::Zip )

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