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SocialComposer.Present

Presents the social composer view.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
SocialComposer 7.3 ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes

Deprecated

This function was deprecated.

MBS( "SocialComposer.Present" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Presents the social composer view.
This will show the user interface and start the process.
Your script may call this in a script and then wait for the script trigger.

Examples

Make a posting:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.IsAvailableForServiceType"; PlaceHolder::Service ) ]
If [ $r ≠ 1 ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Can't send message." ; "This iOS device is not configured to post on " & PlaceHolder::Service & "." ]
    Exit Script [ Text Result: "failed" ]
End If
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.New"; PlaceHolder::Service ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.SetScript"; Get(FileName); "Sent") ]
If [ Length ( PlaceHolder::Text ) > 0 ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.SetInitialText"; PlaceHolder::Text) ]
End If
If [ Length ( PlaceHolder::URL ) > 0 ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.AddURL"; PlaceHolder::URL) ]
End If
If [ not IsEmpty ( PlaceHolder::Attachment1 ) ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.AddImageContainer"; PlaceHolder::Attachment1) ]
End If
If [ not IsEmpty ( PlaceHolder::Attachment2 ) ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.AddImageContainer"; PlaceHolder::Attachment2) ]
End If
If [ not IsEmpty ( PlaceHolder::Attachment3 ) ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.AddImageContainer"; PlaceHolder::Attachment3) ]
End If
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.Present") ]

Post something to Twitter:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.New"; "Twitter" ) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.SetInitialText"; "Greetings from FileMaker") ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.AddURL"; "https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/") ]
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SocialComposer.Present") ]
End If

See also

Example Databases

This function is free to use.

Created 11st June 2017, last changed 25th January 2024


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