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Hyperlink in Interactive Automation Script

Solved1.54K views20th October 2021interactive automation script
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Jochen Dewachter [SLC] [DevOps Advocate]2.16K 20th October 2021 0 Comments

Is it possible in an interactive automation script to make a hyperlink or button to a PDF file (online in AWS S3 cloud)?
E.g. when pressing the button a browser is opened and downloads/visualizes the file?

Jochen Dewachter [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] Selected answer as best 20th October 2021

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Matthias Declerck [SLC] [DevOps Advocate]2.75K Posted 20th October 2021 4 Comments

Hi,

I assume you can work with Executable action in an IAS.
Example of a C# script which opens a PDF when executed:

using System;
using System.IO;
using Skyline.DataMiner.Automation;

public class Script
{
public static void Run(Engine engine)
{
UIBuilder uib = new UIBuilder();
uib.AppendBlock(new UIBlockDefinition
{
Type = UIBlockType.Executable,
Extra = @”http://dcpdma.skyline.be/Documents/DMA_COMMON_DOCUMENTS/test1/TEST_DOC.pdf”,
});
var res = engine.ShowUI(uib);
}
}

This example should lead you to the right direction of what you want.
Note: the file must be public accessible from the system.

Mieke Dryepondt [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] Posted new comment 17th July 2023
Jochen Dewachter [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented 20th October 2021

Working like a charm! Thanks!

Gellynck Jens [SLC] commented 20th October 2021

Are there any restrictions on what you can put in the Extra property of the “Executable”? For example, can this be an .exe or .js file?

Matthias Declerck [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented 21st October 2021

The Extra property is a string and is used multiple ways on different action types.
Restrictions for the availability of the file is made by system (admin).
Example: Shared directory

Mieke Dryepondt [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] commented 17th July 2023

Matthias, I’m trying this to open up a website in my browser, but nothing is happening.
I’ve filled up Extra = the URL I want to open e.g. “https://skyline.be/

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