We have accomplished this in 2 ways: the first is allowing the user to doubleclick on the field to open the folder and the second is to add a button to the form to open the folder. The window.open() method works well on XP workstations, but we found with the added security of Vista that window.open() does not work well with network shares.
Place the following code in the onload event of your form, replacing new_folderfield with the name of your field:
fieldOnDblClick = function()
{
var networkSharePath = crmForm.all.new_folderfield.DataValue;
if (networkSharePath != null)
{
var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application");
oShell.Open(crmfieldnameShare);
}
}
crmForm.all.new_folderfield.ondblclick = fieldOnDblClick;
You can also add a button to the form using ISV.config and setting the javascript of that button to fieldOnDblClick().
Futher, because the code uses an ActiveX control, you have to edit the settings in IE for it to work correctly.
- In Internet Options, make sure the crm server is in Trustes Sites
- In Custom Level, confirm Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe is set to Enable
