% APM Open Web Viewer in Internet Browser
%
% stat = apm_web(server,app)
%
% Function apm_web opens the default web-browser
% and loads the application in dashboard view
% with the following arguments:
%
% server = address of server
% app = application name
% stat = message returned when opening browser
%
function [stat] = apm_web(server,app)
% get ip address for web-address lookup
ip = deblank(urlread([deblank(server) '/ip.php']));
app = deblank(app);
iapp = [ip '_' app];
url = [deblank(server) '/online/' iapp '/' iapp '_dashboard.php'];
% load web-interface in default browser
stat = web(url,'-browser'); % doesn't work in some older MATLAB versions
% display web address and allow the user to click to open
%%disp(['<a href = "' url '">--- Launch APM Web Interface ---</a>'])
%%disp([' ' url])