JTSmith Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Am I missing something simple? In FM12, when I go to the container field the 'Insert PDF' option is greyed out... Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Which operating system? Are custom menus in use? Is the file converted from FMP 11 or earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTSmith Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium, and I just upgraded to FM12, and converted my database built in FM11 to FM12. No custom menus... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Isn't there a "allow interaction" checkbox on the Inspector that might be the culprit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTSmith Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I tried that, and it still is greyed out... weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Create a new file in FMP 12 and see if the problem still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies George Perry Posted April 25, 2012 Newbies Share Posted April 25, 2012 True. But bad. Insert pdf did not work in converted file but it did work in a newly created one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Moran Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 FM12 Go works like a charm on this but not Mac or Windows. PDF remains greyed out and does not work, interactive or otherwise. Definite bug here for sure. Any workaround would be terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTSmith Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ya, I realized I'd have to start a new database. It doesn't matter much, I was hoping it would be little thumbnails and I could "pop up" to see something. I store contracts in them, and sometimes I need to check one thing or the other, but the way they are stored makes it a pain. Thank you everyone though for the advice/help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies plebian Posted May 6, 2012 Newbies Share Posted May 6, 2012 Perhaps use "Insert file" and then just add the pdf? It seemed to work for me just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron G Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Isn't there a "allow interaction" checkbox on the Inspector that might be the culprit? Thanks for posting that bit of information. I couldn'get my pdf to show properly without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies RustyT Posted May 6, 2014 Newbies Share Posted May 6, 2014 Can anyone shed any more light on this? I have a file that was converted form FM12 to 13. Whilst I never tested the insert pdf functionality whilst it was in 12, in 13 the insert PDF option is greyed out. I do have the option for interactive pdf switched on. If I create a new database in FM13 I can see the insert pdf option. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Life Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Hey Plebian, thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies Angelssword Posted March 8, 2016 Newbies Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Think I have a solution to the greyed out 'Insert PDF' I have been having the issue on windows 7,8,8.1 & 10 as well as MAC OSX If you associate a container field to an edit box it does not work right, I have to drag in the container from the field picker Dialogue Let me know if this works for you Edited March 8, 2016 by Angelssword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies Andy_Edinburgh Posted September 17, 2016 Newbies Share Posted September 17, 2016 I have this same problem and cannot clear it by any of the so far suggested methods. It is very frustrating! I am running Filemaker 14 Pro on a Mac with OSX 10.11.6 (El Capitan). I have checked with the inspector that the PDF option is selected. The edit box field in Inspector is greyed out so cannot be selected by mistake. I have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed and set as default viewer (though I do not see why I cannot use Preview). Yes, I can insert the file instead of inserting a PDF, but then I cannot open it from the layout (the only way of accessing it then is by exporting it first, then opening the exported file). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies amitb Posted April 2, 2017 Newbies Share Posted April 2, 2017 When you click 'add a file', choose your file but at the bottom there is a box which says 'save only reference to file' and save it. Now in the database whenever you double click the box the .pdf file will open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooney Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Actually, "save only Reference" isn't the ideal solution since in a multi-user environment you'd need to ensure that each user can access the path to the file. I find it best to have the file stored on the server, and use external storage for containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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