Remote Container Fields

I am trying to make a few sets of images within a global container, but If I updated them, my other users will still see the old images. How can I easily correct this? I've been just updated them offline and re-uploading them back to the server to fix this, but it's not ideal.

Exporting a container field's contents (with the 'Export Field Contents' script step) to the Temporary Path (as set with Get(TemporaryPath)) now fails with an error 20403 under FMP12. Worked with FMP11. Seems to be a number of deal-breaking bugs with FMP12's container field changes.

How do I get the path of a file that is stored 'as reference only' in a container field?

I'm upgrading a solution from FM 8.5 to FM 14 and moving the server from our LAN to a Hosting Company (we will have a stand alone server). One of my tables has a folder associated with it to hold documents. (See Attached File, uses a webviewer to display the documents folder and send event to create it.) This has worked well for me for years and will continue to work IF I want to leave these files on our LAN. (Why I posted example file, someone may find it useful.) I do not really want to leave these on the LAN. I want to move these "into the cloud" and need advice for the best way to do this. I have considered using container fields for these documents (and maybe I …

This is probably a very basic, simple task but I have a couple of questions regarding container fields. I currently have a container field in FMP13 that is used to store a PDF document. The field has been optimized to support PDF information. The 1st time I enter a table record and insert a PDF into my container field I can either 'right click' and insert or use the menu bar and 'insert'. If I want to replace the PDF, the only way I can accomplish this is to use the menu bar. I'd like to be able to 'right click' whenever I want to insert a PDF. Is the menu bar my only option for updating my container information? I find no way to 'delete' the contents of my container fi…

Hello If I put a JPG file in a container field, and then run a script which Exports the field contents, with the 'automatically open file' option ticked, the stored file opens up in Preview. If I do the same thing with a Mail email file, it opens up in TextEdit. I'm wondering whether it is possible to specify the application in which a file is opened, depending on the filename. i.e. 'If the file you've just exported, ends in .doc, open it in Word; if it ends in .jpg, open it in Preview; if it ends in .eml, open it in Mail' Don't suppose anyone knows how to do that? Thanks

Hi, Just a quick question hopefully. I want to insert a pdf doc into a container field so that it opens in GO. I've tried a small doc and it opens fine so I'm thinking the reason the one I want to open doesn't is due to size. Its 20MB and the other is 50MB. I know Webdirect has a limit of 300MB but is there a similar (but smaller) llimit for GO as I can't seem to find anything? If there is, bar splitting the pdf down, is there an alternative way to open the pdf in GO, perhaps through a script? TIA

I developed a solution that utilizes container fields in about a dozen different places through the solution. In about half dozen instances I used external storage. All was well for six months. Suddenly within the last week the linked container fields all display "missing." All of them. Linked files cannot be viewed, accessed or exported. I was directed by FileMaker Tech to copy the db and linked file folder to where I could work with them offline, shorten the file names/paths and then afterwards restore everything to the server. I did exactly that and believed resolution to the issue was at hand. Working locally on a different computer all the linked files displayed nor…

We have records with an external container, and sometimes the user will want to insert a new file into the container in place of the existing container file yet keep the same file name. By design, Filemaker changes the file name to add an incremental suffix, so in the external container’s directory we see the original file and a new file with a suffix instead of deleting or overriding the original file. so now we have two files, named originalimage.jpg and originalimage_1.jpg. I understand WHY FileMaker does this ... it is sort of a fail safe to avoid a situation where a user accidentally uploads two images with the same name into two different records but since they …

Hi..  I am looking for solutions to view this image how can I add scroll or something so to preview without needing a plugin..  I am getting this image report via mail.. its height is taller than screen view so I capture the whole screen via Foxfire add-on fireShot.  Anyways its 1300px by 4500p  When I insert image via right clicking pasting to the container field.  its so small i can't read it now No matter how big my layout showing my container.. image is so small its unreadable Thanks for some clues

I have a set of FM13 files and their associated secure external container storage folders. The container fields now show ? as the result to of the VerifyContainer function. The database definitions showed the fields as local storage. I was hoping that I could just set the field definition back how they should have been but that doesn't seem to have reconnected them. Adding new records will add data to the external storage hierarchy but I can't seem to figure out how to access the existing container data. Any suggestions? I appreciate your help.

I am using external storage of containers for a solution that is not hosted on FMServer as yet. The location of the container is based on the Client Name, Appointment Type, and Appointment Date. I have a field Storage Path which stores this value. So for example: SMITH, JohnCars150316 I've set the Container base directory to be the Desktop folder I want, and then set the Photo (container) field to external with Open Storage with location - Storage Path. This works... when I first add the photos, but if for instance they get added to the wrong appointment, and need to be moved, it does not move the files around. If I go in and edit the storage settings (wit…

I have a question about how much overhead is associated with referenced container fields. I have a Global container field [Library] with 100 repetitions, Each repetition holds a picture of a kitchen my cabinet shop produced. In a second field is a number field [Kitchen] that is populated with a dropdown list containing the values 1-100. A third field [Picture] is calculation field that has a container as it's result. The calculation is as follows: Picture=GetRepetition(Library;Kitchen) If only one picture at a time is being served what happens to the weight of all the other pictures? Does the fact that they are available for reference increase the amount…

In a solution that we are working on we'd like to be able to do a scripted export records to a PDF and then import the newly created PDF into an interactive container field for future viewing. For some reason the script seems unable to locate the PDF file. I've attached a small prototype file that shows the problem. I'd be grateful for any assistance that anyone can provide. In this example I've used the Get(Desktop) file path, but ideally I'd prefer to use Get(TemporaryPath) and not clutter the operator's desktop. Hopefully someone will have a suggestion about what's going on here. Thanks so much. StorePDFPrototype.fmp12.zip

HI I am absolutely frustrated. I see greyed out areas to insert Audio in the Menu I am trying to insert audio into a container field. The same is true for PDF. I can drag any file into the container field and it resides there but It doesn't play or open. What is going on? I need to do this.

I have a container field that auto resizes (both the width and height). When I view the container on a 1920 x 1080 display I can only see the top half of the document as it auto-resizes to fill the width. There is a little button in the PDF viewer "fit one full page to window" that resizes the document so the entire page is visible. Is there a scripted way to trigger this or some way that I can make "fit one full page to window" the default setting?

I have a container field which stores file references to a shared network folder. It is populated by PC and Mac users. I can script an "Open URL" so the PC users can open the files created by the Mac users, but have not been able to find a way for the Mac users to open references created by PC users. Any advice?

I have a container field which stores file references to a shared network folder. It is populated by PC and Mac users. I can script an "Open URL" so the PC users can open the files created by the Mac users, but have not been able to find a way for the Mac users to open references created by PC users. Any advice?

Hi All, I am storing files in container fields (held in the DB) and was wondering if it was possible to set a row level click event to open the file held within the container. To Explain: I have a layout that is set to show continuous rows. Each of those rows has a container, most with a PDF held in it. My Ipad users should be able to click anywhere in that row to open the file held in the container. I have seen script examples where a path is set to a temp location and the file written out to that like a cached item. I was wondering if that approach is viable on the ipad?? Many thanks

Hi All, I have a container field that I want to expand to allow powerpoint files. Is it possible to display the content on my layout in the same way that a PDF shows? currently all I see is a thumb of the file type rather than the content of the file itself. Many thanks

I have tried to use Web Viewer, but the photos, because of their size, are cut off. I would like to be able to reference the photo files from a URL into a container, but it does not seem possible. I am working on my database solution now and it will be online through WebDirect. I am converting from CWP to WebDirect and have thousands of photos to reference that are already available to my CWP solution. I was hoping to reference a photo file in a container with something like http://website/photofile/photo.jpg. Is this possible? Thanks in advance - Sam

Hello. I am very new to FM Pro and need some tip. I want to be able to scan 1 bar code field and 4 photo fields by using my iPhone. So far I set up script to get the bar code as txt no problem. My question is for the 4 photo fields, do I have to made 4 different scripts for each photo field? or I can reuse same script for all 4 photo fields. Sorry form such a newbie question. Thanks.

Hello all, I'm looking a simple feature in my database, I'm sure it is possible but I can't figure out to achieve it : I have a local database for my personal use (I don't use a filemaker server, and I will not) in 4 containers fields I need to have some picture but if I import directly the picture in the database (almost 2000 records) it will have more or less 8000 picture inside. impossible If I store the image on my mac outside the database, it's ok but I need to use some copy of this database on my iphone or ipad, so I can take on those device copy of the 8000 pictures ! I want to put all the images on a server I have and use the url of each image in the…

In a previous version of my database, I had my container field linked to remote files in a folder called "RemotelyStoredImages". With FM13 Advanced on Yosemite, I moved the documents to a folder named "Image" (also name of container field), which is inside a folder named "Di individual Images" (also the name of the table with the container field), which is inside a folder named "HAMERMantaMaster2014" (also the name of the database), which is inside a folder named "Files", which sits in the same level directory as the database itself (see attachment). If I'm pointing the external storage to this path, why is the link to my images still broken? How can I fix this? FMpro13I…

I wrote an app about 6 months and I can't remember how I did this: 1. Add a file to a container (store only the reference to the file) 2. Populate a field with the name of the file I can't find the script or a trigger that allowed me to do this. I remember writing something to do this because I had to parse out the name and set the field with the file name so I know I am not crazy. Note: There is no script trigger or button setup on the container field or the field I populated with the name. I also don't see a script (under manage scripts) that is parsing a file path so I don't think I did it with a script. I guess my question is how does filemaker know when a…

Hi, I'm trying to import images into my FileMaker database. My problem is: How can I import all my images at once and automatically match or store it based on the value in the Container in the field? For example: I have 5 images located/stored in the same folder of my FileMaker database: 11111.jpg , 22222.jpg , 33333.jpg , 44444.jpg , 55555.jpg **NOTE THAT FILENAMES CAN ALSO BE ANY RANDOM NAMES LIKE 36745.JPG , 76935.JPG , 36790.JPG , ETC.** -In my FileMaker database, I have PRODUCTS Table. -In my PRODUCTS Table, I have PHOTO Field Name. -My PHOTO Field Type is "Container" -- not 'Text' or 'Calculation'. -My Container Values are: 11111.jpg , 22222.jpg , 33333.jpg , …

Hello, I have a question that I'm debating myself if it's doable or not... there is a solution with an Inventory DB. This file contains images of the products, before the filepath was used in the container field as "imagewin"... but the images are being moved to an external system "a cloud". Is there any way i can link the images from the cloud into the cointainer field or maybe a similar solution I could work around? I'm kind of stuck on this issue and I don't know how to proceed. Thanks in advance.

I am having an issue with pdf images not staying properly rotated. For example i import a pdf into a container field it is upside down I rotate the image in the container field ctrl + shift + +(-) and the image rotates. I then go to the next record and go back to record I just rotated and the image and the image is back to being upside down. Is this a problem with filemaker or is their a fix for it. Thank you

Hi, I have a FM Database which interfaces SQL. My problem at the moment is having images appear via reference. I can get it to work if I have the path in FM (the serial TrademarkID is still coming from SQL), but even though the exact same result, as soon as I have the path all coming from SQL it says it can't find the image To get it to work Calculation returned as container (TrademarkID is SQL field) Image = “imagewin://{server}/d$/Images/Trademarks/” & TrademarkID & “.jpg” How I am trying to get it to work : Image = Calculation ImageFilePath as container ImageFilePath returns correct path as above SQL: ImageFilePath = X.ImageFil…

We just upgraded to FileMaker 13 and Filemaker 13 Server running on a server with Windows 12 server OS Our database contains inventory of some 200 thousand Items, each Item has a photo associated with it. The Photos are located in a folder on the server. Is there a way I can relate the Item# and the Photo saved as the same name as the Item# that is located in a File Folder. Item# = 12345 Photo = 12345.jpg (the Folder name is MASTERIMAGE) I tried this "imagewin:/c://‪MASTERIMAGE/Item#"&".jpg" but it won't work Can anyone help?

Hi dear filemaker experts I need ur help I managed to prepare a database file using file maker pro advanced I n that I kept some buttons that perform "insert picture" function, and each button has to insert a specific picture in the chosen container field. the thing is that, in the clinic we r using iPads to share the entry of the data through filemaker go, here comes the problem, the button doesn't work on the iPads or even any other computer, because the path of the needed picture is on my computer only, in other words, the pictures needed to be entered are not on the iPads or the other computers, so the filemaker can't find it... I believe that there s…

I'm thinking this isn't possible but just in case I thought I'd ask. Let's say I have a record with three fields that are simply flags of 1 or 0. I can display a picture using a calculated container field based on those flags. But what if I want to display multiple pictures in that one field? Example: f_ninja = 1 f_borg = 0 f_devil = 1 Result: Example: f_ninja = 0 f_borg = 1 f_devil = 1 Result: Note that this also must be compatible with FM Go, which is why I'm doing this. I want to display icons to convey more data about a record in less space.

I used to be able to click on a container field and record a sound. How can I do that now? It doesn't bring up the microphone?

I have a container field that is populated primarily by pdf files. Every once in a great while a user will copy a pdf from one records container field to another records container field. The problem is that for some reason filemaker converts the file that is copied into the new records container field to a .wmf file type. I need to either need to figure out how to have filemaker retain the file type when a user selects copy and paste or to have filemaker display the file name in a separate field. I am using filemaker server 13 and the container fields are stored externally and also securely. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a cabinet shop. We store all of our shop drawings in PDF format on a remote server. We have been doing this successfully for several years. The shop drawings are inserted into a container field then opened with the Export Field Contents script in attached file. I am not sure exactly what kind of server software our host uses but the client stations at my shop are running Filemaker 10 on Mac OSX 10.4.1. I am trying to migrate this process to a hosted database running Filemaker 13 on OSX 10.9.4. I am using a different company to host the FM13 files than I am for the FM10 files. I have been able to successfully open PDF files on a standalone databa…