PDFs

I need to export a record into and emailable format (idealy a PDF). can anyone help with this? thank you.

I discovered a feature in OS X to greatly aid in the automated printing and post-processing of PDF's. If you do not know about PDF Services, a built-in feature of OS X, learn about it here: http://www.apple.com/applescript/print/ . Create a 'PDF Services' folder in your 'Library' folder. Any AppleScript application or alias files stored there can now be accessed thru the standard print dialog. The AppleScript can do anything you want with the resulting pdf file and does not need to know the name of the file or where is it located, because the file reference is passed to the script as a parameter. The beauty is that a reference to the AppleScript is saved in the …

Hello everyone. I've discovered that one of my served-up databases won't print or preview pdf's. A colleague's machine (G3 cube) running Jaguar instead my Panther creates them just fine... with a small difference that his machine invokes Adobe for the preview, while mine uses Preview for the preview. We're hosting using server and client versions 5.5. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Ciao, this is my first post in this forum, so excuse me if I am doing/writing something wrong here (my enghish is very bad too). I have this problem: how can i pass data from a PDF form to a FMP 7 db? I found an example to do this in FMP 6 but once converted in FMP 7 it still works only to populate PDF form, not to edit and pass data back to FM. Probably something has changed in the way to submit data to the db from 6 to 7. Can someone help me to understand how to do this?

I have FileMaker Pro 6 and MAC OS 10.3.2 I have a database and would like to create a script, which would do the following: Go to a Layout in Preview mode Create a PDF file of that layout adopting a filename from a field, save it into a predefined directory and then E-mail that PDF file adopting the e-mail address from another field. Any Suggestions? FileMaker Version: 6 Platform: Mac OS X Panther

First off let me say I am working on a solution which must work on Mac and Windows XP. I would like to print a report/layout to a pdf file. I tried this by just doing a print and picking pdfWriter and the text is gobbley-gooky looking. The characters have been mutated (heh heh) to something else like russian looking text. Has anyone had this problem? What's the fix? looks great on the mac, but on windows it's like above. oh and on windows it's windows XP sp1 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Pro. thanks for your help in advance, sincerely, J__

Hello, I am interested enabling my database app to print a pdf of a report or from from Filemaker. - I also want save this pdf somewhere. After the file is saved, i want to send the file (a pdf) to someone via email as an attachment. - It has to work on Windows and Mac OS X. I like SMTPIt for email and it works on Windows and Mac. So, i think the mail attachment part is covered. Does anyone have any recommendations on products and/or techniques? thanks, sincerely, J__

In Mac OS X.3/FM 6: I have a layout that exists as four pages (the page setup for 44" in length). Preview only shows the first page with a "?" symbol on the "rolodex" -- when you click through the rolodex, the other (3) pages show up, "?" disappears and the four pages appear in a numbered order .... Accordingly, when the user tries to create a a pdf. via "print" > .pdf, the pdf only shows the first page of the four page layout. How can I correct this?

I've got the Adobe PDF writer/distiller installed just fine. Due to the 111" layout restriction Filemaker has, I can only 'print' 10 pages (in FM) to one PDF file. Many of my files are over 10 pages, and I'm finding it inconvient to have 2 or more PDF files for one FM project. Is there a way I can merge these files together using a plugin, fancy scripting, or otherwise so that this can be done automatically inside of FM without having to merge them outside of FM?

Hello, I have several proprietary PDF files/forms that I would like to insert in a layout and populate the PDF fields with information that I have in different tables in Filemaker. What would be the best way to do that: a)Create a layout with the fields's position/size identical to the proprietary pdf form, fill the fields using a simple script and manually feeding the printed with pre-printed proprietary form. (VERY cumbersome) : Insert/Paste the pdf form in a layout and populate its fields with a script? Is it possible? c) Is there another way? or am I overthinking this? Thank you Pablo

I need for my users to be able to select one or more pdf files (probably in checkboxes) and have those print or open. Any suggestions on how i can accomplish this?

Can PDFs be made in FM6 (OSX Jaguar) with colour that bleeds to the edges of the page? The PDF output uses minimum margins set by the printer driver and I cannot overide them. Is there a driver available perhaps that allows this or is there a known workaround? [email protected] Would be very grateful for suggestions. FileMaker Version: 6 Platform: Mac OS X Jaguar

I'm confused by PDFs in containers. If I have a pdf on my desktop and drag it into a container field, the file name shows up with a generic-looking icon supplied by Windows. If I double click it it opens the file in Acrobat reader. If I right click on the container field and insert a pdf file it appears as the Acrobat icon, but double clicking it has no effect. If I right click it and insert it as an object, it has the same effect as dragging it in from the desktop as described above. I can't get it to show up as an image at all, though reading other posts it seems like people are able to actually see the image of the 1st page of the pdf in the containe…

So far I have 7 files in a database. Each file has a PDF brochure assigned to it. When the user clicks on the graphic button on the file the PDF brochure opens. This works great. What does not work is keeping the PDF assigned to the proper file. When I use the specify button and assign the PDF script, it gets assigned to all 7 files. How do I get the PDF files to stay with the right file? Here is the steps I took. I made a script that calls the PDF, i.e. OPEN URL[No dialog;"C:Documents and settingsTASA UserPDF5400Saratoga.pdf. Then I specity the button on the file for 5400 Saratoga to perform script 5400 Saratoga. This works great. But when I go to another fi…

Hi all, I have the following problem: when I generate a report and then save it as a pdf (in the printing dialog of mac os x, not pdf distiller), then I get a huge file -- around 3 mb for 10 pages of text ?!? -- and one that my printer refuses to print and preview can't seem to open. Acrobat can open it, but an attempt to run the "reduce file size" command leaves acrobat hanging and it, too, crashes. when I print the report using acrobat distiller, i get a smaller file size (around 350 kb -- still too big in my opinion), but many of the characters a garbled and the layouts begins to look wobly. is there anything i can do? anyone know the problem? best, civihis

As is usually the case, I have a bizzare requirement Does anyone know of a method to display a PDF directly on a layout in the same manner one would display a PNG, GIF, or JPG image? I dont' really care if its done within a container or otherwise so long as it doesn't involve a lot of end user manipulation to make it work. Cheers! Steve

Does anyone know how to import a folder of PDF file names & the file path with windoze xp into a FileMaker File. I have done this successfully with OS X but cannot get it to work in windoze. Thanks in advance, Dean

Hello, I've tried deciphering the answer from previous posts, but am still fuzzy. How do I make a remote PDF accessible from FMP for PC users? The PDF files will be located on a Mac server. How do I set the path? Sorry if I'm not clear. I've never tried anything like this before. Elizabeth

I've got 2 problems related to this subject: 1. When I use Acrobat Distiller to save a layout as a PDF that has container fields in it (they are photos dumped from a digital camera), the photos do not show up in the PDF file when I open it in Acrobat. All of the other fields are in their proper place and look great, but no photos. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is there a special secret someone can enlighten me to? 2. I've tried correcting this problem by using CutePDFWriter. This does output the container fields and they show up when I open the files in Acrobat, but now the file has gone from being 1/2 meg to 9 megs!! I might add that I've tried, grouping a…

I have a real-estate solution that works absolutely peachy in FM5.x and 6. When run on 7 everything works fine with one exception - printing a layout to Acrobat PDF writer renderes gobble-dee-gook in the text areas. I assume this is related to the other font issues i've heard about? Anyone else experience this? Steve Version: v7.x Platform: Windows XP

I'm a relatively new user and I have a problem. I've got client proprietary forms that I've re-created as FM layouts. I need to be able to send this client PDF copies of the individual records because they won't accept a FM format. I want to be able to select a particular record and output it to a file...retaining the layout format so that I can send my client a PDF version. I'm sure that there is an easy step/explaination, can someone please help??? Version: v6.x Platform: Windows XP

Looking for real world experience. I need to scan a single page into PDF format and attach to a FMP structure. Sounds easy enough, heh?. What I would like to do is 1. Enter FMP 2. New Record 3. Hit a button to scan 4. Auto-Saves the PDF into the record Anybody aware of an off the shelf solution? Have any ideas on a solution? I have access to any scanner/ADF. I am just trying to cut out the "scanning in a separate program" and attaching the record to the file.

I am trying to open a PDF in Acrobat using a calculated link. Does anyone know how I might approach this problem?

Hi, when I print to PDF, with a layout with 1 large merged field that flows over more than 1 page, the text is invisible. The text is not skipped so it must actually be there, because it creates 2 pages. Another time, it is just bad (see file attached). This happens: - merged fields only - only when the text flows over more than 1 page. - I used Win2000, FMP6.0 and Acrobat Professional 6.0. - printing on printer: works! - flowing merged fields on Mac OS X: works! As a workaround, I can use text fields (not merged). But I need the merging because then I can set the line height to a proper size, so no lines are cut in half when text is flowing i…

Hello All -- This is my first post. I thank you in advance for any help you can lend. I have a problem with address labels. I print address labels from within Filemaker and modify the layout so they print properly on the label paper. But, when I create a PDF file to send to a collegue over email, there is a problem with shifting. I tried to find a way to embed the fonts can't figure it out. And tried to print to a Postcript printer HP4ML. Still shifting. Any suggestions? Thanks again, crossfire_kid

Hi there, My client, who is using Mac OS9, doesn't want to purchase full version of Acrobat but wants to print .pdf's from FileMaker. I have 2 questions: 1. Is it true that OSX includes a .pdf printer? 2. Does anyone know of a plug-in or utility to accomplish this with OS9? I have seen several for PC but none for Mac. Thanks in advance!

I have been using FM to store invoices and control them, but I need to keep them store so I scan them into a PDF format and then put a link in a container field in FM so everybody can access them through my server. but the problem is that the link works well for Windows users(who are the ones who insert the invoices) but the Mac users just cannot access them. What should I do??

I have a document in pdf of 32 pages, I do not know if it is printed from xpress. I have rippato the document in order to insert it in my system (BARCO) and have found of the anomalies in the shadows of some written. I explain myself: On the PDFci they are of the written white line with blue contour with a shadow and of the written ones of a color formed from yellow and magenta always on a retinata shadow of black; in my rippato document the written ones have become transparent. However I have loaded the pages in issue like attached, the written ones are those on the part low of the pages with deep white.

Can anyone help me? All my schools reports (1800+) are generated in FM Pro 5.5 and printed off for parents - this works well and is much appreciated. However we are now placing them in secure 'files' on the internet in PDF format. They are distinguished, one from another, by a unique number which is in a field within each student's file. Is there an automated way in which the individaul file can be saved with this number as its file name? Thank you, Mike.

My report that prints fine to printer has different format and is cutting text when I print to adobe distiller. How do I print to adobe and have it look same way it does when I print to printer???

In an effort to get around problems writing script to email an order from filemaker I downloaded pdf999. It creates the pdf file that I need but I am still fighting with problems and I don't kwow where to go from here. I am trying to get my runtime solution so that my clients customers can email the pdf file containing their order which was converted from filemaker. The problem is that the email script of filemaker doesn't allow them to select a different file each time so that they could name it by order date no will pdf999 allow me to overwrite the existing pdf file and resend it with new data each order.(this would be my preferred method) It either attaches the same fi…

I am repeatedly printing to .pdf from FMU5.5 in Mac OS9. Each of these .pdf's have the same name, waiver.pdf, and I want each one to overwrite the previous one. Instead, the new file is renamed waiver.1.pdf, then waiver.2.pdf, etc. Anyone know how to get Distiller to overwrite the file? In the manual, it refers to exactly what I want as being in the Distiller options (Windows only). Why Windows only? What about us simple Mac folk? In FMP 6.0 on OSX, it overwrites just as I want it to, but that's not the machine I need it to work on. Both machines have Acrobat 5.0, and I didn't change any settings from installation on either one. What's the deal here?

My company uses custom Acrobat PDF forms to distribute project updates. I would like to tie these forms into my departmental FMP project database to maintain accurate updates and billings. The PDF's do not originate from FMP. Importing/maintaining constantly updated info is the main issue. Seems like a unique ID is needed - does Acrobat generate a unique form id? I would greatly appreciate any direction on how to bridge this gap. Hate to sound like a newbie - but I am - at least with Acrobat.

Hi, I have a database that I run on MAC OS9 and OSX with a script that creates pdf-files. With OS9 I use Adobe PDF-printer, but in OSX I want to use the bulit in PDF-printer. How do a choose the built in PDF-printer as the default printer? The script I use to name and create the pdf's is Troi file plugin 2.6.1 Greger

I'm familiar with the process for scripting PDF printing in OS X but this process doesn't work on a networked database. I've tried creating the same "PDF" preset on multiple machines but I get a printing error when anybody other than the host runs the script. Is there any way to script printing to PDF that everybody in the building can use?

Hi OS winXP FM 6 I am using PDF writer to create files that are then emailed through a script but it is still up to the user to save the PDF with the correct name. Any suggestions how I can make this fool proof. (We had an employee email out our cost price instead of an invoice )

I'm still not sure if this is a FileMaker or Acrobat issue, but is seems that no matter what font I choose for the forms the resulting pdf's quality is sub-par. The reason I believe it to be FMP is that it looks fine when distilled on a Mac (OS 9.x), but poor when distilled on a PC (XP). Any suggestions?