mixtus

hey shadow, that works great- thanks for taking the time to write that. is there any resources out there for learning how to write these scripts. I am pretty good at actionscripting and php, so i think i could pick it up. thanks again -mix

i have been using RightWords( MiddleValues( GetAsText(image); 2; 1 ); 1 ) it seems that it is working sometimes yes - sometimes no. sometimes if i import an image like "image08.jpg" all i get is "jpg". other times it works correctly. i am not sure why this is happening. any ideas?

shadow - thank you ---- thank you. RightWords( MiddleValues( GetAsText(container); 2; 1 ); 1 ) very very

ok i used GetAsText(container) that works but it gives me this...... " size:75,75 image:client_images/quick.jpg imagemac:/Macintosh HD/Users/me/Desktop/client_images/quick.jpg " this is really cool but all i want is the name quick.jpg is there a way to do it without using apple script. I am on osx // but it seems like something that could be solved in fmp7 thank you all for responding // I am evaluating the trial version of fmp7 and this is something that will help me decide if i want to use it.

i guess not many people visit this forum. please i need help. seems like a simple problem. is there a more popular forum for fmp?

that doesn't work for me because i already have the records in the database. that would be great if i was starting the database from scratch. I want to be able to go through the database that i have set up and drop the images in and then get the file name to go into another field. Exactly what i said in my first post. Does anyone know how to do this. I am sure there is an easy way. thanks, mix

i have two fields field 1 = image ( this is a container that holds a jpg ) field 2 = imagename ( this is a field that holders the name of the image ) when i insert an image into field 1 i would like it to automatically add the file name into field 2. is this possible? i tried to mess around with Get(fileName) - but i am super new with FMP thanks mix