Keith Sproul

Thanks a lot!!! This worked. I can't go back to the source file because in many places they don't exist. Keith

Some of that helps, I am having a hard time even with the simple stuff. It doesn't seem to work right, then every once in a while, it might work partially. The problem is I have large file with a lot of pictures, I need to copy-paste them into a new file of JUST pictures (and and index and small amount of meta data). I want to somewhat auto-mate this, i.e. create Key Index Set key index in old file go to new file, create new record set the key index their paste the picture into the container field set some meta-data and that is about it. The meta data is done using SET FIELD [Pictures::FileName; "Hard-coded-name"] And that doesn't even work. I can't even get the index to transfer if I put it on the clip board. I know it got there because when the script exits, I can paste it someplace else and it is correct. Any sugestions? Thanks for your input. Keith

I would like to write a script to copy data from one file into another. The manual explicitly states that Variables do not keep their values when you go into a new file, so I am using the clip board. I have a relation between the files, but the link isn't established yet, that is what I am trying to do. Generate the common index key, go to the other file, create a new record, populate the key, then come back and copy some data (a picture) The end goal is to remove the pictures from the main file and put them into an external file to cut down on size of the main file. Thanks for your help Keith ksproul@skychariot.com