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I am running a script on server (perform script on server) which successfully exports data to a PDF on the server ("Save Records As PDF"). Later in the script, I am trying to insert this PDF file into a container, using the "Insert from URL" script step.

No matter what I do, I am always getting back errors. 

FM server is running on a Mac server.

I have tried all combinations of different parameters for "Insert from URL", with various formats for the URL (starting with “file”, “filemac”, followed by “:/”, “://”, “:///”).
Depending of the combination, I am getting either one of these errors back:

5 - Command is invalid (for example, a Set Field script step does not have a calculation specified)
1630 - URL format is incorrect
1631 - Connection failed

Help how to resolve this and successfully insert the PDF into the container field would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

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45 minutes ago, Josh Ormond said:

See if something like this works:


"file://" & Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "fileName.pdf"

 

Thank you Josh.

I already have a path generated where the file gets exported to in "Save Records As PDF", which works perfectly. That path begins with "filemac:/". Like I mentioned, I tried all combinations between "file:", "filemac:" and ":/", "://", and ":///". 

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To insert a file from URL, you need a URL using the file protocol, not a Filemaker path. In macOS such URL will typically look like:

"file:///Users/YourUserName/Documents/YourFile.pdf"

which is different from what you would get from a calculation using 

"file://" & Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "YourFile.pdf"

 

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11 hours ago, jschudel said:

I already have a path generated where the file gets exported to in "Save Records As PDF", which works perfectly. That path begins with "filemac:/". Like I mentioned, I tried all combinations between "file:", "filemac:" and ":/", "://", and ":///". 

If you use a path like @comment pointed out, it will work. I typically use a custom function for this process that handles the path for me, and I neglected to show the adjustment to the path. But it does work with that path he showed.

 

"file:///" & 

Let ( 

[

path = Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; 
transformPath = Substitute ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; "/" ; "¶" ) ; 
listCount = ValueCount ( transformPath ) ; 
adjustedList = MiddleValues ( transformPath ; 3 ; listCount - 2 )  ; 
newPath = Substitute ( adjustedList ; "¶" ; "/" ) ; 

result = newPath

] ; 

result

) & 


"fileName.pdf"

 

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That's a long calculation - I would reduce it to:

"file:///" 
& 
Replace ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; 1 ; Position ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; "/" ; 1 ; 2 ) ; "" )
&
"fileName.pdf"

Still, it needs to be pointed out that this is specific to the Mac platform.

 

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