daveinc Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Anyone have an idea for inserting a linked OLE object from an existing file into a container field without a dialog box? I have a filemaker script that creates a new file in another application with a specific path and filename and I would like to insert that file as a linked OLE object into a container field. Right now I have the path and filename on the clipboard at the end of the script so the user can right-click the container field and insert the object through the dialog box by clicking 'from file', pasting the path and filename into the box and clicking the link checkbox. I would like to eliminate these steps and I need the object to be located in the path that I designate with linking for automatic updating. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjaeger Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 clever approach with the clibboard. MAybe automate the 2nd step with auto-it or another macro processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinc Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 What's Auto-It? I assume it is software. Where do I find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjaeger Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Christoph Bouthillier @ http://www.tekstotaal.com is using it a lot to automate FileMaker . It's like Quickkeys for Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Quickeys makes a windows version now. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjaeger Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 yes, but autoit is freeware and works very well. Quickkeys is a bit of an overkill, especially if you have to persuade your customers to buy it just for this simple task. http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinc Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 Thanks folks! I just downloaded AutoIt and it looks as though it will work. Yous guys are da best ey! (I'm from Wisconsin, that's how everyone thinks we enunciate up here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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