Filenaming with xml export

[gareece]

Can anyone help me to understand how I can script a unique file name when performing an xml export.

I would like to automate an export which creates a file with unique and meaningful name. Ideally I would like to take data from a single record's field and insert that as the filename.

For example if I am exporting a client record I would like the xml export file to be named "smith.xml".

[Wim Decorte]

No takers I see

You can't do it natively in FileMaker. What you need to do is create the export file with the hard-code file name, then use either a plugin or some native OS scripting to change the file name to what you want (Applescript, VBscript).

I'll showing exactly that at this year's filemaker developer conference.

HTH

Wim

[gareece]

Thanks for the reply.

Another problem I have is that when I write a script to place a file on the desktop it only works on the machine that created the script. I have 2 client machines connecting to an FM5 Server and need either client to create the file and place it on their own desktop's.

Any ideas?

[Vaughan]

Excepting for using a plug-in, the best option is *not* to specify the location of the file in the Export script step. Let the user save it to their own disks where ever they prefer.

This is a bugger if the saved file is then further processed: in this case about the only thing to do is to get one of the plugins that allow more control over files. Troi makes some that are often mentioned here.

[gareece]

Thanks Vaughan - it would be nice if FileMaker gave me more control natively.