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Automation: file import and decision

petroleum
in FileMaker Pro v7 – v11

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I have a bunch of files in a folder with systematized filenames in the following order: name123_a.pdf, name125_b.pdf and name231_x.pdf. I want to import the files (automatically) and then fill out the following automatically:

name

language

The name is the first letters and numbers separated by a hyphen, thus: name-123. The "_a", "_b" and "_x" refer to what language the file is in, where "_a" is English, "_b" is Norwegian and "_x" is both. Is it possible to automate the insertion of file names in the proper format, and the words English, Norwegain and English/Norwegian just from a file import action?

Any help gratefully received.

P

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OK

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OK, so we're importing the file using the folder import function, but the PDF is totally fluffed up: am I doing something wrong?

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