I'm trying to design a database that displays images in container fields at specific magnifications that are based on calculations (e.g., 87% or 124% of original size).

I considered using the script step that sets the zoom level, but it only lets you choose from a few preset values.

I also thought of changing the size of the container field in the layout, as this changes the size of the displayed image. However, I don't know of any way to do this dynamically.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks.

I don't think that this can be done natively in FMP.

There may be a plug-in for this.

Hi Roller,

How many different sizes do you think would be useful to display the file?

I have a database where most of my images are of a size that fit in with the other items on a layout (Thumb Nail, sometimes a little bigger), but by clicking on it, it takes you to a Full size of view, click on the full size view, and it returns you to the last layout..

I played with your idea a little, and maybe you something like the attached file will help.

Lee

p.s., [color:red] click on the image

ContainerThatGrows.fp7.zip

I see what you're doing, but I'm trying to display images at sizes that are calculated on-the-fly. Unless I'm missing something, I'm pretty sure that there's no way to do this in FMP, although I'll take the suggestion to look for a plug-in.

Tnanks much for both replies.

Checkout Troi File Plugins. I've used them for image manipulation and they've been very usefull.

If it's on a Mac, you could use AppleScript and the built-in background application Image Events to scale an image file to a percent. It must be a file however; it won't work with an image which is just in memory (when you pull the image from a FileMaker container with AppleScript you just get a PICT anyway; I do in any case). You can use Export Field to get a file from the FileMaker container field.

using the PS Media player you could do,

download it from

www.powersolutions.it

i am the coauthor of the plug-in

[email protected]

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franco