Chnging filename when exporting

[peronn]

Hi,

I've read some aerlier posts on this subject but they didn't really shine a light on the problem. What i wan't to do is to change the name on an exported FM7 file to a value specified in the exporting FM7 file. Otherwise it will be overwritten in the next export.

What I have understood you can either do this via a plug-in or somebody mentioned a shell command.

1. What is a shell command?

2. Is there a possability to execute such a command on both Mac Osx and PC Win XP?

I think it's rather wiered that FM doesn't support "dynamic" naming of fields like ScriptParameter or so.

[fatherb]

not sure if this will help but look up the set variable command in filemaker help and you should be able to pass a variable filename to the export command.