Export Field Content + Windows system %vars%

January 13, 200619 yr

I use the command "Export Field Content" to copy a PDF file to a temp folder in Windows 2003. I want to use the user temp folder set by the system variable %TEMP%. When I try to specify the output file, I enter this path "filewin:/%TEMP%/MSDSX_A.pdf". I don't think Filamaker support those windows "System variables" ?! Something strange, when I view back the code after entering it the path is modified to : "filewin:/%25TEMP%25/MSDSX_A.pdf".

What those "25" are doing there ?

Any idea how to use windows system vars in filemaker ?

David St-Onge

Maerix

Edited January 13, 200619 yr by Guest

January 14, 200619 yr

No, FileMaker does not support Windows system vars. Couple of ways to solve this:

- use a batch file or VBscript to write out the TEMP path to a little text file and import it into FM so you can use the full path

- or export the PDF to a known & hard-coded location and name and then use a command line to move and rename it. The command line can use the Windows vars of course.