Jason Goldsmith Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I've inserted a pdf (of a powerpoint presentation) into a container field. It works fine if I choose "store only a reference to the file". But I want the file to upload to the server, so I've deselected "store only a reference to the file". The file takes some time to (presumably) upload, but if I double click on it, it does not open. Any suggestions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mark Osborne Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 You can only double-click a file in a Container field if it is stored as a reference. If you store it in the FileMaker file, you need to Export the Field Contents to your hard drive to open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 You could make the following script and attach it to your container field... If[isEmpty(Container)] Insert File[] Else Export[Container ; "C:temp.pdf"] Send Event[use os level scripting to open the file here... in windows you would just use "c:temp.pdf"] End If ... or something. I don't deal much with mac, but thats how i go about it in windows. ~Genx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Goldsmith Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 That worked. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H. Blackwell Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 This is not a server related topic, but glad you got an answer. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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