Assign name to exported file

[Dagel]

In a runtime solution, and without any user interaction (except triggering the script), I would like to be able to script a tab-delimited text export with the name of the file dynamically assigned through a concatenation of a couple of fields.

This may not be possible within FM Dev 6, but maybe someone knows of a plug-in that which could provide this functionality.

Thanks for any input!

[Wim Decorte]

Any file plugin can do this (I use the Troi one www.troi.com).

You can also do it through OS level scripting. All it takes on Windows is one command line executed through the Send Message script step (use the REN command). On OSX you can use the Perform Applescript script step to do this.

[IdealData]

Will a RUNTIME support a plug-in?

[Inky Phil]

Yes runtimes will support plugins

Phil

[Genx]

On the condition that you simulate FM file structure i.e. use an extensions folder

[bruceR]

What platform?

[Dagel]

Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I actually found out today that FTPit (the plug-in I'll be incorporating to upload the files) has a rename function written in. That was a pleasant surprise!

To answer the platform question, I develop on a Mac and release on PC.

Edited July 19, 2006 by Guest