it seems FMP won't let me export sound recordings by script. Is that correct? Is there any way of storing a sound recording so it can be exported to a file?

Edited November 1, 200619 yr by Guest

Have you tried using the Export Field Contents [] step?

Yes, which produces the error "container fields cannot be exported"

A little more background would be useful here. What is the source of the recordings, which platform, etc.

the platform i've tried this on is windows (I haven't tried it on a mac), and the source is simple- i right click on a container field, select insert sound and then filemaker pops up a sound recorder.

Once i've recorded something, if i right-click it, the export function is greyed out, and script steps don't work.

Interesting - I get the same result on a Mac. I can, however, copy the recording and paste it into a new player in QuickTime Player - so it should be possible to work something out using AppleScript. I am not sure if regular QT allows paste (I am using QT Pro), but I believe there are other applications that could accept the paste and save it to some standard format.

The annoying thing is, I can't find any documentation to suggest that this is the way it should work. I'm developing a runtime solution right now, and I'm going to have to find a method for getting audio out on a windows system.

Perhaps you need to consider using a plugin. I don't think FMI ever intended this feature to be used for anything more than a simple voice memo.