Need help adding button

[blakeb]

I dont really know anything about filemaker, so I was wondering if someone could give me some information. I have this 3rd party app and I need to add a button that will open the save as .pdf dialog. How would I go about doing this? Another thing: The save as pdf button is disabled in the file menu unless I log in as an admin.

Thanks,

Blake

[Lee Smith]

You can do this in two ways using a button and the [color:blue]Save Records as PDF script step.

Create a button in layout mode and choose the step from the list, or

create a Script in ScriptMaker and use the script step with other script steps to have it do other things also, such as sort records.

In either case, you can modif modify the step to fit your needs.

HTH

Lee

[blakeb]

I'm actually editing a standalone app. I've noticed that pdf creation is disabled for those. Is there any way to save a file in a stand alone app so that it can be sent over email in a somewhat recognizable form? (xls file has way too many columns and doesnt make sense to someone whos not a programmer)