Fixing path to image reference

[MacB]

Hi there..I have something that gives me a headache:

I am building a new imageworkflow to make the image handling easier. This is how it goes: 1. put image in dropbox, folderaction attached, which triggers importscript filemaker.

2 Importscript FM imports and processes images: makes link with "product-database" and export images in the right directory/image archive, belonging to those products.

3. Images in dropbox are deleted. With that last step however my hires preview is lost (obvious). I thought that if I give the new path of the image to filemaker it would "see" the image in the new location but that assumption is wrong!

How can I fix this? In short: is there a way to tell filemaker that the referenced image is now somewhere else? (except re-importing!)

THx.

MacB

[mr_vodka]

You would have to capture the path of the new file location and then use an insert file with the reference only option to insert the new path into the container field. Use a loop to do it for multiple records.

[MacB]

thx mr vodka....

After giving it some thought that is exactly what I did ( and I think it is the only thing one can do..). There is also one big benefit: i used the insert file command which also enables me to double click the container field to open the corresponding images directly in Photoshop. I think however that my current script is only suitable for processing of new, additional images and not for a full import/procession of 10000 images; just takes too long etc.

That said, I now have an excellent imageprocession workflow incorporating Filemaker, Folderaction(automatorP and Applescript. The result is just awesome and a great timesaver.

(we used to import the whole kaboodle just to update/import certain images).

Thx anyway and have a nice weekend.

MacB