SCDownload and thumbnails

[Gnurps]

Howdy. My client wants to take advantage of the thumbnails SuperContainer generates. We want to download to the user's desktop small, medium, and large versions of the extra-large original files. I tried SCDownload(), but it appears to download only the original file. I want to get at the files in the Thumbnails folder. I solved this by writing a script that populates regular container fields, by reference to the thumbnail files. Then the script uses ExportFieldContents to push the image to the user's desktop.

I figured there might be a way for SC to do this directly, without the intervening container field. Am I missing something here?

A related topic is SCGetContainer. When I tried to populate those container fields with that function the image is stored instead of by reference. So I did not use the function and instead did an Insert Picture script step, referencing the appropriate thumbnail file that was generated by a webviewer. Is there a way to use SC directly to populate a container by reference?

Thanks.

[Ocean West]

I would use the companion plugin on users computer the container field that references the plugin to grab the image. Then use a looping script to export field contents.

Edited May 5, 2008 by Guest

[Fitch]

Is there a way to use SC directly to populate a container by reference?

I don't think SCGetContainer has that option when used in a script, however you get essentially the same effect if you use it in an unstored calculation (with result type container).

[shmert]

SCDownload will always download the full-res version of the file.

The SCGetContainer plugin function, however, accepts two optional parameters for width and height. Use this to insert a thumbnail version of an image into a container. This will be an embedded container. Then you can export the container field contents to the file system and then create a container reference to that file.

Out of curiosity, what will you use the reference container for? Is it to display in a portal?