: I know there is a way to name a pdf. file with a field name in a folder on my desktop, but for the life of me I can not get it to work! I have the file created on my desktop for storage, but can not get the Save as Pdf. script step to name each pdf. with the filed name. Any ideas?:(

Can you post what script step options you are using? If you did a Set Variable[$outputfile; <

Then your save as PDF should be able to accept $outputfile the destination.

I have tried a few things, but most reciently here is the script:

Set Variable [$fullFilepath;Value:"file:"& Get (DesktopPath) & Substitute (${Students}:ID;" ";"_")& "_AP".pdf]

Save Record as PDF [Restore; No Dialog; Current record]

I have it set so that the title on the PDF is Student::ID

I can get it to get to the desktop, but the file name is always untitled.

Edited August 15, 200817 yr by Guest

Mind you I'm just barely above novice.... but...I had a few minutes to play and wanted to learn something.

I was able to get it to work fine after learning more about variables. Anyway I noticed that in the "save records" script step you didn't specify the output file as "$fullFilepath"

Save Record as PDF [Restore; No Dialog;"$fullFilepath"; Current record]

and I'm guessing that it's just a typo at the end of the variable.... "_AP.pdf" instead of "_AP".pdf

When I did this it worked fine...

PS: I'm also assuming that the table::field is correctly - Students::ID - instead of Student::ID

So that if my ID is "John Smith" the file name would be "John_Smith_AP.pdf" which is how mine worked....

Edited August 16, 200817 yr by Guest