Does anyone know of a round about way to export the contents of a container field to a set location? Only piece I have been able to piece together so far is I can insert the contents of the container field onto the clipboard, but after that, FM is useless to paste it to anything other than another field. I would like to be able to implement a script in my database that would export the attachments and then email them to a recipient. I have an excel macro that does what I need - control FM, control IE, but I would like to eliminate the use of send keys from Excel to FM.

Any ideas?

We are looking into upgrading from FM 6 to 10, but I have had nothing but problems so far... but that is located in another thread. If I am able to get FM 10 up and going, I think I could do everything I wanted with this script.

"I would like to be able to implement a script in my database that would export the attachments"

and that's where you'll need a plug-in, even in FM10. FM10's Send Email only supports plain-text emails with ONE attachment.

As for where you are in FM6...I don't remember. Is there an Export Field Contents script step? If so, is there a Status(GetDesktopPath) function. Perhaps armed with that you can export your containers to the user's Desktop. This is very easy in FM10.

As for where you are in FM6...I don't remember. Is there an Export Field Contents script step? If so, is there a Status(GetDesktopPath) function.

IIRC the Export Field Contents did not come until 7, and Get(DesktopPath), or any like kind of function, did not come until 8.