Problem to import word to Scribe

[kochhase]

Hallo members from 360 works,

I have a problem with the import from 4000 wordfiles. Filemaker itself can not import word to a textfile or an container. How do you do that without the supercontainer plugin?

I only want to import the text of word 2007 files (without content controllfields). After parsing, I want do generate wordfiles from the Filemakerdatabase by script using a template. I hope I can do that in this way.

Please tell me the right way. Your documentation does not help my in this way.

Henryk IBe-Meinhardt

from Hamburg

Germany

[Smef]

Scribe allows you to read the text of a word document into a text field. It does not use SuperContainer to do this at all. Scribe is a completely independent product. You can read the text of a .docx file into filemaker by using the ScribeFileAsText function. You can read about this function in the documentation and see a working example in the how to use scribe.fp7 file which comes with your download.

Scribe allows you to write to .docx files you have created ahead of time. You can write to files using content control fields or by performing a find-and-replace on your existing text. You can write to a file using ScribeDocWriteValue or ScribeDocSubstitue. You can read about these functions in the documentation and see a working example in the how to use scribe.fp7 file which comes with your download.

[kochhase]

Hallo David Nahodyl,

sorry that I am writing 5 days later. I have taken an short holliday.

Do you mean the decription called "how to use Scribe.fp7"?

In this description you always demonstrating, to extract text from an Containerfield. There is no decription exporting from an real Wordtextfile.

I thing, I would not be the only user, which need an decription like this, to unterstand the way to import an export from word to word.

Id would be nice of you, if you can give us an example in this way.

faithfully

Henryk Ibe-Meinhardt

[Smef]

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking about, but I'll do my best to answer.

You can load a file using scribedocload from either a file path or a container field. Our example file uses containers because we don't know where you might have documents on your computer or what those documents might contain. This allows us to send you documents we have formatted so that you can just click a button and see the plugin work.

You can use either a filepath or a container with scribedocload.

[kochhase]

Hallo David Nahodyl,

I know my english is not very good. Is it possible for you, to send me an example how to import a group (3 files are OK) of wordfiles to a textfile in filemaker. This seams to be easy, but I m not able to do that. The discription "ScribeDocLoad ( containerOrUrl { ; password=xxxxx } )" does not help me in this way.

And how do you create an Wordfile? Do I have to create a templ wordfile with "content controll fielts"?

If the example could show me this way also

sorry that I´ m asking so much.

faithfully

Henryk Ibe-Meinhardt

[Smef]

You would call the function in a set variable script step with the path to your file, such as:

Set Variable: [$myvar; ScribeDocLoad ("c:\documents\myfile.docx" )]

Set Field: [table::field; $myvar]

I would recommend taking a look at the documentation.html file or the how to use scribe.fp7 example file for documentation on how to call the functions and what each function does.

And how do you create an Wordfile? Do I have to create a templ wordfile with "content controll fielts"?

Yes, you will need to create a docx file using microsoft word 2007/2010 on windows if you want use create Content Control fields. Content Control fields can only be created on windows, but you can edit them with Scribe on windows or mac. There are lots of guide online about how to use microsoft word and how to create content control fields.

[kochhase]

Hello David Nahodyl,

now I have loaded an Content Control fields template into your "how to use scribe" database. I get no error message, but I see no entry in the file that changed in the container field 7. What I'm still doing wrong?

Your file has good examples.I'm only missing a template for Content Control fields. Change to the PDF's are all fine.

I hope you give me answer, because otherwise, the plugin is very helpful.

faithfully

Henryk Ibe-Meinhardt

UPDATE...UPDATE

Hello David Nahodyl,

this is now an example that works. You can take for you. It´s only works with version 1.222.

faithfully

Henryk Ibe-Meinhardt

How to use Scribe_1.222.fp7.zip