Implement SuperContainer in Filemaker Pro Advanced 10 Client

[Username2010]

Hello,

i have installed the demo version of SuperContainer on our filemaker 10 advanced server on mac osx. If i click on "SuperContainerServer.jar" it is staring und it works.

Now, i would like to implement it on the filemaker pro advanced 10 client, because i want to do the same like this: http://www.360works.com/supercontainer/demos/set_container/

In this video, you can see, that he create a script. He create the script with "external functions" and then he has some SCPlugins... but i don`t have these SC Plugins.

The documentation says: "For installing into the Web Publishing Engine with FileMaker Server or FileMaker Server Advanced, drag the plugin from the MAC or WIN folder into the FileMaker Server/Web Publishing/publishing-engine/wpc/Plugins folder. If there is no Plugins folder inside the wpc folder, then create it manually. Restart FileMaker Web Publishing, and now the plugins should be ready to go."

I did this exactly, but i don`t see any SuperContainer Plugins in my Filemaker.

Could anybody help me...What is going wrong?

bye

Username2010

[ooparah]

If you are wanting to install SuperContainer in your FileMaker Pro 10 client, you would need to:

"drag the plugin from the MAC or WIN folder into the FileMaker Extensions directory" for the application. Typically you can find these directories here:

/Applications/FileMaker Pro 10/Extensions (on MAC)

C:Program FilesFileMakerFileMaker Pro 10Extensions (on Windows)

You would then need to restart FileMaker Pro 10 (if it is running) and then you should have access to the SC Companion plug-in functions. You can double-check your installed plug-ins by going to the Preferences tab in FileMaker Pro:

Edit -> Preferences -> Plug-ins (on Windows)

FileMaker Pro 10 -> Preferences -> Plugins (on Mac)

This is covered in our SC Companion Plugin documentation (a few sentences above the Web Publishing installation instructions).

Regards,

[Username2010]

Hello Obinna,

thanks... i ignored this sentence... so finaly, it`s necessary to copy the plugin on the local side (where the client is installed) AND on the server side (where filemaker server is installed)

Now i can see the SuperContainer Plugins. Now i will try to upload files in IWP by using the SCPlugins like the videolink above.

thanks

[Username2010]

Hi again,

i need your help again regarding the right syntax for the plugins. I`d like to upload some files via IWP. So i created 2 buttons (choose file, submit) and one textfield to show the document which should upload.

In my opinion, i have to configured each button.

The syntax for the first button (choose file) is:

SCSetBaseURL( "http://external_IP_from_the_FilemakerServer:8020/SuperContainer/Files/" )

AND

SCChooseFile( "files" ; )

AND

SCSetContainer( "Users/Shared/SuperContainer/" ; Checkliste::Dokument)

For the second button (submit), i have no idea...

If i click on the (choose file) button, i got a windows to choose a file...that looks good...but i think the last line "SCSetContainer( "Users/Shared/SuperContainer/" ; Checkliste::Dokument)" is not correct for the (choose file) button, isn`t it?

Could anybody help me?

Thanks a lot

[Username2010]

Now i deleted my 2 buttons (choose file and submit) and create a window with the web-viewer-tool. In the properties i set "http://external_IP_of_the_FMServer:8020/SuperContainer/Files/" & Checkliste::Dokument"

Now i can choose and upload files, but if i upload a file, i have it for all my datarecords too. How i have it to configure that each dataset has his own file.

[ooparah]

Yes, you will need to make sure each folder path you provide for each record is unique. Using primary keys or UUIDs is a good approach. There are other ways to handle it of course...

For example:

"http://external_IP_of_the_FMServer:8020/SuperContainer/Files/" & Checkliste::Dokument & "/" & Checkliste::doc_id

Hope this helps,