Extracting date and size from Container field content

[sedek]

I run FM Pro 11

 

I have a container field in a small document management application.

 

It can contain very different types of files like pdf, jpg, doc, xls, bmp, csv, avi, mov,   etc....

 

I almost always keep a link to the file, not a copy of the file, in order to keep the database small.

 

 

Is there a way to collect more information from the linked file, like creation and last modify date, file size, author .... (when such info is available)?

 

That data would be automatically added to corresponding fields in my table, whenever I create a new record.

 

Once this is in place, is there a way to look up for updated information like last modifiy date and file size changes whenever I later browse into the corresponding record?

 

If so, would that kind of calculation have an impact on database performance?

 

 

 

 

 

[Ocean West]

Not directly without a plugin - a plugin can be able to get the meta data of the file.

[sedek]

Who makes plugins for this?

 

Do free versions exist?    I'm not sure that this is data that will be truly useful. Only time will tell.

[David Anders]

Google "filemaker container plugin"
https://www.google.com/search?q=filemaker+container+plugin

 

360Works, CNS, Monkeybread, Troi, and how to install links all show up.