Is it possible through a script to save a copy of a file with a timestamp and email it to someone

[hartmut]

I like to archive my projects to my yahoo email account. I would like to know if I could automatically send a copy of my file through a script to my email account. I would like it to automatically name the file with a name and a timestamp to always keep track of the latest version. I just want to find out if there is a way to automate doing this for my files. 

 

 

[Wim Decorte]

If your file is not hosted on FMS you can use the "save copy as" script step and add timestamp.  If you create the path and filename in a variable for use in the save script step you can use the same variable to use as the attachment path for the Send Mail script step.

 

However, it's not a good idea to send a FM through email without zipping it first.  Email can corrupt files.

[Mountain]

Thanks for the tip. I didn't know it could corrupt a file. Sometimes I back up my files to yahoo. Is there anyway to protect them from corruption if I back up that way?

[Wim Decorte]

How do you back up to Yahoo?  

[hartmut]

I back up to yahoo without using filemaker. I do it through safari in Yahoo mail. 

 

 

[Wim Decorte]

Not a good idea t use email as a backup medium, email has been known to corrupt files.