Importing Records Being Browse as PDF to a Container Fields

["... you mean these fans?"]

Hi,

 

I'm confused, please help.  What I'm trying to accomplish here is to provide a global container field where I would place a pdf via Filemaker PRO so user can navigate via IWP, click on the container fields and if I'm understanding Filemaker correctly ... Filemaker, via IWP, either allows the user to click on the container image or provides a link for the user to click that will download the .pdf to the users desktop.

 

I can select "Insert" from the File Pull Down Menu and insert any .pdf into my global container filed, however when I try to script my records being browsed to be a .pdf and place that pdf in my container fields it doesn't make it, global container field empty?? No pdf file. No errors either ?? huh???

 

Anyway, any assistance here would be grateful.

 

 

Set Error Capture [ On ]
Go to Field [ Main Database::Packing List Container ]

[ Select/perform ]
Set Variable [ $Set Temp Path; Value:"file:" & Get ( TemporaryPath ) & Main Database::Packing List Container&".pdf" ]

Save Records as PDF [ File Name: “$Set Temp Path”; Records being browsed ]
[ Document - Compatibility: Acrobat 7 and later ]
[ Pages - Number Pages From: 1; Include: All pages ]
[ Security - Printing: High Resolution; Editing: Any except extracting pages; Enable copying; Enable Screen Reader ] [ Initial View - Show: Pages Panel and Page; Page Layout: Single Page; Magnification: 100% ]

[ Restore; No dialog ] Exit Script [ ] 

["... you mean these fans?"]

You can insert into a global field with FM Pro, however when navigating to your IWP page the global container will be empty.  You'll have to have container fields specifically for your records being browsed that is not global; let say a container table and navigate your user to the container field to click on the download link.

 

 

  Set Variable [$FilePath ; "file:" & Get ( TemporaryPath ) & "FileName.pdf"]

  Got to Layout ["yourlayout"] ( or OMIT if your already on the layout )

  Save Record as PDF [No dialog; "$FilePath", records being browsed]

  #PDF has been created, now insert into container

  Go to Layout ["ContainerLayout"] 

  Insert File [TABLE::ContainerField; "$FilePath"]