Open PDF from Container automatically

[Matt Klein]

Hi all!

 

Does anyone know if it's possible to script the opening of a PDF stored in a container field in FileMaker Go 13?   I've tried a couple of different techniques such as Go To Field with Select/Perform selected.   I have not been able to get the PDF open without tapping the container field and selecting "View".

 

I would rather the user not have to do that.  Ideally,  I'd like to have the user click a button that runs a script that opens the pdf so that I don't have to show the container field to the user.

 

 

 

[Agnes Riley]

I have a button on my layout that runs the OpenURL script step and I feed it the URL where my file is hosted. That loads the PDF, then you can open it in Safari if you want.

[Sky Willmott]

I have done this with a script like:

 

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Set Variable [$path; Value:Get (TemporaryPath ) & "myfile.pdf"]

Export Field Contents [myContainerField; "$path"; Automatically open]

 

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The trick is making sure 'Automatically open' is selected.....

 

The Get(TemporaryPath) function is useful for a lot of things :-)   ... I also use it to create PDF reports from the FileMaker Go solution and then have it import it into a container field for viewing as above, emailing, opening in other applications etc... The script goes something like:

 

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Set Variable [$path; Value:Get (TemporaryPath ) & "myfile.pdf"]

 

Save Records as PDF [Restore, No dialog; "$path"; Records being browsed]

 

Go to Field [select/perform; myContainerField]

 

Insert PDF ["$path"]

 

Go to Field [select/perform]

 

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Hope this helps :-)

[Matt Klein]

Thanks for the replies!

 

The Get(TemporaryPath) technique worked like a champ!

 

Thanks again to all that replied.

[Gismo12]

Hi,

any reason why i get an operator expected error in line 1?