Server filepath to SC?

[David Jondreau]

I'm trying to set up a server-side script that sends an e-mail with an attachment stored on the same machine using SuperContainer.

 

I know the folder path from starting at the SuperContainer folder, but how do I get from a FileMaker-recognized "start" ( DesktopPath or DocumentsPath or something more general) to the SuperContainer folder?

 

What's the best way to reference a SuperContainer filepath from the server itself?

[Joe Pampalon]

Hi David,

 

We recommend using the absolute path for any file path. On OS X, this means starting the path with either “/Volumes” or “/“, and on Windows, this means starting the path with the drive letter. For example, these two paths point to the same file: “/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Desktop/test.txt” and “/Users/<username>/Desktop/test.txt"

Please note the FileMaker Get functions (e.g., Get(DesktopPath)) return a path that begins with the name of the system volume. For example, Get(DesktopPath) returns “/Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Desktop/“ where “Macintosh HD” is the system volume.

[David Jondreau]

OK, so I've been plugging away at this, and "/Volumes" isn't cutting it. SC is creating a folder within itself and not using the absolute path.

 

I'd like to copy a file stored with SC to a folder where Server can e-mail it as an attachment. Using SCCopy(), I can copy the file, but it always puts it in a subfolder of the SuperContainer/Files/ folder.

 

Feeding SCCopy a destination path of:

"/Volumes" & Get ( DocumentsPath ) which is equal to  /Volumes/OSX/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/

 

I get a file copied to:

OSX/Users/Shared/SuperContainer/Files/Volumes/OSX/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/filename.pdf

 

Instead of:

/Volumes/OSX/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/filename.pdf

 

It's the same if I used a temporary folder. It just created the whole temporary folder path inside SC's Files folder.

 

How do I bump up a file out of SC to go down to the Doc (or Temp) folder?

[Joe Pampalon]

Hi David,

 

The SCCopy function is specifically meant for copying files from one SuperContainer directory to another SuperContainer directory. It will not copy files outside of the SuperContainer folder. I realize the documentation for the function does not mention this, and I will have it changed shortly.

 

The function you want is SCDownload. You can supply a destination folder for the downloaded file.

[David Jondreau]

Thank you Joe!

 

That works!

 

David