Save as PDF - automation

[jbernal]

I have an existing Filemaker script that Saves my contact list as a PDF and it is set to execute when I open the Filemaker file.  The script works fine when I double-click the file to open it; however when I use a shell script to "Open print.fp7" via an OS X cron job, I find that many times instead of opening my file and running the script, instead the Filemaker icon is just left bouncing in the OS X Dock.

 

When I click on the bouncing icon the Filemaker window then appears in the foreground and the script executes normally.

 

Is there a way to ensure that my cron job "Open print.fp7" script executes without any user intervention?

 

Thanks for your feedback.

[john renfrew]

Posting your code might help, otherwise it is just guessing.