How to inserting a pdf regardless of the user in windows

[Gilbert13]

How can I change the path so the script will insert the pdf regardless of the user in windows and regardless of the pdf name?

This is the original path is:  imagewin: /C/Users/Home/Documents/pdf/anyname.pdf

 

Thanks in advance

[Wim Decorte]

You can use the FM function Get(DocumentsPath) to take the user out of the equation, but you have to know the PDF name obviously.  No way around that.  You can't insert what you can't target.

 

What is it that you are trying to do?  Can you let the user select the file?

[Gilbert13]

No problem, I can specify the name of the document however I do not understand how to use the function Get(DocumentsPath) in the Insert PDF scipt step.

 

Please help!

[comment]

I do not understand how to use the function Get(DocumentsPath) in the Insert PDF scipt step.

 

You wouldn't use it in the Insert PDF[] script step itself, but in a Set Variable[] step -  for example:

Set Variable [ $myPath; Value:"imagewin:" & Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "pdf/anyname.pdf" ]
Insert PDF [ “$myPath” ]

See:

http://www.filemaker.com/help/13/fmp/en/html/create_db.8.42.html#1087742

[Gilbert13]

Thank you very much for the help 

[Gilbert13]

I need to rename a pdf document in the folder "pdf" from 2342355.pdf to pdf.pdf

however I do not know where you specify the desired name in cmd

 

cmd /c REN /Q *.pdf "%userprofile%documentspdf"

 

Thanks in advance

[Gilbert13]

I found a way to rename my pdf and I want to share with the forum for the benefit of others.

 

cmd /c for /f "delims=" %i in ('dir "%userprofile%documentspdf*.pdf" /s/b') do rename %i pdf.pdf

 

Thanks