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Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
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Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro


  • Subject: Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
  • From: Sam Elowitch <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:23:26 -0500

Nick,

Thanks for that tip. Can you point me to where I might find those plug-ins?
Much appreciated.

Happy Holidays! (Tonight my family and I are enjoying the third night of
Chanukah with some guests. Why then I am on the computer again?)

-Sam

On 12/21/03 4:04 PM, "Nicholas Orr" <email@hidden> wrote:

> You should also look at some of plugins for filemaker. It's not
> applescript, but there are free ones that will do this for you.
>
> nick
>
> On 22/12/2003, at 1:30 AM, Sam Elowitch wrote:
>
>> I have successfully created a formula that automatically generates a
>> filename I want for each of the images in my database. Unfortunately,
>> since
>> FMP has no command for renaming a file, I need to pass the new
>> filename out
>> of Filemaker and into AppleScript to actually do the renaming.
>>
>> So, it would be something like this:
>>
>> 1. pass the variable inside field x to the Finder.
>> 2. tell the finder to rename the selected file with the new name.
>>
>> I'm a little lost as to the syntax....
>>
>> -Sam
>>
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