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