Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
- Subject: Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
- From: Paul Tuckey <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 23:50:15 +0000
Sam
You don't need plugins to run AppleScript from FileMaker Pro just use the
Perform AppleScript Script step.
I think Troi do a plugin to achieve the same ends, useful if you want to
develop cross platform solution but if your system for Mac then AppleScript
is the way to go.
Paul
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From: Sam Elowitch <email@hidden>
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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:23:26 -0500
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To: Nicholas Orr <email@hidden>, <email@hidden>
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Subject: Re: Rename File from Filemaker Pro
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Nick,
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Thanks for that tip. Can you point me to where I might find those plug-ins?
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Much appreciated.
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Happy Holidays! (Tonight my family and I are enjoying the third night of
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Chanukah with some guests. Why then I am on the computer again?)
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-Sam
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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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