Re: Print to pdf in FileMaker
Re: Print to pdf in FileMaker
- Subject: Re: Print to pdf in FileMaker
- From: Bruce Robertson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:30:10 -0700
You might start with the FileMaker documentation and help files.
That is exactly why this feature was introduced and it is well documented
and mentioned extensively by FileMaker in their description of new features.
Also look at the built in "get" functions for various path values such as
desktop, documents, and (FM9) temporary items.
Assuming you have stored the intended file name in field gFileName:
Set variable [$path; "file:" & get(desktopPath) & gFileName & ".pdf"]
Save Records as PDF [ $path ]
> On 22.10.2007 17:36, "Richard Rönnbäck" <email@hidden> spake
> thus:
>
>> You dont't print. FileMaker has built-in PDF library, which is about a
>> thousand times faster than printing to PDF.
>>
>> What you do is that you do a FileMaker script (not AS) that has two steps,
>> first you assign the cell value to a FileMaker Variable, then you just chose
>> the Export records as PDF step, using your variablename as your filename.
>>
>> At export FileMaker will then use the cell value stored in your variable as
>> your file name.
>>
>>
>> / Richard
>>
>
> Okay, I think I get the point. How do I insert the variable as the name of the
> file in the ³save record as PDF² part of the script ? I have tried specifying
> with and without the ³$² symbol as the filename .pdf, but it doesn¹t seem to
> work. Does it need to be escaped in some way so I don¹t end up with a $Nr.pdf
> file (I have) ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> j.
>
> Jay Louvion
> Studio Casagrande
> 3, rue Müller-Brun
> 1208 Geneva
>
> T+4122 840 3272
> F+4122 840 3271
>
> www.studiocasagrande.com
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