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2. Re: open attached file (by reference)
I know I can do right click export field content
You can also script this with a button, but if the file is stored by reference, double clicking the container field should open the referenced file...
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4. Re: open attached file (by reference)
What kind of file and exactly how was it inserted? (insert object, Insert File, Insert picture...)
How confident are you that it was inserted by reference?
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6. Re: open attached file (by reference)
On My Windows XP system, I opened a test file where I play with container fields. I clicked in the field and chose Insert File. I clicked the "store by reference" check box. I located and inserted a .docx file. When I double click this file, MS Word launches and opens the file.
The only thing I can think of that would keep this from happening for a "store by reference" file would be do try this on a computer that does not have Microsoft Word installed or for which a system setting is preventing the application from launching. You can test both possibilities by locating a .docx file on the local computer and double clicking the file directly.
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7. Re: open attached file (by reference)
yes it works, i didn't check the store by reference option.
thanks
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8. Re: open attached file (by reference)
For your users, this is one reason to give them a button for inserting files. In your script, you can make sure that all files are correctly inserted by reference. You can even use FileMaker to relocate the inserted file from the client machine to a shared directory on the server.
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9. Re: open attached file (by reference)
now the problem is i want to gove the user the ability to attach file as much as he want (more than one)
for the time being i created a container and i use it to insert the file.
how can i do it dynamically, i mean how can i le t hte user to insert more than one
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10. Re: open attached file (by reference)
You can't. You should create another table with the linked files in a container field, and then have a portal listing on the layout you have now.
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11. Re: open attached file (by reference)
yes, no pbm to create new table "attachDoc", whith 1 column as container? so i insert a portal related to this table. but everytime i want to attach a doc how can i do this through portal? -
12. Re: open attached file (by reference)
ok i created the "attachDOC" table, i insert it in the layout.
through a button i want to provide the user a way to insert files.
i set this script but it doesn't wortk: go to portal row (last)
go to object (objectname = attachDocContainer)
insert file...
how can i tell FM to go to last oprtal and to the field name =... ?
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13. Re: open attached file (by reference)
You have to drive the cursor to a field in the portal first, using the relationship of the portal. Then go to PortalRow last..
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14. Re: open attached file (by reference)
to delete a row in the portal i wrote this script: go to portal row (select; get active portal row number) delete portal row it works sometimes !! and some other time it delete all the portal row and the current record in the main layout ! please help