Kluge or not, your solution is still better than nothing.  This is so
ridiculous that FM cannot script the simple command to insert a picture
using a variable. They used to claim to have an extensive scripting library,
also.

Thanks,
Bob R.


On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:33:15 -0600, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Apr 12, 2006, at 5:04 PM, Bob R. wrote:
>
>> Teaching the SM script where to find the picutres folder is exactly
>> the
>> problem I have.  In all of Filemaker's script examples, the Inser
>> Picture
>> script names a specific file name.  I need to know how to use an
>> Applescript
>> variable instead.  thanks, Bob R.
>
>What I did was as follows:
>
>[1] Establish a folder to hold the image file to  be inserted.
>[2] Establish a file in that folder that would be inserted via the SM
>[3] Taught the SM to insert that file in the field.
>[4] Told the AS to delete the file (2) in the folder (1).
>[5] Told AS to COPY an image I wanted to the place where that file
>was located.
>[6] Told AS to RENAME the file to something the SM would recognize.
>[7] Had the AS call upon the SM to insert the image.
>
>Repeat steps 4 through 7 as necessary, based on a list of files that
>were to be inserted.
>
>Yes It's kludge, but so is FMP in my opinion. I've given up trying to
>get FMI out of it's we'll-give-the-users-what-we-want-when-we-want-to-
>give-it-to-them mode for the last 10 years
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>Regards,
>
>Chuck
>
>
>>
>> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:00:42 -0600, Chuck Pelto
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I use an FMP ScriptMaker Script, called upon BY an AppleScript.
>>>
>>> The trick is to get the two to coordinate. Therefore, there is a
>>> field in the FMP datafile that the SM script sets to a certain value
>>> when it is finished bringing in the image and the AS script checks to
>>> see if things are finished and it can proceed to the next image. The
>>> AS script also resets that field before calling the SM script again.
>>>
>>> The pratfall....and FMP is FULL of em....is that you need to 'teach'
>>> the SM script where to find the image. Otherwise, the poor thing gets
>>> confused. [Note: One of the MANY reasons I'm moving away from FMP.]
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> On Apr 11, 2006, at 4:48 PM, Bob R. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Using Filemaker 6 with OS 10.3.9, I am trying to insert low res PDF
>>>> files into a master
>>>> document to view them as a proof sheet.  Using the file name as a
>>>> string does not
>>>> embed the PDF; only the Insert Picture command will do that.  My
>>>> problem is how to
>>>> use Filemaker's Scriptmaker to script the Insert Picture command
>>>> using a variable for
>>>> the PDF file name.  Here is how FM says to use the do script:
>>>>
>>>>      Insert Picture ["myphoto.tif']
>>>>
>>>> When I try to follow their lead:
>>>>
>>>>      do script "Insert Picture [myrealpic.pdf]"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the result is "Object not found".  And that is for a specific file,
>>>> just to see if it will work.
>>>> Here I try using a variable:
>>>>
>>>>      do script "Insert Picture [myfile]"
>>>>
>>>> and nothing happens at that point.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?  Thanks, Bob R.
>>>>
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