"Chuck Pelto" wrote:

> On Apr 14, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Gary (Lists) wrote:
> 
>> Chuck, why all the acrobatics?  What are you trying to do that
>> AppleScript
>> can not do?  What does FileMaker really have to do with the file
>> system
>> issues you are trying to overcome?  You can insert content into a
>> FileMaker
>> field without any involvement of FileMaker at all, except accepting
>> the
>> data, of course.
> 
> 
> FMP would not allow me to insert an image into a container field.

Of course it will. :-|

> I do believe I had tried to use strictly AS techniques, e.g., set
> cell "myImage" to thisImage. Even copying 'thisImage' to the
> clipboard and pasting into the field didn't work. I wound up using
> the system described to Bob R.

This is rather meaningless, without any context.  'thisImage' could be
anything...it matters.

(String, alias, file...different versions of FM accept different kinds of
references.)

> That is as I recall this messy affair;

Sorry, Chuck, that you had an ordeal, but I assure you, it's quite common
and quite easy. One line to set a container field to an image (or other
file.)

> it being about a year ago. I
> also recall that I needed to use the repetitions of a container field
> for this project.

Who knows.

I use image containers too, sometimes.  (Especially in my contacts db, where
I want to select a 'Home', 'Work' etc. and have a different icon display
depending on that value.  Again, quite common.

> Which version of FMP did you find you could insert images into
> fields? I stopped investing in FMP with v6.

Every version I've ever used.  Or, rather, let's say, without hesitation,
that includes version 4 to version 7 (8 is no different in this regard, I
assure you.)  And, I would probably bet that this included FM version 2.x,
which I do believe I have on a floppy disk.

And, I would have to add that there was a ".gif" caveat at some point, FM
version 4 and 5, maybe?  The whole "I own gif" legal issue was probably the
culprit, but as I recall, container fields would not accept a GIF...you had
to PICT it first.

Anyway, I think you had a bad run.  It happens.

I provided some samples yesterday, so you can go get them if you want.  One
for FMv5-6 and one for FM7-only.
--
Gary