The solution to this problem (and it is in these archives from 2002) is to place a "save" command 
in the tell "filemaker" statement below after the loop finished that inserts the PDF.  The PDF's are 
fine.  It is Filemaker that has the problem.  Bob R.



On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:18:31 -0400, Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Is there a problem with the particular PDF that it is trying to insert?
>FM Scripting is until 7 very much like running the interface yourself.
>
>On Apr 27, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Bob R. wrote:
>
>> I am trying to insert 48 low-res PDF files into a FM6 document.
>> Using Ch=
>> uck
>> Pelto's excellent workaround with FM Scriptmaker, the files sort of
>> get
>> inserted.  The problem is, I get the error message "Cannot import file
>> "Myfile.pdf". Ran out of memory while translating."  The file
>> "Myfile.pdf=
>> "
>> is my temporary place holder file for SM to grab and insert into
>> FM6 db. =
>>
>> Any suggestions?  I know we cannot increase a script's memory size in
>> OSX...or can we?  Here is part of my script I think is relevant to
>> this p=
>> roblem:
>>
>> --------
>> try
>> 	repeat with i from 1 to filecount
>> 	if ".pdf" is not in (item i of filelist as string) then
>> 		set nothing to ""
>> 		else
>> 			tell application "Finder"
>> 			set myfile to item i of folderPath as string
>> 			set myfilename to the name of item i of folderPath
>> 			end tell
>> 			try
>> 			set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "_"
>> 			set myfolio to text item 1 of myfilename as integer
>> 				if myfolio < 10 then
>> 				set myfolio to "0" & myfolio as string
>> 				end if
>> 			set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
>> 				on error
>> 			set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
>> 			end try
>>
>>
>> 			tell application "Finder"
>> 			copyFile myfile to mydesk replacing yes
>> 			set mynewfile to mydesk & myfilename as string
>> 			renameFile mynewfile to "Myfile.pdf"
>> 			end tell
>>
>>
>> 			tell application "FileMaker Pro"
>> 			activate
>> 			try
>> 			set mycell to "Page Box " & myfolio as string
>>
>> 		          tell database mydbfile
>>
>> 			  do script "Go to Entry Screen"
>> 			  go to cell (mycell)
>> 			  do script "Insert PDF"
>> 			  end tell
>>
>> 			on error errmsg
>> 			  display dialog errmsg
>> 			end try
>> 			end tell
>>
>> 			tell application "Finder"
>> 				try
>> 				delete file "Myfile.pdf" of desktop
>> 				end try
>> 			end tell
>> 			end if
>> 		end repeat
>> 	on error errmsg
>> 		display dialog errmsg
>> 	end try
>> ----------
>> thanks,
>> Bob R.
>>
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