This "almost" works for inserting a PDF into a FM database. (Using FM 6, OSX 10.3.9) ------------ tell app "finder" set myphoto to choose file --the PDF file to import set myphoto to myphoto as string --must be done. end tell tell app "filemaker pro" activate tell database "mydatabase.fp5" --database file name; open in this example set cell "Page Box 1" to file (myphoto) --Page box 1 is a local name end tell end tell ------------- It does not retain the PDF file in the FM file if I try to Save A Copy, Close and Re-Open the FM file. It looks like it only saves a pointer to the PDF file. How do I script inserting a PDF into FM and keeping the PDF embedded into the FM file? thanks, Bob R.