On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:24:00 -0500, Gary (Lists) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >Bill, that does work, but it's not AppleScript (as you said.) But, Eric >wanted to do this inside an AppleScript, so we'll need to find a different >solution. > >Eric, you're not alone in trying to figure out the proper kind of reference >(alias, file, etc.) to hand off to FileMaker, or many scriptable >applications, for that matter. > >In FileMaker -- you don't say what version you are using -- the answer is >that you should, with container fields by reference, had off a string. So, >drop the 'alias' from your sample. This may not be helpful in FM 7 +. > >So, in short, in FM _up to 7_ (and maybe including and beyond), one could >insert an image by reference simply by setting the container field's value >to the string path of the object to insert. > >HTH >-- >Gary >========================================================================= Setting the picture cell to the file path as a string works. Here is a partial script that works well for PDF files into FM. Filemaker 6, OS 10.3.9. You can modifiy it for folder drag and drop, mass importing, etc: ------------ 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 ------------- Bob R.