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. >>> >> ===================================================================== >> ==== >