Kluge or not, your solution is still better than nothing. This is so ridiculous that FM cannot script the simple command to insert a picture using a variable. They used to claim to have an extensive scripting library, also. Thanks, Bob R. On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:33:15 -0600, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >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. >>>> >>> ===================================================================== >>> ==== >> >=========================================================================