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MBS FileMaker Plugin Example Databases

PDF Viewer

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PDF Viewer.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	5
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	24

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	Off
Require iOS passcode	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
PDF Viewer	7 fields defined, 1 record	PDF Viewer

Fields

Table Name: PDF Viewer - 7 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
PrimaryKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Context table: PDF Viewer Calculation: Get( UUID ) Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Unique Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: Minimal Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: Unicode Raw	Unique identifier of each record in this table
CreationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Creation timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was created
CreatedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Creation account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who created each record
ModificationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Modification timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was last modified
ModifiedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Modification account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who last modified each record
PDF Container	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		PDF Viewer		Import PDF Select PDF Show Preview Clear
PDF Path	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		PDF Viewer		Import PDF Select PDF Show Preview Clear

Layout Objects: PDF Viewer

Regular Fields

Field Name: PDF Viewer::PDF Container

Layout Name:

PDF Viewer

Top: 60 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 334 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Field Name: PDF Viewer::PDF Path

Layout Name:

PDF Viewer

Top: 376 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 407 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Select PDF

Layout Name:

PDF Viewer

Top: 418 pt
Left: 276 pt
Bottom: 449 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Select PDF” ]

Scripts:

Select PDF

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Import PDF

Layout Name:

PDF Viewer

Top: 334 pt
Left: 276 pt
Bottom: 365 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Import PDF” ]

Scripts:

Import PDF

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Show Preview

Layout Name:

PDF Viewer

Top: 536 pt
Left: 251 pt
Bottom: 567 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Show Preview” ]

Scripts:

Show Preview

Next Script: [Select PDF]

Script Name	Import PDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PDF Viewer
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Go to Layout [ original layout ] Set Error Capture [ On ] #create record if missing If [ Get(FoundCount) = 0 ] New Record/Request End If Go to Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Container ] [ Select/perform ] Insert PDF [ ] If [ Get(LastError) = 3 ] Insert File [ PDF Viewer::PDF Container ] [ Filters ] [ "PDF": ( *.pdf ) ] [ Storage method: Insert ] [ Display content ] [ Compression: Never compress ] End If #on success, clear PDF path If [ Get(LastError) = 0 ] Set Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Path; "" ] End If
Fields used in this script	PDF Viewer::PDF Container PDF Viewer::PDF Path
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Tables used in this script	PDF Viewer
Table occurrences used by this script	PDF Viewer
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Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Import PDF]

Next Script: [Show Preview]

Script Name	Select PDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PDF Viewer
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Go to Layout [ original layout ] Set Error Capture [ On ] #create record if missing If [ Get(FoundCount) = 0 ] New Record/Request End If #show file dialog Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetAllowMulti"; 0) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "com.adobe.pdf"; "*.PDF"; "PDF files") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.OpenFileDialog") ] If [ $r = "OK" ] #save path Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; 0) ] If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] #store path and clear container Set Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Path; $path ] Set Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Container; "" ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] End If End If
Fields used in this script	PDF Viewer::PDF Path PDF Viewer::PDF Container
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Tables used in this script	PDF Viewer
Table occurrences used by this script	PDF Viewer
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Previous Script: [Select PDF]

Next Script: [Close Preview]

Script Name	Show Preview
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PDF Viewer
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Perform Script [ “Close Preview” ] If [ IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Container ) and IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Path ) ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "No PDF?"; Message: "Please select or import a PDF first."; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If #let FileMaker draw layout Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ] #now add control Set Variable [ $$preview; Value:MBS( "Preview.CreateWithControl"; 0; "placeholder") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to create preview control"; Message: $$preview; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $$preview; Value:"" ] End If #load content If [ not IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Container ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Preview.LoadContainer"; $$preview; PDF Viewer::PDF Container ) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to load container"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If Else If [ not IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Path ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Preview.LoadFile"; $$preview; PDF Viewer::PDF Path ) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to load file"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If End If
Fields used in this script	PDF Viewer::PDF Container PDF Viewer::PDF Path
Scripts used in this script	Close Preview
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	PDF Viewer
Table occurrences used by this script	PDF Viewer
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Previous Script: [Show Preview]

Next Script: [Clear]

Script Name	Close Preview
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Show Preview Clear
Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ $$preview ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Preview.Release"; $$preview ) ] Set Variable [ $$preview; Value:"" ] End If
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Previous Script: [Close Preview]

Script Name	Clear
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Perform Script [ “Close Preview” ] Set Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Path; "" ] Set Field [ PDF Viewer::PDF Container; "" ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	PDF Viewer::PDF Path PDF Viewer::PDF Container
Scripts used in this script	Close Preview
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	PDF Viewer
Table occurrences used by this script	PDF Viewer
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