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DragTest

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DragTest.fmp12

Overview
Tables1
Relationships0
Layouts1
Scripts6
Value Lists0
Custom Functions0
Custom Menus33
File Options
Default custom menu set[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version12.0
Login usingAccount Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save passwordOff
Require iOS passcodeOff
Switch to layoutOff
Hide all toolbarsOff
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpenOff
OnLastWindowCloseOff
OnWindowOpenOff
OnWindowCloseOff
OnFileAVPlayerChangeOff
Thumbnail Settings
Generate ThumbnailsOn; Temporary

 

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DragTest
5 fields defined, 1 record
DragTest

Fields

Table Name: DragTest - 5 Fields
Field NameTypeOptionsCommentsOn LayoutsIn RelationshipsIn ScriptsIn Value Lists
testNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
  • Allow editing
Validation:
  • Only during data entry
Storage:
  • Repetitions: 1
  • Indexing: None
  • Automatically create indexes as needed
  • Index Language: German
          fieldNormal, BinaryAuto-Enter:
          • Allow editing
          Validation:
          • Only during data entry
          Storage:
          • Repetitions: 1
              DropLogoNormal, BinaryAuto-Enter:
              • Allow editing
              Validation:
              • Only during data entry
              Storage:
              • Global
              • Repetitions: 1
                    DescriptionNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                    • Allow editing
                    Validation:
                    • Only during data entry
                    Storage:
                    • Repetitions: 1
                    • Indexing: None
                    • Automatically create indexes as needed
                    • Index Language: German
                        TextNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                        • Allow editing
                        Validation:
                        • Only during data entry
                        Storage:
                        • Repetitions: 1
                        • Indexing: None
                        • Automatically create indexes as needed
                        • Index Language: German

                            Layout Objects: DragTest

                            Regular Fields

                            Field Name: DragTest::field
                            Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                            • Top: 130 pt
                            • Left: 6 pt
                            • Bottom: 267 pt
                            • Right: 232 pt
                            • Anchoring: Left, Top
                            Field Format:
                            • Edit Box
                            Field Behavior:
                            • Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
                            • Touch keyboard type: System Default
                            • Go to next field using: Tab key
                            No

                            Field Name: DragTest::Description
                            Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                            • Top: 130 pt
                            • Left: 644 pt
                            • Bottom: 242 pt
                            • Right: 854 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
                            Yes

                            Field Name: DragTest::Text
                            Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                            • Top: 130 pt
                            • Left: 242 pt
                            • Bottom: 267 pt
                            • Right: 495 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
                            Yes

                            Script Hierarchy

                            DragAction
                            Import Email Attachments
                            SetupDrop
                            FreeDrop
                            Hide
                            Show

                            Next Script: [Import Email Attachments]
                            Script NameDragAction
                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                            Include In MenuYes
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                                Script Definition
                                Script Steps
                                • Set Variable [ $dropview; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ]
                                • Set Variable [ $names; Value:¶ ]
                                • #check types
                                • Set Variable [ $Types; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetTypes"; $dropview) ]
                                • #Check for paths in Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $count; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetPathCount"; $dropview) ]
                                • If [ $count > 0 ]
                                • Set Variable [ $index; Value:0 ]
                                • Loop
                                • Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
                                • Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetPath"; $dropview; $index) ]
                                • If [ Length ( $path ) > 0 ]
                                • If [ MBS("Files.FileExists"; $path) = 0 ]
                                • #File not yet written? Wait a bit
                                • Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): 1 ]
                                • End If
                                • Set Variable [ $name; Value:MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; $path) ]
                                • Set Variable [ $names; Value:$names & $name & ¶ ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::field; MBS("Files.ReadFile"; $path; "auto") ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $path ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got via path list" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • #Check email files and get the attachments separated
                                • If [ Right ( $name; 4 ) = ".eml" ]
                                • Perform Script [ “Import Email Attachments”; Parameter: $path ]
                                • End If
                                • End If
                                • #next
                                • Set Variable [ $index; Value:$index+1 ]
                                • Exit Loop If [ $index = $count ]
                                • End Loop
                                • End If
                                • #Check for a file descriptor coming with Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $count; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetFileDescriptorCount"; $dropview; "") ]
                                • If [ $count > 0 ]
                                • Set Variable [ $index; Value:0 ]
                                • Loop
                                • Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
                                • Set Variable [ $name; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetFileDescriptor"; $dropview; $index; "name") ]
                                • Set Variable [ $data; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetFileDescriptor"; $dropview; $index; "data") ]
                                • Set Variable [ $size; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetFileDescriptor"; $dropview; $index; "size") ]
                                • Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetFileDescriptor"; $dropview; $index; "path") ]
                                • Set Variable [ $pos; Value:Position ( $names; ¶ & $name & ¶; 1; 1) ]
                                • If [ $pos = 0 ]
                                • #not a duplicate
                                • If [ Length ( $path ) > 0 ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::field; MBS("Files.ReadFile"; $path; "auto") ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got via file descriptor with path" ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $path ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • Else If [ $size > 0 ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::field; $data ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $name ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got via file descriptor with data" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • End If
                                • Set Variable [ $names; Value:$names & $name & ¶ ]
                                • End If
                                • #next
                                • Set Variable [ $index; Value:$index+1 ]
                                • Exit Loop If [ $index = $count ]
                                • End Loop
                                • End If
                                • #Check for text coming with Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $text; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetText"; $dropview) ]
                                • If [ Length($text) > 0 ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $text ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got text" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • End If
                                • #Check for text coming with Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $text; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetHTML"; $dropview) ]
                                • If [ Length($text) > 0 ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $text ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got HTML" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • End If
                                • #Check for text coming with Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $text; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetRTF"; $dropview) ]
                                • If [ Length($text) > 0 ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; $text ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got RTF" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • End If
                                • #Check for Picture coming with Drag & Drop
                                • Set Variable [ $pic; Value:MBS("DragDrop.GetPicture"; $dropview; "PNG") ]
                                • If [ not IsEmpty($pic) ]
                                • New Record/Request
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::field; $pic ]
                                • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "Got Picture" ]
                                • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                • End If
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                                      Previous Script: [DragAction]Next Script: [SetupDrop]
                                      Script NameImport Email Attachments
                                      Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                      Include In MenuYes
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                                        Script Definition
                                        Script Steps
                                        • Set Variable [ $path; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ]
                                        • Set Variable [ $email; Value: MBS( "EmailParser.ParseFile"; $Path ) ]
                                        • If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ]
                                        • #normal attachments
                                        • Set Variable [ $acount; Value:MBS( "EmailParser.AttachmentCount"; $Email ) ]
                                        • If [ $acount > 0 ]
                                        • Set Variable [ $aindex; Value:0 ]
                                        • Loop
                                        • New Record/Request
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::field; MBS( "EmailParser.Attachment"; $Email; $aIndex; "container" ) ]
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; MBS( "EmailParser.Attachment"; $Email; $aIndex; "filename" ) ]
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "attachment" ]
                                        • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                        • #next
                                        • Set Variable [ $aindex; Value:$aindex + 1 ]
                                        • Exit Loop If [ $aindex ≥ $acount ]
                                        • End Loop
                                        • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "EmailParser.free"; $Email ) ]
                                        • End If
                                        • #same for inline graphics
                                        • Set Variable [ $acount; Value:MBS( "EmailParser.InlineCount"; $Email ) ]
                                        • If [ $acount > 0 ]
                                        • Set Variable [ $aindex; Value:0 ]
                                        • Loop
                                        • New Record/Request
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::field; MBS( "EmailParser.Inline"; $Email; $aIndex; "container" ) ]
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::Text; MBS( "EmailParser.Inline"; $Email; $aIndex; "filename" ) ]
                                        • Set Field [ DragTest::Description; "inline graphics" ]
                                        • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                        • #next
                                        • Set Variable [ $aindex; Value:$aindex + 1 ]
                                        • Exit Loop If [ $aindex ≥ $acount ]
                                        • End Loop
                                        • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "EmailParser.free"; $Email ) ]
                                        • End If
                                        • End If
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                                                Previous Script: [Import Email Attachments]Next Script: [FreeDrop]
                                                Script NameSetupDrop
                                                Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                Include In MenuYes
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                                                    Script Definition
                                                    Script Steps
                                                    • #let FileMaker build the layout
                                                    • Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
                                                    • #now add our control
                                                    • Set Variable [ $$dropview; Value:MBS("DragDrop.CreateWithControl"; 0 /* current */; "drop") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.RegisterDropTypes"; $$dropview; "file,rtf,text,html") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.SetDragActionHandler"; $$dropview; Get ( FileName ); "DragAction") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.SetCursor"; $$dropview; 1) ]
                                                    • If [ MBS("Container.GetCount"; DragTest::DropLogo) = 0 ]
                                                    • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Warning"; Message: "Logo for drop container is empty?"; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                                    • Else
                                                    • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.SetImage"; $$dropview; DragTest::DropLogo) ]
                                                    • End If
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                                                            Previous Script: [SetupDrop]Next Script: [Hide]
                                                            Script NameFreeDrop
                                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                            Include In MenuYes
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                                                                Script Definition
                                                                Script Steps
                                                                • If [ Length($$dropView) > 0 ]
                                                                • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.Release"; $$dropview) ]
                                                                • Set Variable [ $$dropview; Value:"" ]
                                                                • End If
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                                                                              Script NameHide
                                                                              Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                                              Include In MenuYes
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                                                                                  Script Steps
                                                                                  • If [ Length($$dropView) > 0 ]
                                                                                  • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.SetVisible"; $$dropview; 0) ]
                                                                                  • End If
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                                                                                                Script NameShow
                                                                                                Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                                                                Include In MenuYes
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                                                                                                    Script Definition
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                                                                                                    • If [ Length($$dropView) > 0 ]
                                                                                                    • Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS( "DragDrop.SetVisible"; $$dropview; 1) ]
                                                                                                    • End If
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