Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Directory Watcher

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Directory Watcher

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Directory Watcher.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	3
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	0

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
Directory Watcher	3 fields defined, 9 records	Directory Watcher

Fields

Table Name: Directory Watcher - 3 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Directory	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1 Index Language: German		Directory Watcher		SetDesktop Initialize
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		Directory Watcher		WatcherScript
Action	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Directory Watcher		WatcherScript

Layout Objects: Directory Watcher

Regular Fields

Field Name: Directory Watcher::Directory

Layout Name:

Directory Watcher

Top: 14 pt
Left: 142 pt
Bottom: 36 pt
Right: 595 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: Directory Watcher::Path

Layout Name:

Directory Watcher

Top: 60 pt
Left: 42 pt
Bottom: 82 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

Field Name: Directory Watcher::Action

Layout Name:

Directory Watcher

Top: 60 pt
Left: 545 pt
Bottom: 82 pt
Right: 798 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: Set Desktop

Layout Name:

Directory Watcher

Top: 16 pt
Left: 612 pt
Bottom: 39 pt
Right: 700 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “SetDesktop” ]

Scripts:

SetDesktop

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Watch

Layout Name:

Directory Watcher

Top: 16 pt
Left: 717 pt
Bottom: 39 pt
Right: 805 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Initialize” ]

Scripts:

Initialize

Next Script: [Initialize]

Script Name	SetDesktop
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Directory Watcher
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Directory Watcher::Directory; MBS( "Folders.UserDesktop" ) ]
Fields used in this script	Directory Watcher::Directory
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Directory Watcher
Table occurrences used by this script	Directory Watcher
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [SetDesktop]

Next Script: [WatcherScript]

Script Name	Initialize
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Directory Watcher
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Go to Layout [ “Directory Watcher” ] Delete All Records [ No dialog ] Set Variable [ $watcher; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.Create") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.SetScriptName"; $Watcher; "WatcherScript") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.SetFileName"; $Watcher; Get(FileName)) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.AddDirectory"; $Watcher; Directory Watcher::Directory; 1; "Filename¶DirName¶Attributes¶Size¶LastWrite¶LastAccess¶Creation¶Security") ]
Fields used in this script	Directory Watcher::Directory
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script	Directory Watcher
Tables used in this script	Directory Watcher
Table occurrences used by this script	Directory Watcher
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Initialize]

Script Name	WatcherScript
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	#get ID for directory watcher Set Variable [ $Watcher; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #do we have events? Set Variable [ $count; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.ChangeCount"; $Watcher) ] If [ $count = 0 or MBS("IsError") ] Exit Script [ ] End If Go to Layout [ “Directory Watcher” ] Loop #process event Set Variable [ $item; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.NextChange"; $Watcher) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:GetValue($item; 1) ] Set Variable [ $action; Value:GetValue($item; 3) ] New Record/Request Set Field [ Directory Watcher::Path; $path ] Set Field [ Directory Watcher::Action; $action ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] #next Set Variable [ $count; Value:MBS("DirectoryWatcher.ChangeCount"; $Watcher) ] Exit Loop If [ $count = 0 ] End Loop Go to Layout [ original layout ]
Fields used in this script	Directory Watcher::Path Directory Watcher::Action
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script	Directory Watcher
Tables used in this script	Directory Watcher
Table occurrences used by this script	Directory Watcher
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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