Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: MapView.Screenshot

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MapView.Screenshot

Renders screenshot of the map view.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
MapView	9.3	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes

MBS( "MapView.Screenshot"; MapView { ; ImageType; FileName } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

MapView The map view reference number. $$MapView

ImageType The type of image to return.
Either JPEG, PNG, GIF or BMP. Default is JPEG. "JPEG" Optional

FileName The filename to use for the picture.
Default is "image" with the extension matching the image type. "test.jpg" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
MapView	The map view reference number.	$$MapView
ImageType	The type of image to return. Either JPEG, PNG, GIF or BMP. Default is JPEG.	"JPEG"	Optional
FileName	The filename to use for the picture. Default is "image" with the extension matching the image type.	"test.jpg"	Optional

Result

Returns container or error.

Description

Renders screenshot of the map view.
This includes annotations and overlays as they are visible.

Examples

Save screenshot to desktop:

If [ Length ( $$MapView) > 0 ]
Set Variable [ $screenshot ; Value: MBS("MapView.Screenshot"; $$MapView; "PNG") ]
Set Variable [ $file ; Value: MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; MBS( "Folders.UserDesktop" ); "mapview.png" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Container.WriteFile"; $screenshot; $file) ]
End If