Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Container.ExtractStream

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Container.ExtractStream

Extracts a single frame and returns as new container value.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Container	4.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Container.ExtractStream"; Container; InputType { ; NewName; OutputType } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Container The container value to modify. $data

InputType The input type. "JPEG"

NewName The new file name to use. "test.psd" Optional

OutputType The output type. "FILE" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Container	The container value to modify.	$data
InputType	The input type.	"JPEG"
NewName	The new file name to use.	"test.psd"	Optional
OutputType	The output type.	"FILE"	Optional

Result

Returns modified container value.

Description

Extracts a single frame and returns as new container value.
See Container.GetTypes to figure out what stream types a container value has.

Examples

Extract a Photoshop image and package it like a file import:

MBS("Container.ExtractStream"; Test::InputContainer; "8BPS"; "test.psd"; "FILE")

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 18th August 2014

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