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DynaPDF.AssociateEmbFile
Associates an embedded file with a PDF object.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Server | FileMaker Cloud | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| DynaPDF | 6.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. | ||
| DestObject | The destination object type. Can be Annotation, Catalog, Field, Image, Page or Template. |
"Annotation" |
| DestHandle | The destination object handle or -1. | -1 |
| Relationship | The relationship for the object to its parent. Can be Associated, Data, Source, Supplement or Alternative. The value Alternative must be used for ZUGFeRD compatible invoices. |
"Alternative" |
| EmbFile | Handle of an embedded file. |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Associates an embedded file with a PDF object.The parameter DestHandle must be a valid handle of a PDF object. If destination object type is a page, then the page number must be used as handle. The first page is denoted by one. If the destination object is the documents catalog then the parameter DestHandle is ignored. Set the parameter to zero or -1 in this case.
The parameter EmbFile must be a valid handle of an embedded file. See DynaPDF.AttachFile or AttachFile for further information.
Associated files are supported since PDF 2.0 and in PDF/A 3 files. In PDF/A 3 files all embedded files must be associated with a PDF object.
See also AssociateEmbFile function in DynaPDF manual.
Examples
Add ZUGFeRD invoice xml file:
Set Variable [$FileHandle; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AttachFileText"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice XML; "UTF-8"; "ZUGFeRD-invoice.xml"; "Invoice as XML")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AssociateEmbFile"; $pdf; "Catalog"; -1; "Alternative"; $FileHandle)]
See also
Example Databases
- DynaPDF/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRD Invoice
- DynaPDF/ZUGFeRD 2.0/Factur-X Invoice
- DynaPDF/ZUGFeRD 2.0/ZUGFeRD 2.0 Invoice
Blog Entries
- ZUGFeRD 2.0 and Factur-X for FileMaker
- Creating PDF/A in FileMaker with ZUGFeRD standard
- Creating PDF/A in FileMaker with ZUGFeRD standard
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 5.5pr3
Created 15th December 2015, last changed 16th August 2016
DynaPDF.AppendPage - DynaPDF.AttachFile
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