Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Icon.SetIcon

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Icon.SetIcon

Sets the icon for the file or directory at the specified path.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
QuickLook Files	2.7	Yes	No	Yes, macOS only	No	No

MBS( "Icon.SetIcon"; Path; image ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Path The path to the file or folder. "/Applications"

image A container value with some picture. Can be JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG or TIFF. $image

Parameter	Description	Example value
Path	The path to the file or folder.	"/Applications"
image	A container value with some picture. Can be JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG or TIFF.	$image

Result

Returns OK on success.

Description

Sets the icon for the file or directory at the specified path.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Sets icon of a file on the desktop:

MBS("Icon.SetIcon"; "/Users/Christian/Desktop/test.pdf"; Data::image)

Example Databases

Mac only/Icon and QuickLook/SetIcon

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 24th May 2017

Icon.GetIconWithQuickLook - ImageCapture.CameraInfo

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