Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Barcode Generation

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Barcode Generation

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Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	3
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

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
Barcode Generation	3 fields defined, 11 records	Barcode Generation

Fields

Table Name: Barcode Generation - 3 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Symbology	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Barcode Generation		Run RunFile Run with crop
Text	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Barcode Generation		Run RunFile Run with crop
Image	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Barcode Generation		Run Run with crop

Layout Objects: Barcode Generation

Regular Fields

Field Name: Barcode Generation::Symbology

Layout Name:

Barcode Generation

Top: 48 pt
Left: 6 pt
Bottom: 62 pt
Right: 133 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Barcode Generation::Text

Layout Name:

Barcode Generation

Top: 48 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 62 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Barcode Generation::Image

Layout Name:

Barcode Generation

Top: 48 pt
Left: 396 pt
Bottom: 173 pt
Right: 805 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Generate Barcode

Layout Name:

Barcode Generation

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 84 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 109 pt
Right: 277 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Run” ]

Scripts:

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Write file to desktop

Layout Name:

Barcode Generation

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 120 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 145 pt
Right: 277 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “RunFile” ]

Scripts:

RunFile

Next Script: [RunFile]

Script Name	Run
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Barcode Generation
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Barcode Generation::Image; "" ] Set Variable [ $img; Value:MBS( "Barcode.Generate"; /* Generates a barcode. / Barcode Generation::Symbology; / The symbology to use. e.g. EANX for EAN-13. Another possibility is to lookup the symbology code in the zint manual and pass the number here. EANX is 13 for example.e.g. "EANX" / Barcode Generation::Text; / The text to encode in the barcode.e.g. "12345" / 0; / Optional; The desired width of the barcode in pixels. Zero gives the auto size.e.g. 0 / 0; / Optional; The desired height of the barcode in pixels. Zero gives the auto size.e.g. 0 / 0; / Optional; The rotation. Can be 0, 90, 180 or 270.e.g. 0 / 4; / Optional; The scale of the target image.e.g. 1.0 / 0; / Optional; 0: black on white 1: black on transparent background 2: white on black (new in 7.2) 3: white on transparent background (new in 7.2)e.g. 1 / 1; / Optional; Whether to show text. Use 0 to hide text or 1 to show text.e.g. 1 / "UTF-8") / Optional; The text encoding for text parameter. Default is UTF-8.e.g. UTF8 */ ] If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] Set Field [ Barcode Generation::Image; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $img; "barcode.png") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "GMImage.Destroy"; $img ) ] End If
Fields used in this script	Barcode Generation::Image Barcode Generation::Symbology Barcode Generation::Text
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Barcode Generation
Table occurrences used by this script	Barcode Generation
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Run]

Next Script: [Run with crop]

Script Name	RunFile
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Barcode Generation
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $desktopPath; Value:MBS("Folders.UserDesktop") ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; $desktopPath; "barcode.svg") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Barcode.WriteFile"; "SVG"; $path; Barcode Generation::Symbology; Barcode Generation::Text) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; $desktopPath; "barcode.ps") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Barcode.WriteFile"; "PS"; $path; Barcode Generation::Symbology; Barcode Generation::Text) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; $desktopPath; "barcode.png") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Barcode.WriteFile"; "PNG"; $path; Barcode Generation::Symbology; Barcode Generation::Text) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; $desktopPath; "barcode.jpg") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Barcode.WriteFile"; "JPEG"; $path; Barcode Generation::Symbology; Barcode Generation::Text) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; $desktopPath; "barcode.gif") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Barcode.WriteFile"; "GIF"; $path; Barcode Generation::Symbology; Barcode Generation::Text) ]
Fields used in this script	Barcode Generation::Symbology Barcode Generation::Text
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Barcode Generation
Table occurrences used by this script	Barcode Generation
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [RunFile]

Script Name	Run with crop
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	Set Field [ Barcode Generation::Image; "" ] Set Variable [ $img; Value:MBS( "Barcode.Generate"; /* Generates a barcode. / Barcode Generation::Symbology; / The symbology to use. e.g. EANX for EAN-13. Another possibility is to lookup the symbology code in the zint manual and pass the number here. EANX is 13 for example.e.g. "EANX" / Barcode Generation::Text; / The text to encode in the barcode.e.g. "12345" / 0; / Optional; The desired width of the barcode in pixels. Zero gives the auto size.e.g. 0 / 0; / Optional; The desired height of the barcode in pixels. Zero gives the auto size.e.g. 0 / 0; / Optional; The rotation. Can be 0, 90, 180 or 270.e.g. 0 / 8; / Optional; The scale of the target image.e.g. 1.0 / 0; / Optional; 0: black on white 1: black on transparent background 2: white on black (new in 7.2) 3: white on transparent background (new in 7.2)e.g. 1 / 1; / Optional; Whether to show text. Use 0 to hide text or 1 to show text.e.g. 1 / "UTF-8") / Optional; The text encoding for text parameter. Default is UTF-8.e.g. UTF8 */ ] If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] #crop to top half Set Variable [ $h; Value:MBS("GMImage.GetHeight"; $img) ] Set Variable [ $w; Value:MBS("GMImage.GetWidth"; $img) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("GMImage.Crop"; $img; $w & "x" & ($h/2) & "+0+" & ($h/2)) ] Set Field [ Barcode Generation::Image; MBS( "GMImage.WriteToPNGContainer"; $img; "barcode.png") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "GMImage.Destroy"; $img ) ] End If
Fields used in this script	Barcode Generation::Image Barcode Generation::Symbology Barcode Generation::Text
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Barcode Generation
Table occurrences used by this script	Barcode Generation
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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