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Batch Preview

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Batch Preview.fmp12

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]
Default theme	Minimalistisch
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	On
Require iOS passcode	Off
Show Sign-in fields	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
OnWindowTransaction	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Comments	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
DynaPDF Batch Preview	10 fields defined, 0 record		DynaPDF Batch Preview

Fields

Table Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview - 10 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Path	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		Import ProcessPDF
PageCount	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Subject	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Author	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Creator	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Keywords	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview
Preview	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Size	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
Title	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF
PDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		DynaPDF Batch Preview		ProcessPDF

Layout Objects: DynaPDF Batch Preview

Regular Fields

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Preview

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 36 pt
Left: 396 pt
Bottom: 216 pt
Right: 697 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

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::PDF

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 36 pt
Left: 708 pt
Bottom: 216 pt
Right: 1009 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Path

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 36 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 55 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::PageCount

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 59 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 78 pt
Right: 211 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Subject

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 82 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 101 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Author

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 105 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 124 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Creator

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 128 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 147 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Keywords

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 151 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 170 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Size

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 174 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 193 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: DynaPDF Batch Preview::Title

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 197 pt
Left: 132 pt
Bottom: 216 pt
Right: 385 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Type:

Text: Import PDFs

Layout Name:

DynaPDF Batch Preview

Top: 3 pt
Left: 43 pt
Bottom: 23 pt
Right: 180 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Import” ]

Scripts:

Import

Next Script: [ProcessPDF]

Script Name	Import
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Trace") ] Delete All Records [ No dialog ] #Select folder Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog") ] If [ $r ≠ "OK" ] Halt Script End If Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; 0) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:$path & "/" ] #Find Files Set Variable [ $options; Value:5 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Files.List"; $Path; $options) ] Set Variable [ $count; Value:ValueCount ( $r ) ] Set Variable [ $index; Value:0 ] If [ $count>0 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] Set Variable [ $FileName; Value:GetValue ( $r ; $index+1 ) ] If [ Right ( $FileName ; 4 ) = ".pdf" ] New Record/Request Set Variable [ $FilePath; Value:$Path & $FileName ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Path; $FilePath ] Perform Script [ “ProcessPDF” ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] End If Set Variable [ $index; Value:$index + 1 ] Exit Loop If [ $index = $count ] End Loop End If
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview::Path
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF ProcessPDF
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview
Table occurrences used by this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Import]

Next Script: [InitDynaPDF]

Script Name	ProcessPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Import
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $path; Value:DynaPDF Batch Preview::Path ] #Clear current PDF document Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] #Load PDF from container Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromFile"; $pdf; $path) ] #Import all pages Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $pdf; 1) ] If [ MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageCount"; $pdf) = 1 ] #Render one page as Picture Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.RenderPage"; $pdf; 1) ] #Put in Container Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Preview; $r ] #get other values, Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::PageCount; MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount"; $pdf) ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Author; MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportDocInfo"; $pdf; "Author") ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Creator; MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportDocInfo"; $pdf; "Creator") ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Subject; MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportDocInfo"; $pdf; "Subject") ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Title; MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportDocInfo"; $pdf; "Title") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportPageBounds"; $pdf; 1; "Mediabox") ] Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::Size; GetValue($r; 2) & " x " & GetValue($r; 3) ] End If Set Field [ DynaPDF Batch Preview::PDF; MBS( "Container.ReadFile"; $path) ] #don't forget to cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CloseImportFile"; $pdf) ] #Cleanup Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf ) ]
Fields used in this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview::Path DynaPDF Batch Preview::Preview DynaPDF Batch Preview::PageCount DynaPDF Batch Preview::Author DynaPDF Batch Preview::Creator DynaPDF Batch Preview::Subject DynaPDF Batch Preview::Title DynaPDF Batch Preview::Size DynaPDF Batch Preview::PDF
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview
Table occurrences used by this script	DynaPDF Batch Preview
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [ProcessPDF]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Import
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Locate DynaPDF library #you can have libraries in container and export at runtime to folder of your choice. #Or install library somewhere and pass path. #If library is in same folder as plugin, you can only pass only file name. If [ MBS("IsServer") ] #Put the path you use for your server here: If [ Get(SystemPlatform) = -2 ] #Server on Windows Set Variable [ $path; Value:"C:\Programs\FileMaker Server\dynapdf.dll" ] Else If [ MBS("IsLinux") ] #Server on Linux for FileMaker Cloud Set Variable [ $path; Value:"/opt/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/dynapdf.linux.so" ] Else [ ] #Server on Mac Set Variable [ $path; Value: "/Library/FileMaker Server/dynapdf.dylib" ] End If Else [ ] #For desktop and our examples we look in same folder as database: Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:Get(FilePath) ] Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:MBS("Path.FilemakerPathToNativePath"; $databasePath) ] Set Variable [ $databasePath; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; ".fp7" ; ".fmp12") ] Set Variable [ $databaseName; Value:Get(FileName) & ".fmp12" ] If [ Get(SystemPlatform) = -2 ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; $databaseName ; "dynapdf.dll" ) ] #plugin will look for dynapdf.dll and if not found also for dynapdf.dll (64-bit) and dynapdf32.dll (32-bit). Else [ ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; $databaseName ; "dynapdf.dylib" ) ] #Mac dylib is usually 32 and 64 bit together. End If End If #You can test for free. #If you like to get a dynapdf license, please follow links on our pricing page: #https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/pricing.shtml Set Variable [ $LicenseKey; Value:"" // put your key here or leave empty for demo. // Use e.g. "Lite", "Pro" or "Starter" to use demo mode for just that mode. ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Initialize"; $path; $LicenseKey) ] If [ $r ≠ "OK" ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Error"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “No”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Halt Script End If
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