Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Convert to PDFA

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Convert to PDFA

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Convert to PDFA.fmp12

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

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
Default theme	Minimalist
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
ConvertToPDFA	9 fields defined, 2 records		ConvertToPDFA

Fields

Table Name: ConvertToPDFA - 9 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
InputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		ConvertToPDFA		Convert
OutputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		ConvertToPDFA		Convert Clear
PDFVersion	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Value list: PDF Versions Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		ConvertToPDFA		Convert
PDFVersionUsed	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		ConvertToPDFA		Convert Clear
DynaPDFLicenseKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1 Index Language: German		ConvertToPDFA
CheckConformanceResult	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		ConvertToPDFA		Convert Clear
Gray ICC Profile	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1		ConvertToPDFA		Convert
RGB ICC Profile	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1		ConvertToPDFA		Convert
CMYK ICC Profile	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1		ConvertToPDFA		Convert

Layout Objects: ConvertToPDFA

Regular Fields

Field Name: ConvertToPDFA::InputPDF

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 24 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 149 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

Field Name: ConvertToPDFA::OutputPDF

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 150 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 275 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

Field Name: ConvertToPDFA::Gray ICC Profile

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 412 pt
Left: 18 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 131 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: ConvertToPDFA::RGB ICC Profile

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 412 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 251 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: ConvertToPDFA::CMYK ICC Profile

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 412 pt
Left: 258 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 371 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: ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersion

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 285 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 304 pt
Right: 391 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Pop-up Menu
Display values from: PDF Versions

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: ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersionUsed

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 308 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 327 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: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: ConvertToPDFA::DynaPDFLicenseKey

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 365 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 384 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: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Field Name: ConvertToPDFA::CheckConformanceResult

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 331 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 350 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: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Convert to PDF/A

Layout Name:

ConvertToPDFA

Top: 49 pt
Left: 420 pt
Bottom: 90 pt
Right: 597 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Convert” ]

Scripts:

Convert

Value Lists

Value List Name	Source	Values	On Layouts
PDF Versions	Custom	1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.0, PDF/X-1a:2001, PDF/X-1a:2002, PDF/X-3:2002, PDF/X-3:2003, PDF/A-1b 2005, PDF/X-4, PDF/A 1a 2005, PDF/A 2a, PDF/A 2b, PDF/A 2u, PDF/A 3a, PDF/A 3b, PDF/A 3u	ConvertToPDFA

Next Script: [InitDynaPDF]

Script Name	Convert
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	ConvertToPDFA
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Trace") ] #Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If #Clear current PDF document Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] # Set replacements for missing ICC profiles Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "rgb"; ConvertToPDFA::RGB ICC Profile) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "gray"; ConvertToPDFA::Gray ICC Profile) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "cmyk"; ConvertToPDFA::CMYK ICC Profile) ] #set import flags Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetImportFlags"; $pdf; "ImportAll ImportAsPage PrepareForPDFA") ] #Load PDF from container Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; ConvertToPDFA::InputPDF) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLanguage"; $pdf; "en-US") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CreateStructureTree"; $pdf) ] #Check if this PDF conforms to PDF/A-3b Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CheckConformance"; $pdf; "PDFA 3b") ] Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::CheckConformanceResult; $c ] If [ $c = 1 ] # A RGB ICC profile must be added to the document Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ConvertToPDFA::RGB ICC Profile) ] Else If [ $c = 2 ] # A CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ConvertToPDFA::CMYK ICC Profile) ] Else If [ $c = 3 ] # A Gray, RGB, or CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ConvertToPDFA::RGB ICC Profile) ] End If #now set PDF Version. Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPDFVersion"; $pdf; ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersion) ] Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersionUsed; MBS("DynaPDF.GetPDFVersion"; $pdf) ] Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::OutputPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	ConvertToPDFA::RGB ICC Profile ConvertToPDFA::Gray ICC Profile ConvertToPDFA::CMYK ICC Profile ConvertToPDFA::InputPDF ConvertToPDFA::CheckConformanceResult ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersion ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersionUsed ConvertToPDFA::OutputPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	ConvertToPDFA
Table occurrences used by this script	ConvertToPDFA
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Convert]

Next Script: [Clear]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Convert
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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Previous Script: [InitDynaPDF]

Script Name	Clear
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::OutputPDF; "" ] Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersionUsed; "" ] Set Field [ ConvertToPDFA::CheckConformanceResult; "" ]
Fields used in this script	ConvertToPDFA::OutputPDF ConvertToPDFA::PDFVersionUsed ConvertToPDFA::CheckConformanceResult
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	ConvertToPDFA
Table occurrences used by this script	ConvertToPDFA
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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