Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Create PDF with Bezier Curves

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Create PDF with Bezier Curves

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Create PDF with Bezier Curves.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	5
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
Create PDF with Bezier Curves	1 field defined, 1 record	Create PDF with Bezier Curves

Fields

Table Name: Create PDF with Bezier Curves - 1 Fields

Auto-Enter:

Allow editing

Validation:

Only during data entry

Storage:

Repetitions: 1

Create PDF with Bezier Curves

Layout Objects: Create PDF with Bezier Curves

Regular Fields

Field Name: Create PDF with Bezier Curves::Output

Layout Name:

Create PDF with Bezier Curves

Top: 24 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 731 pt
Right: 661 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: Create PDF

Layout Name:

Create PDF with Bezier Curves

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 48 pt
Left: 18 pt
Bottom: 73 pt
Right: 127 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Run” ]

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Next Script: [Bezier1]

Script Name	Run
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Create PDF with Bezier Curves
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#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") ] #Add page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetFillColor"; $PDF; 100; 100; 100 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetColorSpace"; $PDF; "rgb") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; ,4; ,4; ,4 ) ] #Bezier Perform Script [ “Bezier1”; Parameter: $pdf ] Perform Script [ “Bezier2”; Parameter: $pdf ] Perform Script [ “Bezier3”; Parameter: $pdf ] #End page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] #Render one page as Picture Set Variable [ $PDFData; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "hello.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ] #Put in Container Set Field [ Create PDF with Bezier Curves::Output; $PDFData ]
Fields used in this script	Create PDF with Bezier Curves::Output
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF Bezier1 Bezier2 Bezier3
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Create PDF with Bezier Curves
Table occurrences used by this script	Create PDF with Bezier Curves
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Next Script: [Bezier2]

Script Name	Bezier1
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Run
Script Definition
Script Steps	#get PDF Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #coordinates Set Variable [ $x0; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y0; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $x1; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y1; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $x2; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y2; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $x3; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y3; Value:100 ] #rectangle Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 2 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; ,4; ,4; ,4 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $x0; $y0; 200; 200; "stroke" ) ] #draw bezier Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 5 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; 1; 0; 0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.MoveTo"; $PDF; $x0; $y0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Bezier123"; $PDF; $x1; $y1; $x2; $y2; $x3; $y3 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.StrokePath"; $PDF) ]
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Next Script: [Bezier3]

Script Name	Bezier2
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	No
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Scripts that use this script	Run
Script Definition
Script Steps	#get PDF Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #coordinates Set Variable [ $x0; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y0; Value:320 ] Set Variable [ $x1; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y1; Value:520 ] Set Variable [ $x2; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y2; Value:520 ] Set Variable [ $x3; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y3; Value:320 ] #rectangle Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 2 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; ,4; ,4; ,4 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $x0; $y0; 200; 200; "Stroke" ) ] #draw bezier Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 5 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF;0; 0; 1 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.MoveTo"; $PDF; $x0; $y0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Bezier13"; $PDF; $x1; $y1; $x3; $y3 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.StrokePath"; $PDF) ] #draw bezier Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF;0; 1; 0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.MoveTo"; $PDF; $x0; $y0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Bezier23"; $PDF; $x2; $y2; $x3; $y3 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.StrokePath"; $PDF) ]
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Previous Script: [Bezier2]

Next Script: [InitDynaPDF]

Script Name	Bezier3
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Run
Script Definition
Script Steps	#get PDF Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #coordinates Set Variable [ $x0; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y0; Value:540 ] Set Variable [ $x1; Value:100 ] Set Variable [ $y1; Value:740 ] Set Variable [ $x2; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y2; Value:540 ] Set Variable [ $x3; Value:300 ] Set Variable [ $y3; Value:740 ] #rectangle Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 2 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; ,4; ,4; ,4 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $x0; $y0; 200; 200; "Stroke" ) ] #draw bezier Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $PDF; 5 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $PDF; 1; 0; 0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.MoveTo"; $PDF; $x0; $y0 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Bezier123"; $PDF; $x1; $y1; $x2; $y2; $x3; $y3 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.StrokePath"; $PDF) ]
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Previous Script: [Bezier3]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	No
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Scripts that use this script	Run
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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