Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Generate Previews

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Generate Previews

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Generate Previews.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	5
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	0

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
Generate Previews	5 fields defined, 1 record	Generate Previews

Fields

Table Name: Generate Previews - 5 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		Generate Previews		Generate Preview Remove Preview from Input Fix Rotation for Input
OutputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Generate Previews		Generate Preview Remove Preview from Output Fix Rotation for Input
OutputPreview	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Generate Previews		Generate Preview
InputTypes	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Context table: Generate Previews Calculation: MBS("Container.GetTypes"; Generate Previews::InputPDF) Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Generate Previews
OutputTypes	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Context table: Generate Previews Calculation: MBS("Container.GetTypes"; Generate Previews::OutputPDF) Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Generate Previews

Layout Objects: Generate Previews

Regular Fields

Field Name: Generate Previews::InputPDF

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 64 pt
Left: 118 pt
Bottom: 295 pt
Right: 494 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: Generate Previews::OutputPDF

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 64 pt
Left: 634 pt
Bottom: 295 pt
Right: 1010 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: Generate Previews::OutputPreview

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 304 pt
Left: 634 pt
Bottom: 535 pt
Right: 1010 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: Generate Previews::InputTypes

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 304 pt
Left: 118 pt
Bottom: 325 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: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Generate Previews::OutputTypes

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 327 pt
Left: 118 pt
Bottom: 348 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: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Generate Preview

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 472 pt
Left: 47 pt
Bottom: 506 pt
Right: 178 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Generate Preview” ]

Scripts:

Generate Preview

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Rotate pages to 0°

Layout Name:

Generate Previews

Top: 472 pt
Left: 198 pt
Bottom: 506 pt
Right: 329 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Fix Rotation for Input” ]

Scripts:

Fix Rotation for Input

Script Hierarchy

InitDynaPDF

Generate Preview

Remove Preview from Input

Remove Preview from Output

Fix Rotation for Input

Next Script: [Generate Preview]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Generate Preview
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]

Next Script: [Remove Preview from Input]

Script Name	Generate Preview
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Generate Previews
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If #Generate previews Set Field [ Generate Previews::OutputPDF; MBS( "DynaPDF.GeneratePreview"; Generate Previews::InputPDF; 0; GetAsText(Generate Previews::InputPDF) ) ] Set Variable [ $newFileName; Value:Substitute(GetAsText(Generate Previews::InputPDF); ".pdf"; ".jpg") ] Set Field [ Generate Previews::OutputPreview; MBS( "DynaPDF.GeneratePreview"; Generate Previews::InputPDF; 1; $newFileName ) ]
Fields used in this script	Generate Previews::InputPDF Generate Previews::OutputPDF Generate Previews::OutputPreview
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	Generate Previews
Table occurrences used by this script	Generate Previews
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Previous Script: [Generate Preview]

Next Script: [Remove Preview from Output]

Script Name	Remove Preview from Input
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $c; Value:Generate Previews::InputPDF ] Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS( "Container.Remove"; $c; "PNGf" ) ] Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS( "Container.Remove"; $c; "JPEG" ) ] Set Field [ Generate Previews::InputPDF; $c ]
Fields used in this script	Generate Previews::InputPDF
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Tables used in this script	Generate Previews
Table occurrences used by this script	Generate Previews
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Previous Script: [Remove Preview from Input]

Next Script: [Fix Rotation for Input]

Script Name	Remove Preview from Output
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $c; Value:Generate Previews::OutputPDF ] Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS( "Container.Remove"; $c; "PNGf" ) ] Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS( "Container.Remove"; $c; "JPEG" ) ] Set Field [ Generate Previews::OutputPDF; $c ]
Fields used in this script	Generate Previews::OutputPDF
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Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Generate Previews
Table occurrences used by this script	Generate Previews
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Previous Script: [Remove Preview from Output]

Script Name	Fix Rotation for Input
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Generate Previews
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Clear current PDF document Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] #Load PDF from container Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Generate Previews::InputPDF) ] Set Variable [ $rotation; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportOrientation"; $pdf; 1) ] // Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Rotation is " & $rotation; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] If [ $rotation ≠ 0 ] Set Variable [ $page; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $pageCount; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount"; $PDF ) ] Loop Set Variable [ $rotation; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetImportOrientation"; $pdf; $page) ] If [ $rotation = 0 ] #import as is Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.ImportPDFPage"; $PDF; $page ) ] Else #import rotated Set Variable [ $template; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.ImportPageAsTemplate"; $PDF; $page ) ] Set Variable [ $template; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.RotateTemplate"; $pdf; $template; -$Rotation ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $PDF) ] Set Variable [ $w; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetTemplWidth"; $pdf; $template ) ] Set Variable [ $h; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetTemplHeight"; $pdf; $template ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetPageWidth"; $PDF; $w) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetPageHeight"; $PDF; $h) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.PlaceTemplateEx"; $PDF; $template; 0; 0; $w; $h) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.EndPage"; $PDF) ] End If #next Set Variable [ $page; Value:$page + 1 ] Exit Loop If [ $page > $pageCount ] End Loop Set Field [ Generate Previews::OutputPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; GetAsText ( Generate Previews::InputPDF )) ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	Generate Previews::InputPDF Generate Previews::OutputPDF
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Tables used in this script	Generate Previews
Table occurrences used by this script	Generate Previews
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