Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Merge PDFs

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Merge PDFs

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Merge PDFs.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	11
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
Default theme	Apex Blue
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
Merge PDFs	5 fields defined, 2 records		Merge PDFs

Fields

Table Name: Merge PDFs - 5 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
DynaPDF LicenseKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1 Index Language: German		Merge PDFs		Clear
FinalPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1		Merge PDFs		Merge Merge with Table Of Content Clear Zip PDFs Merge with Images Save Record as PDF and add other PDF
InputPDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Merge PDFs		Merge Merge with Table Of Content Import File Update Name Zip PDFs Merge with Images Save Record as PDF and add other PDF
InputPath	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Merge PDFs		Merge Merge with Table Of Content Update Name Select PDF
InputName	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Merge PDFs		Merge with Table Of Content Import File Update Name Select PDF

Layout Objects: Merge PDFs

Regular Fields

Field Name: Merge PDFs::DynaPDF LicenseKey

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 6 pt
Left: 145 pt
Bottom: 25 pt
Right: 398 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: Merge PDFs::FinalPDF

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 32 pt
Left: 145 pt
Bottom: 257 pt
Right: 398 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: Merge PDFs::InputPDF

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 298 pt
Left: 145 pt
Bottom: 523 pt
Right: 398 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box
Optimized for interactive content

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: Merge PDFs::InputPath

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 530 pt
Left: 145 pt
Bottom: 549 pt
Right: 398 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: Merge PDFs::InputName

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 273 pt
Left: 145 pt
Bottom: 292 pt
Right: 398 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 PDF File

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 273 pt
Left: 413 pt
Bottom: 310 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Import File” ]

Scripts:

Import File

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Select PDF File

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 319 pt
Left: 413 pt
Bottom: 357 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Select PDF” ]

Scripts:

Select PDF

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Merge to Container

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 32 pt
Left: 413 pt
Bottom: 69 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Merge”; Parameter: 0 ]

Scripts:

Merge

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Merge to File on Desktop

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 79 pt
Left: 413 pt
Bottom: 116 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Merge”; Parameter: 1 ]

Scripts:

Merge

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Merge with Table Of Contents

Layout Name:

Merge PDFs

Top: 126 pt
Left: 413 pt
Bottom: 163 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Merge with Table Of Content” ]

Scripts:

Merge with Table Of Content

Script Hierarchy

InitDynaPDF

Merge

Merge with Table Of Content

Save Record as PDF and add other PDF

Next Script: [Merge]

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	Merge Merge with Table Of Content Merge with Images Save Record as PDF and add other PDF
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: [Merge with Table Of Content]

Script Name	Merge
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Merge PDFs
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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") ] Set Variable [ $MergeToFile; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #optionally we can merge to external file If [ $MergeToFile = 1 ] Set Variable [ $destPath; Value:MBS("Folders.UserDesktop") & "/test.pdf" ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenOutputFile"; $pdf; $destPath) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to create PDF file."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If End If #Merge files Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #open PDF If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPDF ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputPDF) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Else If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPath ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromFile"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputPath) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Else [ ] #no PDF? End If #check if we have pages to import If [ MBS( "DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount"; $PDF ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage) ] If [ GetAsNumber($r) >0 ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:$r+1 ] End If End If #optionally close import files Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CloseImportFile"; $pdf) ] #next file Go to Record/Request/Page [ Next; Exit after last ] End Loop Perform Script [ “Add Page Numbers”; Parameter: $pdf ] #to debug, you can disable compression and open PDF in text editor // Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetCompressionLevel"; $pdf; 0) ] #show final PDF Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::InputPath Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF Add Page Numbers
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Previous Script: [Merge]

Next Script: [Clear]

Script Name	Merge with Table Of Content
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Merge PDFs
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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") ] #create dummy page for table Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] #create table for index Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "TopDown") ] Set Variable [ $table; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.Create"; $pdf; 10; 2; 500; 20) ] // Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetBorderWidth"; $table; -1; -1; 1; 1; 1; 1) ] // Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetGridWidth"; $table; 1; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetFont"; $table; -1; -1; "Helvetica"; 0; 1; "unicode") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetFontSize"; $table; -1; -1; 14) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Table.SetColWidth"; $Table; 0; 450; 1 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Table.SetColWidth"; $Table; 1; 50;1 ) ] #Build Table Of Contents Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:2 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #open PDF If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPDF ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputPDF) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Else If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPath ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromFile"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputPath) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Else [ ] #no PDF? End If #check if we have pages to import Set Variable [ $pageCount; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount"; $PDF ) ] If [ $pageCount > 0 ] Set Variable [ $lastPage; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage) ] If [ GetAsNumber($lastPage) >0 ] #put in a named destination for this new page Set Variable [ $NamedDest; Value:"Record" & Get(RecordID) ] Set Variable [ $NamedDestHandle; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.CreateNamedDest"; $PDF; $NamedDest; $DestPage; "Fit") ] #add table entry Set Variable [ $rowNum; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.AddRow"; $table) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetCellText"; $table; $rowNum; 0; "left"; "top"; Merge PDFs::InputName) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.SetCellText"; $table; $rowNum; 1; "right"; "top"; $destPage) ] #add click action Set Variable [ $Action; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.CreateGoToActionEx"; $PDF; $NamedDestHandle) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Table.SetCellAction"; $Table; $rowNum; 0; $action; "Invert" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.Table.SetCellAction"; $Table; $rowNum; 1; $action; "Invert" ) ] #also add a bookmark Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.AddBookmark"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputName; -1; $destpage) ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:$lastPage + 1 ] End If End If #optionally close import files Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CloseImportFile"; $pdf) ] #next file Go to Record/Request/Page [ Next; Exit after last ] End Loop #Draw Table Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EditPage"; $pdf; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Table.Draw"; $table; 50; 50; 742) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] Perform Script [ “Add Page Numbers”; Parameter: $pdf ] #to debug, you can disable compression and open PDF in text editor // Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetCompressionLevel"; $pdf; 0) ] #show final PDF Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::InputPath Merge PDFs::InputName Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF Add Page Numbers
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Script Name	Clear
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Merge PDFs::DynaPDF LicenseKey; "" ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; "" ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::DynaPDF LicenseKey Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Script Name	Import File
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script	Merge PDFs
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Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ Get(FoundCount) = 0 ] New Record/Request End If #import PDF Go to Field [ Merge PDFs::InputPDF ] Insert PDF [ ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::InputName; Substitute(GetAsText ( Merge PDFs::InputPDF ); ".pdf"; "") ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::InputName
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Next Script: [Select PDF]

Script Name	Update Name
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
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Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPDF ) ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::InputName; Substitute(GetAsText ( Merge PDFs::InputPDF ); ".pdf"; "") ] End If If [ not IsEmpty ( Merge PDFs::InputPath ) ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::InputName; Substitute(MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; Merge PDFs::InputPath ); ".pdf"; "") ] End If
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::InputName Merge PDFs::InputPath
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Next Script: [Add Page Numbers]

Script Name	Select PDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Merge PDFs
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Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ Get(FoundCount) = 0 ] New Record/Request End If #pick file with file dialog Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetAllowMulti"; 0) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.OpenFileDialog") ] If [ $r = "OK" ] Set Variable [ $index; Value:0 ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::InputPath; MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; $index) ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::InputName; Substitute(MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; Merge PDFs::InputPath ); ".pdf"; "") ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] End If
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPath Merge PDFs::InputName
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Next Script: [Zip PDFs]

Script Name	Add Page Numbers
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	Merge Merge with Table Of Content Merge with Images
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #set coordinates to go from top to down Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $PDF; "TopDown" ) ] #Add Page Numbers Set Variable [ $PageCount; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetPageCount"; $pdf ) ] Set Variable [ $PageNumber; Value:1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EditPage"; $pdf; $PageNumber) ] If [ MBS("IsError") = 0 ] Set Variable [ $pageWidth; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageWidth"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $pageHeight; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageHeight"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 20) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.WriteFTextEx"; $pdf; 50; $pageHeight - 50; $pageWidth-100; 30; "right"; GetAsText($PageNumber) & " of " & $PageCount) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] End If Set Variable [ $PageNumber; Value:$PageNumber +1 ] Exit Loop If [ $PageNumber > $PageCount ] End Loop
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Script Name	Zip PDFs
Run script with full access privileges	Off
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Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Archive.Create"; "zip"; "deflate") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to create zip archive."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Archive.AddContainer"; Merge PDFs::InputPDF) ] Go to Record/Request/Page [ Next; Exit after last ] End Loop Set Variable [ $zip; Value:MBS( "Archive.Close"; "test.zip") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to create zip archive."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else [ ] Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; $zip ] End If
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Script Name	Merge with Images
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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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") ] Set Variable [ $MergeToFile; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] #optionally we can merge to external file If [ $MergeToFile = 1 ] Set Variable [ $destPath; Value:MBS("Folders.UserDesktop") & "/test.pdf" ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenOutputFile"; $pdf; $destPath) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to create PDF file."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If End If #Merge files Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:1 ] Loop [ Flush: Always ] #This will only use container as input, but can take images there, too Set Variable [ $containerValue; Value:Merge PDFs::InputPDF ] If [ not IsEmpty ( $containerValue ) ] #now check what is inside by looking on types and/or file name Set Variable [ $containerName; Value:GetAsText ( $containerValue ) ] Set Variable [ $containerTypes; Value:MBS("Container.GetTypes"; $containerValue) ] #Try PDF If [ Position ( $containerTypes ; "PDF" ; 1 ; 1 ) > 0 or Position ( $containerName ; ".pdf" ; 1 ; 1 ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; $containerValue) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else [ ] #check if we have pages to import and then append them to the PDF If [ MBS( "DynaPDF.GetImportPageCount"; $PDF ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $destpage; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageCount"; $pdf) + 1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to import pages from PDF 1."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If End If End If Else [ ] #if we have HEIC or HEIF, please convert If [ Position ( $containerName ; ".HEIC" ; 1 ; 1 ) > 0 or Position ( $containerName ; ".HEIF" ; 1 ; 1 ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $containerValue; Value:MBS("Container.ReadImage"; $containerValue; "PNG"; "image.png" ) ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ReadImageFormat"; $pdf; $containerValue) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to read image"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else [ ] #calculate zoom factor to scale proportional to something like A4 Set Variable [ $ImageWidth; Value:GetAsNumber (LeftValues ( $r ; 1 )) ] Set Variable [ $imageHeight; Value:GetAsNumber (MiddleValues ( $r ; 2; 1 )) ] Set Variable [ $PageHeight; Value:842 // DIN A4 ] Set Variable [ $Factor; Value:Min( $PageHeight / $ImageHeight; $PageHeight / $ImageWidth) ] #no recompression if possible! Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetSaveNewImageFormat"; $pdf; 0) ] #calculate where the image goes Set Variable [ $x; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $y; Value:0 ] Set Variable [ $w; Value:$ImageWidth * $factor ] Set Variable [ $h; Value:$ImageHeight * $factor ] #and insert on a page with matching size Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageHeight"; $pdf; $h) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageWidth"; $pdf; $w) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.InsertImage"; $pdf; $containerValue; $x; $y; $w; $h) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] End If End If End If #next file Go to Record/Request/Page [ Next; Exit after last ] End Loop Perform Script [ “Add Page Numbers”; Parameter: $pdf ] #to debug, you can disable compression and open PDF in text editor // Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetCompressionLevel"; $pdf; 0) ] #show final PDF Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF Add Page Numbers
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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Previous Script: [Merge with Images]

Script Name	Save Record as PDF and add other PDF
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Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If #save current records to temp PDF file Set Variable [ $TempPath; Value:Get(TemporaryPath) & "test.pdf" ] Set Variable [ $NativePath; Value:MBS("Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath"; $TempPath) ] Save Records as PDF [ File Name: “$TempPath”; Create folders:No; Records being browsed ] [ Document - Compatibility: Acrobat 5 and later ] [ Pages - 1; Include: All pages ] [ Security - Printing: High Resolution; Editing: Any except extracting pages; Enable copying; Enable Screen Reader ] [ Initial View - Show: Pages Panel and Page; Page Layout: Single Page; Magnification: 100% ] [ No dialog ] #Start new PDF document Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] #Add PDF from file Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromFile"; $pdf; $NativePath) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Set Variable [ $destpage; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage) ] If [ GetAsNumber($r) >0 ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:$r+1 ] End If #Add PDF from container Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Merge PDFs::InputPDF) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open PDF."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Exit Script [ ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; $destpage) ] If [ GetAsNumber($r) >0 ] Set Variable [ $destPage; Value:$r+1 ] End If #save final PDF Set Field [ Merge PDFs::FinalPDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
Fields used in this script	Merge PDFs::InputPDF Merge PDFs::FinalPDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	Merge PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Merge PDFs
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