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Multi Column Output

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Multi Column Output.fmp12

Overview
Tables1
Relationships0
Layouts1
Scripts4
Value Lists0
Custom Functions0
Custom Menus24
File Options
Default custom menu set[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version12.0
Login usingAccount Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save passwordOff
Require iOS passcodeOff
Switch to layoutOff
Hide all toolbarsOff
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpenOff
OnLastWindowCloseOff
OnWindowOpenOff
OnWindowCloseOff
OnFileAVPlayerChangeOff
Thumbnail Settings
Generate ThumbnailsOn; Temporary

 

Tables

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Multi Column Output
3 fields defined, 1 record
Multi Column Output

Fields

Table Name: Multi Column Output - 3 Fields
Field NameTypeOptionsCommentsOn LayoutsIn RelationshipsIn ScriptsIn Value Lists
TextNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
  • Allow editing
Validation:
  • Only during data entry
Storage:
  • Repetitions: 1
  • Indexing: None
  • Automatically create indexes as needed
  • Index Language: German
      OutputNormal, BinaryAuto-Enter:
      • Allow editing
      Validation:
      • Only during data entry
      Storage:
      • Repetitions: 1
          ColumnCountNormal, NumberAuto-Enter:
          • Allow editing
          Validation:
          • Only during data entry
          Storage:
          • Repetitions: 1
          • Indexing: None
          • Automatically create indexes as needed
          • Index Language: German

              Layout Objects: Multi Column Output

              Regular Fields

              Field Name: Multi Column Output::Text
              Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
              • Top: 52 pt
              • Left: 138 pt
              • Bottom: 494 pt
              • Right: 487 pt
              • Anchoring: Left, Top and Bottom
              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: Multi Column Output::Output
              Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
              • Top: 52 pt
              • Left: 497 pt
              • Bottom: 523 pt
              • Right: 1019 pt
              • Anchoring: Left and Right, Top and Bottom
              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
              No

              Field Name: Multi Column Output::ColumnCount
              Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
              • Top: 502 pt
              • Left: 140 pt
              • Bottom: 523 pt
              • Right: 219 pt
              • Anchoring: Left, Bottom
              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

              Buttons

              Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                Type:
              • Text: Create PDF
              • Top: 502 pt
              • Left: 329 pt
              • Bottom: 524 pt
              • Right: 487 pt
              • Anchoring: Left, Bottom
              Perform Script [ “Create” ]

              Scripts:


              Script Hierarchy

              Create
              Create StyledText
              Clear
              InitDynaPDF

              Next Script: [Create StyledText]
              Script NameCreate
              Run script with full access privilegesOff
              Siri Shortcut VisibleOff
              Include In MenuYes
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                Script Definition
                Script Steps
                • #This script takes text with DynaPDF formatting commands from FileMaker and outputs it
                • If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ]
                • Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ]
                • End If
                • Set Variable [ $ColumnCount; Value:GetAsNumber ( Multi Column Output::ColumnCount ) ]
                • If [ $ColumnCount > 10 or $ColumnCount < 1 ]
                • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Column count wrong?"; Message: $ColumnCount; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ]
                • Exit Script [ ]
                • End If
                • Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ]
                • #Add page
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "BottomUp") ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ]
                • #Write some text
                • Set Variable [ $pw; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageWidth"; $pdf) ]
                • Set Variable [ $ph; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageHeight"; $pdf) ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFillColor"; $pdf; 0; 0; 0) ]
                • #calculate the column
                • Set Variable [ $StartPosX; Value:50 ]
                • Set Variable [ $PosY; Value:$ph-50 ]
                • Set Variable [ $PosX; Value:$StartPosX ]
                • Set Variable [ $Distance; Value:10 ]
                • Set Variable [ $CurrentColumn; Value:0 ]
                • Set Variable [ $ColumnWidth; Value:($pw - 100 - $Distance * ($ColumnCount - 1)) / $ColumnCount ]
                • Set Variable [ $ColumnHeight; Value:$ph - 100 ]
                • #coordinates in bottom-up coordinate system!
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetTextRect"; $pdf; $PosX; $PosY; $ColumnWidth; $ColumnHeight) ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageBreakExpression"; $pdf; "Let ( [ $CurrentColumn = $CurrentColumn + 1; t = If ( $CurrentColumn < $ColumnCount ; Let ( [ $PosX = $StartPosX + $CurrentColumn * ($ColumnWidth + $Distance) ]; 0) ; Let ( [ $PosX = $StartPosX; $CurrentColumn = 0; a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.EndPage\"; $pdf); a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.AppendPage\"; $pdf)]; 0) ); a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.SetTextRect\"; $pdf; $PosX; $PosY; $ColumnWidth; $ColumnHeight ) ]; 0 )") ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.WriteFText"; $pdf; "Justify"; Multi Column Output::Text) ]
                • #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 Field [ Multi Column Output::Output; $PDFData ]
                • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release";$pdf) ]
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                      Previous Script: [Create]Next Script: [Clear]
                      Script NameCreate StyledText
                      Run script with full access privilegesOff
                      Siri Shortcut VisibleOff
                      Include In MenuYes
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                          Script Definition
                          Script Steps
                          • #This script takes Styled Text from FileMaker, converts it and outputs it
                          • If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ]
                          • Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ]
                          • End If
                          • Set Variable [ $ColumnCount; Value:GetAsNumber ( Multi Column Output::ColumnCount ) ]
                          • If [ $ColumnCount > 10 or $ColumnCount < 1 ]
                          • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Column count wrong?"; Message: $ColumnCount; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ]
                          • Exit Script [ ]
                          • End If
                          • Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ]
                          • #Add page
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "BottomUp") ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ]
                          • #Write some text
                          • Set Variable [ $pw; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageWidth"; $pdf) ]
                          • Set Variable [ $ph; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageHeight"; $pdf) ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFillColor"; $pdf; 0; 0; 0) ]
                          • #calculate the column
                          • Set Variable [ $StartPosX; Value:50 ]
                          • Set Variable [ $PosY; Value:$ph-50 ]
                          • Set Variable [ $PosX; Value:$StartPosX ]
                          • Set Variable [ $Distance; Value:10 ]
                          • Set Variable [ $CurrentColumn; Value:0 ]
                          • Set Variable [ $ColumnWidth; Value:($pw - 100 - $Distance * ($ColumnCount - 1)) / $ColumnCount ]
                          • Set Variable [ $ColumnHeight; Value:$ph - 100 ]
                          • #coordinates in bottom-up coordinate system!
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetTextRect"; $pdf; $PosX; $PosY; $ColumnWidth; $ColumnHeight) ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageBreakExpression"; $pdf; "Let ( [ $CurrentColumn = $CurrentColumn + 1; t = If ( $CurrentColumn < $ColumnCount ; Let ( [ $PosX = $StartPosX + $CurrentColumn * ($ColumnWidth + $Distance) ]; 0) ; Let ( [ $PosX = $StartPosX; $CurrentColumn = 0; a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.EndPage\"; $pdf); a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.AppendPage\"; $pdf; 1)]; 0) ); a = MBS( \"DynaPDF.SetTextRect\"; $pdf; $PosX; $PosY; $ColumnWidth; $ColumnHeight ) ]; 0 )") ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.WriteStyledText"; $pdf; "Justify"; Multi Column Output::Text) ]
                          • #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 Field [ Multi Column Output::Output; $PDFData ]
                          • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release";$pdf) ]
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                                Previous Script: [Create StyledText]Next Script: [InitDynaPDF]
                                Script NameClear
                                Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                Siri Shortcut VisibleOff
                                Include In MenuYes
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                                    Script Definition
                                    Script Steps
                                    • Set Field [ Multi Column Output::Output; "" ]
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                                            Previous Script: [Clear]
                                            Script NameInitDynaPDF
                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                            Siri Shortcut VisibleOff
                                            Include In MenuNo
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                                              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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