Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Personalized PDFs

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Personalized PDFs

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Personalized PDFs.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	4
Scripts	6
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	Script: Trigger On File Open
OnLastWindowClose	Script: Trigger On File Close
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
Personalized PDFs	4 fields defined, 3 records	Personalized PDFs

Fields

Table Name: Personalized PDFs - 4 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Filename	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Do not replace existing value for field (if any) Context table: Personalized PDFs Calculation: GetAsText(Personalized PDFs::File) Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Admin Client
File	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Admin		Personalize PDF
PersonalizedFile	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1		Client		Personalize PDF Trigger On File Close
ClientName	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1 Index Language: German		Client		Personalize PDF Trigger On File Close Trigger On File Open

Layout Objects: Admin

Regular Fields

Field Name: Personalized PDFs::Filename

Layout Name:

Admin

Top: 52 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 73 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: Personalized PDFs::File

Layout Name:

Admin

Top: 75 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 523 pt
Right: 705 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: Go to Client View

Layout Name:

Admin

Top: 10 pt
Left: 14 pt
Bottom: 40 pt
Right: 156 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Go to Layout [ “Client” ]

Layouts:

Client

Layout Objects: Client

Regular Fields

Field Name: Personalized PDFs::Filename

Layout Name:

Client

Top: 52 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 73 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: Personalized PDFs::PersonalizedFile

Layout Name:

Client

Top: 74 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 523 pt
Right: 705 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: Personalized PDFs::ClientName

Layout Name:

Client

Top: 10 pt
Left: 756 pt
Bottom: 31 pt
Right: 1009 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: Go to Admin View

Layout Name:

Client

Top: 10 pt
Left: 14 pt
Bottom: 40 pt
Right: 157 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Go to Layout [ “Admin” ]

Layouts:

Admin

Script Hierarchy

InitDynaPDF

Personalize PDF

Trigger On File Close

Trigger On File Open

Trigger On Record Load

Next Script: [Personalize PDF]

Script Name	InitDynaPDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Personalize 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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Script Name	Personalize PDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Trigger On Record Load
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Exit Script [ ] End If #Start new PDF Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] #Set some flags for import Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetImportFlags"; $pdf; "ImportAll ImportAsPage") ] #Add first page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; Personalized PDFs::File) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf; 1) ] #set coordinates to go from top to down Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $PDF; "TopDown" ) ] #Edit pages Set Variable [ $PageCount; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.GetPageCount"; $pdf ) ] Set Variable [ $PageNumber; Value:1 ] Set Variable [ $pageWidth; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageWidth"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $pageHeight; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.GetPageHeight"; $pdf) ] Loop Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EditPage"; $pdf; $PageNumber) ] #add page number 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.WriteFTextEx"; $pdf; 50; $pageHeight - 50; $pageWidth-100; 30; "left"; Personalized PDFs::ClientName) ] #next page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $PageNumber; Value:$PageNumber +1 ] Exit Loop If [ $PageNumber > $PageCount ] End Loop #save PDF Set Variable [ $PDFData; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; GetAsText(Personalized PDFs::File)) ] #Free all data Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ] #Put in Container Set Field [ Personalized PDFs::PersonalizedFile; $PDFData ]
Fields used in this script	Personalized PDFs::File Personalized PDFs::ClientName Personalized PDFs::PersonalizedFile
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
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Tables used in this script	Personalized PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Personalized PDFs
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Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Name	Trigger On File Close
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Personalized PDFs::PersonalizedFile; "" ] Set Field [ Personalized PDFs::ClientName; "" ]
Fields used in this script	Personalized PDFs::PersonalizedFile Personalized PDFs::ClientName
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Tables used in this script	Personalized PDFs
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Next Script: [Trigger On Record Load]

Script Name	Trigger On File Open
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Personalized PDFs::ClientName; MBS("SystemInfo.Username") ]
Fields used in this script	Personalized PDFs::ClientName
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Tables used in this script	Personalized PDFs
Table occurrences used by this script	Personalized PDFs
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Previous Script: [Trigger On File Open]

Script Name	Trigger On Record Load
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Perform Script [ “Personalize PDF” ]
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Scripts used in this script	Personalize PDF
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