Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Place Picture

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Place Picture

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Place Picture.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	2
Value Lists	1
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
Place Picture	6 fields defined, 1 record	Place Picture

Fields

Table Name: Place Picture - 6 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Title	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Place Picture		Create PDF
Size	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Place Picture		Create PDF
Comment	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Place Picture		Create PDF
Image	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Place Picture		Create PDF
PDF	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Place Picture		Create PDF
Position	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Value list: Positions Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Place Picture		Create PDF

Layout Objects: Place Picture

Regular Fields

Field Name: Place Picture::Title

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 68 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 89 pt
Right: 322 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: Place Picture::Size

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 91 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 112 pt
Right: 322 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: Place Picture::Comment

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 114 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 255 pt
Right: 322 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: Place Picture::Image

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 68 pt
Left: 350 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 1007 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: Place Picture::PDF

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 325 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 322 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: Place Picture::Position

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 263 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 284 pt
Right: 322 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Pop-up Menu
Display values from: Positions

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: Create 2 Page PDF

Layout Name:

Place Picture

Top: 290 pt
Left: 69 pt
Bottom: 319 pt
Right: 281 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Create PDF” ]

Scripts:

Create PDF

Value Lists

Value List Name	Source	Values	On Layouts
Positions	Custom	Wide Image Right Aligned, Wide Image Left Aligned	Place Picture

Script Hierarchy

Create PDF

InitDynaPDF

Next Script: [InitDynaPDF]

Script Name	Create PDF
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Place Picture
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Initialize DynaPDF if needed If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") = 0 ] Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Trace"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/debug.log") ] #Clear current PDF document Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ] #read image size Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ReadImageFormat"; $pdf; Place Picture::Image) ] Set Variable [ $ImageWidth; Value:GetAsNumber (LeftValues ( $r ; 1 )) ] Set Variable [ $imageHeight; Value:GetAsNumber (MiddleValues ( $r ; 2; 1 )) ] #no recompression! we use JPEG pass through Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetSaveNewImageFormat"; $pdf; 0) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetGStateFlags"; $pdf; "UseImageColorSpace" ) ] #Our page size is 30 cm on each size and 8 point crop offset Set Variable [ $cx; Value:8 ] Set Variable [ $cy; Value:8 ] Set Variable [ $pw; Value:Round(30 / 2,54 * 72;0) // 30 cm ] Set Variable [ $ph; Value:$pw ] #Calculate image size Set Variable [ $h; Value:$ph+2 ] Set Variable [ $w; Value:Round($ImageWidth / $ImageHeight * $h; 0) ] Set Variable [ $x; Value:$pw * 2/3 ] Set Variable [ $y; Value:-1 ] Set Variable [ $tx; Value:70 ] Set Variable [ $tw; Value:$x - $tx -30 ] Set Variable [ $TextOnPage; Value:1 ] #Check position Set Variable [ $pos; Value:Place Picture::Position ] If [ $pos = "Wide Image Left Aligned" ] Set Variable [ $TextOnPage; Value:2 ] Set Variable [ $x; Value:-1 ] Set Variable [ $tx; Value:$w - $pw + 30 ] Set Variable [ $tw; Value:$pw - $tx - 70 ] End If #Change page size to 30 cm by 30 cm Set Variable [ $h; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageWidth"; $pdf; $pw + $cx2) ] Set Variable [ $h; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageHeight"; $pdf; $ph + $cy2) ] #Add page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ] #Coordinates from top left Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "topdown") ] If [ $TextOnPage = 1 ] #Load a font Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 14) ] #Set black color (we are in RGB) Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFillColor"; $pdf; 0; 0; 0) ] #Define where our text will go Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetTextRect"; $pdf; $cx+$tx; /* pos x / $cy+70; / pos y / $tw; / width of text rect / -1) ] #Write text with formatting commands inside in text rectangle with left alignment Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.WriteFText"; $pdf; "left"; Place Picture::Title & ¶ & ¶ & "\FT[Helvetica-Bold]Size:\FT[Helvetica]" & ¶ & Place Picture::Size & ¶ & ¶ & "\FT[Helvetica-Bold]Comment:\FT[Helvetica]" & ¶ & Place Picture::Comment) ] End If #Place image Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.InsertImage"; $pdf; Place Picture::Image; $cx+$x; $cy+$y; $w; $h) ] #Set media and crop box to hide the area we like to crop later after print Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetBBox"; $pdf; "media"; 0; 0; $pw + $cx 2; $ph+$cy2) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetBBox"; $pdf; "crop"; $cx; $cy; $pw + $cx; $ph + $cy) ] #Draw a red rectangle outside the visible area Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $pdf; 1; 0; 0) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $pdf; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $cx - 1; $cy - 1; $pw+2; $ph+2; "stroke") ] #Close page and start next one Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ] If [ $TextOnPage = 2 ] #Load a font Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 14) ] #Set black color (we are in RGB) Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFillColor"; $pdf; 0; 0; 0) ] #Define where our text will go Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetTextRect"; $pdf; $cx+$tx; / pos x / $cy+70; / pos y / $tw; / width of text rect / -1) ] #Write text with formatting commands inside in text rectangle with left alignment Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.WriteFText"; $pdf; "left"; Place Picture::Title & ¶ & ¶ & "\FT[Helvetica-Bold]Size:\FT[Helvetica]" & ¶ & Place Picture::Size & ¶ & ¶ & "\FT[Helvetica-Bold]Comment:\FT[Helvetica]" & ¶ & Place Picture::Comment) ] End If #The image is placed again, but more to left to fit Set Variable [ $x; Value:$x - $pw // move 30 cm left ] #Place image again Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.InsertImage"; $pdf; Place Picture::Image; $cx+$x; $cy+$y; $w; $h) ] #Set bounding boxes Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetBBox"; $pdf; "media"; 0; 0; $pw + $cx 2; $ph+$cy*2) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetBBox"; $pdf; "crop"; $cx; $cy; $pw + $cx; $ph + $cy) ] #Draw crop rectangle Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLineWidth"; $pdf; 1) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetStrokeColor"; $pdf; 1; 0; 0) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Rectangle"; $pdf; $cx - 1; $cy - 1; $pw+2; $ph+2; "stroke") ] #End page Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ] #Load PDF from container Set Field [ Place Picture::PDF; MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "Merged.pdf") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Container.WriteFile"; Place Picture::PDF; "/Users/cs/Desktop/output.pdf") ]
Fields used in this script	Place Picture::Image Place Picture::Position Place Picture::Title Place Picture::Size Place Picture::Comment Place Picture::PDF
Scripts used in this script	InitDynaPDF
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Place Picture
Table occurrences used by this script	Place Picture
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Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Create PDF]

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