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ZUGFeRD Invoice

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ZUGFeRD Invoice.fmp12

Overview
Tables 1
Relationships 0
Layouts 1
Scripts 4
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

 

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ZUGFeRD Invoice
6 fields defined, 1 record
ZUGFeRD Invoice

Fields

Table Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice - 6 Fields
Field Name Type Options Comments On Layouts In Relationships In Scripts In Value Lists
Invoice Template Normal, Binary Auto-Enter:
  • Allow editing
Validation:
  • Only during data entry
Storage:
  • Repetitions: 1
      Output PDF Normal, Binary Auto-Enter:
      • Allow editing
      Validation:
      • Only during data entry
      Storage:
      • Repetitions: 1
          Invoice XML Normal, Text Auto-Enter:
          • Allow editing
          Validation:
          • Only during data entry
          Storage:
          • Repetitions: 1
          • Indexing: None
          • Automatically create indexes as needed
          • Index Language: German
              Gray ICC Profile Normal, Binary Auto-Enter:
              • Allow editing
              Validation:
              • Only during data entry
              Storage:
              • Global
              • Repetitions: 1
                  RGB ICC Profile Normal, Binary Auto-Enter:
                  • Allow editing
                  Validation:
                  • Only during data entry
                  Storage:
                  • Global
                  • Repetitions: 1
                      CMYK ICC Profile Normal, Binary Auto-Enter:
                      • Allow editing
                      Validation:
                      • Only during data entry
                      Storage:
                      • Global
                      • Repetitions: 1

                          Layout Objects: ZUGFeRD Invoice

                          Regular Fields

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice Template
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 162 pt
                          • Left: 138 pt
                          • Bottom: 287 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: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          No

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::Output PDF
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 288 pt
                          • Left: 138 pt
                          • Bottom: 413 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: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          No

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice XML
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 162 pt
                          • Left: 474 pt
                          • Bottom: 410 pt
                          • Right: 787 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left and Right, Top and Bottom
                          Field Format:
                          • Edit Box
                          • Include vertical scrollbar
                          Field Behavior:
                          • Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
                          • Disable visual spell-checking
                          • Touch keyboard type: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          Yes

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::Gray ICC Profile
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 60 pt
                          • Left: 288 pt
                          • Bottom: 145 pt
                          • Right: 373 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left, Top
                          Field Format:
                          • Edit Box
                          Field Behavior:
                          • Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
                          • Touch keyboard type: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          No

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 60 pt
                          • Left: 378 pt
                          • Bottom: 145 pt
                          • Right: 463 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left, Top
                          Field Format:
                          • Edit Box
                          Field Behavior:
                          • Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
                          • Touch keyboard type: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          No

                          Field Name: ZUGFeRD Invoice::CMYK ICC Profile
                          Field Properties Coordinates Field Format Field Behavior Quick Find
                          • Top: 60 pt
                          • Left: 468 pt
                          • Bottom: 145 pt
                          • Right: 553 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left, Top
                          Field Format:
                          • Edit Box
                          Field Behavior:
                          • Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
                          • Touch keyboard type: System Default
                          • Go to next field using: Tab key
                          No

                          Buttons

                          Button Properties Coordinates Script/Script Step
                            Type:
                          • Text: Create PDF with existing PDF
                          • Top: 428 pt
                          • Left: 22 pt
                          • Bottom: 458 pt
                          • Right: 208 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left, Top
                          Perform Script [ “Create PDF with Existing PDF” ]

                          Scripts:


                          Button Properties Coordinates Script/Script Step
                            Type:
                          • Text: Create PDF with new PDF
                          • Top: 428 pt
                          • Left: 223 pt
                          • Bottom: 458 pt
                          • Right: 391 pt
                          • Anchoring: Left, Top
                          Perform Script [ “Create PDF with New PDF” ]

                          Scripts:


                          Script Hierarchy

                          InitDynaPDF
                          Create PDF with Existing PDF
                          Create PDF with New PDF
                          Clear

                          Next Script: [Create PDF with Existing PDF]
                          Script Name InitDynaPDF
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                          Siri Shortcut Visible Off
                          Include In Menu Yes
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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
                            • #remove folder name
                            • Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $path ; "ZUGFeRD and Facture-X/"; "" ) // macOS ]
                            • Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $path ; "ZUGFeRD and Facture-X\\"; "" ) // Windows ]
                            • 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: [Create PDF with New PDF]
                                          Script Name Create PDF with Existing PDF
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                                            Script Definition
                                            Script Steps
                                            • #Initialize DynaPDF if needed
                                            • If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ]
                                            • Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ]
                                            • End If
                                            • #Make new PDF environments
                                            • Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ]
                                            • #Set import flags with Prepare For PDF/A enabled
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "DynaPDF.SetImportFlags"; $pdf; "ImportAll¶ImportAsPage¶PrepareForPDFA" ) ]
                                            • #Load PDF from container
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.OpenPDFFromContainer"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice Template) ]
                                            • #Import all pages
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.ImportPDFFile"; $pdf) ]
                                            • #PDF/A requires a language set
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLanguage"; $pdf; "de-DE") ]
                                            • #PDF/A requires a structure tree
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CreateStructureTree"; $pdf) ]
                                            • # Set replacements for missing ICC profiles
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "rgb"; ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile) ]
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "gray"; ZUGFeRD Invoice::Gray ICC Profile) ]
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetReplaceICCProfileData"; $pdf; "cmyk"; ZUGFeRD Invoice::CMYK ICC Profile) ]
                                            • #add xml with invoice data
                                            • #For ZUGFeRD and Factor-X, please use this file names: ZUGFeRD 1.x: "ZUGFeRD-invoice.xml" ZUGFeRD 2.x: "zugferd-invoice.xml" Factur-X / ZUGFeRD 2.1: "factur-x.xml" XRechnung: "xrechnung.xml"
                                            • Set Variable [ $XML; Value:ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice XML ]
                                            • Set Variable [ $XML; Value:MBS("Text.ReplaceNewline"; $XML; 2) // LF for line ending ]
                                            • Set Variable [ $FileHandle; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AttachFileText"; $pdf; $XML; "UTF-8"; "factur-x.xml"; "Factur-X/ZUGFeRD-Rechnung") ]
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AssociateEmbFile"; $pdf; "Catalog"; -1; "Alternative"; $FileHandle) ]
                                            • #Check if this PDF conforms to PDF/A-3b
                                            • Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CheckConformance"; $pdf; "FacturX Basic"; "Default") ]
                                            • If [ MBS("IsError") ]
                                            • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to check conformance"; Message: $c; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ]
                                            • End If
                                            • If [ $c = 1 ]
                                            • # A RGB ICC profile must be added to the document
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile) ]
                                            • Else If [ $c = 2 ]
                                            • # A CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::CMYK ICC Profile) ]
                                            • Else If [ $c = 3 ]
                                            • # A Gray, RGB, or CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile) ]
                                            • End If
                                            • #save to container
                                            • Set Variable [ $PDFData; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "invoice.pdf") ]
                                            • Set Field [ ZUGFeRD Invoice::Output PDF; $PDFData ]
                                            • Commit Records/Requests
                                            • #cleanup memory
                                            • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
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                                                  Script Name Create PDF with New PDF
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                                                    Script Definition
                                                    Script Steps
                                                    • #Initialize DynaPDF if needed
                                                    • If [ MBS("DynaPDF.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ]
                                                    • Perform Script [ “InitDynaPDF” ]
                                                    • End If
                                                    • #Make new PDF environments
                                                    • Set Variable [ $pdf; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.New") ]
                                                    • #set options
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetPageCoords"; $pdf; "topdown") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetLanguage"; $pdf; "en-US") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CreateStructureTree"; $pdf) ]
                                                    • #Add page with some text
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AppendPage"; $pdf) ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetTextRect"; $pdf; 100; 100; 400; 200) ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Times"; 1; 40; 1; "cp1252") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.WriteFText"; $pdf; "Center"; "Just a test PDF.") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.EndPage"; $pdf) ]
                                                    • #add xml
                                                    • #For ZUGFeRD and Factor-X, please use this file names: ZUGFeRD 1.x: "ZUGFeRD-invoice.xml" ZUGFeRD 2.x: "zugferd-invoice.xml" Factur-X / ZUGFeRD 2.1: "factur-x.xml" XRechnung: "xrechnung.xml"
                                                    • Set Variable [ $FileHandle; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AttachFileText"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::Invoice XML; "UTF-8"; "factur-x.xml"; "Factur-X/ZUGFeRD-Rechnung") ]
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AssociateEmbFile"; $pdf; "Catalog"; -1; "Alternative"; $FileHandle) ]
                                                    • #Check if this PDF conforms to PDF/A-3b
                                                    • Set Variable [ $c; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.CheckConformance"; $pdf; "FacturX Basic"; "Default") ]
                                                    • If [ MBS("IsError") ]
                                                    • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to check conformance"; Message: $c; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ]
                                                    • End If
                                                    • If [ $c = 1 ]
                                                    • # A RGB ICC profile must be added to the document
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile) ]
                                                    • Else If [ $c = 2 ]
                                                    • # A CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::CMYK ICC Profile) ]
                                                    • Else If [ $c = 3 ]
                                                    • # A Gray, RGB, or CMYK ICC profile must be added to the document
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.AddOutputIntentEx"; $pdf; ZUGFeRD Invoice::RGB ICC Profile) ]
                                                    • End If
                                                    • #Save to container
                                                    • Set Variable [ $PDFData; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Save"; $pdf; "invoice.pdf") ]
                                                    • Set Field [ ZUGFeRD Invoice::Output PDF; $PDFData ]
                                                    • Commit Records/Requests
                                                    • #cleanup memory
                                                    • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("DynaPDF.Release"; $pdf) ]
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                                                              Script Definition
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                                                              • Set Field [ ZUGFeRD Invoice::Output PDF; "" ]
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