Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: PhotoAcquire

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PhotoAcquire

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PhotoAcquire.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	7
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	24

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
PhotoAcquire	7 fields defined, 0 record	PhotoAcquire

Fields

Table Name: PhotoAcquire - 7 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
PrimaryKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Context table: PhotoAcquire Calculation: Get( UUID ) Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Unique Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: Minimal Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: Unicode Raw	Unique identifier of each record in this table
CreationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Creation timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: English	Date and time each record was created
CreatedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Creation account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: English	Account name of the user who created each record
ModificationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Modification timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: English	Date and time each record was last modified
ModifiedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Modification account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: English	Account name of the user who last modified each record
Filename	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: English		PhotoAcquire		Import Images
Image	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		PhotoAcquire		Import Images

Layout Objects: PhotoAcquire

Regular Fields

Field Name: PhotoAcquire::Filename

Layout Name:

PhotoAcquire

Top: 114 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 146 pt
Right: 1003 pt

Anchoring: Left and Right, 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: PhotoAcquire::Image

Layout Name:

PhotoAcquire

Top: 150 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 755 pt
Right: 1003 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

Type:

Text: Select Device

Layout Name:

PhotoAcquire

Top: 58 pt
Left: 13 pt
Bottom: 92 pt
Right: 163 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Select Device” ]

Scripts:

Select Device

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Settings Dialog

Layout Name:

PhotoAcquire

Top: 58 pt
Left: 163 pt
Bottom: 92 pt
Right: 313 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Show Settings Dialog” ]

Scripts:

Show Settings Dialog

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Acquire Images

Layout Name:

PhotoAcquire

Top: 58 pt
Left: 313 pt
Bottom: 92 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Acquire Images” ]

Scripts:

Acquire Images

Show Current Device ID

Next Script: [Select Device Copy]

Script Name	Select Device
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PhotoAcquire
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.ShowSelectDeviceDialog") ]
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Previous Script: [Select Device]

Next Script: [Show Settings Dialog]

Script Name	Select Device Copy
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.ShowSelectDeviceDialog"; 1) ]
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Previous Script: [Select Device Copy]

Next Script: [Acquire Images]

Script Name	Show Settings Dialog
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PhotoAcquire
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.ShowSettingsDialog") ]
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Previous Script: [Show Settings Dialog]

Next Script: [Import Images]

Script Name	Acquire Images
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	PhotoAcquire
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.Acquire") ] If [ PatternCount ( $r; "-536870363" ) = 1 ] #no device with current ID, so clear and run again Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.SetCurrentDeviceID"; "") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.Acquire") ] End If #now import what we got Perform Script [ “Import Images” ]
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Scripts used in this script	Import Images
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Previous Script: [Acquire Images]

Next Script: [Show MBS Version]

Script Name	Import Images
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Scripts that use this script	Acquire Images
Script Definition
Script Steps	Go to Layout [ “PhotoAcquire” ] Set Variable [ $list; Value:MBS( "WinPhotoAcquire.Files") ] Set Variable [ $count; Value:ValueCount($list) ] If [ $count > 0 ] Set Variable [ $i; Value:1 ] Loop Set Variable [ $ImagePath; Value:GetValue($list; $i) ] If [ MBS( "Files.FileExists"; $ImagePath ) ] Set Variable [ $image; Value:MBS( "Container.ReadFile"; $ImagePath) ] New Record/Request Set Field [ PhotoAcquire::Filename; MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; $ImagePath ) ] Set Field [ PhotoAcquire::Image; $image ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] End If #Next Set Variable [ $i; Value:$i + 1 ] Exit Loop If [ $i > $count ] End Loop End If
Fields used in this script	PhotoAcquire::Filename PhotoAcquire::Image
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Layouts used in this script	PhotoAcquire
Tables used in this script	PhotoAcquire
Table occurrences used by this script	PhotoAcquire
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Previous Script: [Import Images]

Next Script: [Show Current Device ID]

Script Name	Show MBS Version
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "MBS Version"; Message: MBS("Version") &" on " & MBS("platform"); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ]
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Previous Script: [Show MBS Version]

Script Name	Show Current Device ID
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Device ID"; Message: MBS("WinPhotoAcquire.GetCurrentDeviceID"); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ]
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