Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Converter

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Converter

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Converter.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	3
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

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
Converter	4 fields defined, 1 record	Converter

Fields

Table Name: Converter - 4 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
InputXLS	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Converter		Convert from old to new
InputXLSX	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Converter		Convert from new to old
OutputXLS	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Converter		Convert from new to old
OutputXLSX	Normal, Binary	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1		Converter		Convert from old to new

Layout Objects: Converter

Regular Fields

Field Name: Converter::InputXLS

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 53 pt
Left: 156 pt
Bottom: 178 pt
Right: 409 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

Field Name: Converter::InputXLSX

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 311 pt
Left: 156 pt
Bottom: 436 pt
Right: 409 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

Field Name: Converter::OutputXLS

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 311 pt
Left: 696 pt
Bottom: 436 pt
Right: 949 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

Field Name: Converter::OutputXLSX

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 53 pt
Left: 696 pt
Bottom: 178 pt
Right: 949 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

Type:

Text: Convert to new format

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 109 pt
Left: 492 pt
Bottom: 140 pt
Right: 631 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Convert from old to new”; Parameter: "BX" ]

Scripts:

Convert from old to new

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Convert to old format

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 367 pt
Left: 492 pt
Bottom: 398 pt
Right: 631 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Convert from new to old”; Parameter: "XB" ]

Scripts:

Convert from new to old

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Copy to input

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 187 pt
Left: 738 pt
Bottom: 218 pt
Right: 877 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Set Field [ Converter::InputXLSX; Converter::OutputXLSX ]

Fields:

Converter::OutputXLSX
Converter::InputXLSX

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Copy to input

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 445 pt
Left: 738 pt
Bottom: 476 pt
Right: 877 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Set Field [ Converter::InputXLS; Converter::OutputXLS ]

Fields:

Converter::OutputXLS
Converter::InputXLS

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Clear

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 187 pt
Left: 906 pt
Bottom: 218 pt
Right: 967 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Set Field [ Converter::OutputXLSX; "" ]

Fields:

Converter::OutputXLSX

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Clear

Layout Name:

Converter

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 445 pt
Left: 906 pt
Bottom: 476 pt
Right: 967 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Set Field [ Converter::OutputXLS; "" ]

Fields:

Converter::OutputXLS

Type:

Text: MBS Plugin Website

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 569 pt
Left: 11 pt
Bottom: 595 pt
Right: 164 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Open URL [ "http://monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/" ] [ No dialog ]

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Order LibXL License

Layout Name:

Converter

Top: 569 pt
Left: 172 pt
Bottom: 595 pt
Right: 325 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Open URL [ "http://monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/xl.shtml" ] [ No dialog ]

Script Hierarchy

Convert from old to new

Convert from new to old

InitXL

Next Script: [Convert from new to old]

Script Name	Convert from old to new
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Converter
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	# Find libXL and load it If [ MBS("XL.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitXL” ] End If # Load file Set Variable [ $book1; Value:MBS("XL.LoadBook"; Converter::InputXLS) ] If [ MBS("iserror") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to load Excel file"; Message: $book1; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Exit Script [ ] End If # New XML book Set Variable [ $book2; Value:MBS("XL.NewBook"; 1) ] # Copy content Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("XL.CopyContent"; $book1; $book2) ] # Save new book Set Variable [ $data; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Save"; $book2; "converted.xlsx" ) ] If [ MBS("iserror") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Save failed"; Message: $data; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Else Set Field [ Converter::OutputXLSX; $data ] End If # Free memory Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Release"; $book1 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Release"; $book2 ) ]
Fields used in this script	Converter::InputXLS Converter::OutputXLSX
Scripts used in this script	InitXL
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Converter
Table occurrences used by this script	Converter
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Convert from old to new]

Next Script: [InitXL]

Script Name	Convert from new to old
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Converter
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	# Find libXL and load it If [ MBS("XL.IsInitialized") ≠ 1 ] Perform Script [ “InitXL” ] End If # Load file Set Variable [ $book1; Value:MBS("XL.LoadBook"; Converter::InputXLSX) ] If [ MBS("iserror") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to load Excel file"; Message: $book1; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “No”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Exit Script [ ] End If # New XML book Set Variable [ $book2; Value:MBS("XL.NewBook"; 0) ] # Copy content Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("XL.CopyContent"; $book1; $book2) ] # Save new book Set Variable [ $data; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Save"; $book2; "converted.xls" ) ] If [ MBS("iserror") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Save failed"; Message: $data; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “No”; Button 2: “Cancel”, Commit: “No” ] Else Set Field [ Converter::OutputXLS; $data ] End If # Free memory Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Release"; $book1 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "XL.Book.Release"; $book2 ) ]
Fields used in this script	Converter::InputXLSX Converter::OutputXLS
Scripts used in this script	InitXL
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Converter
Table occurrences used by this script	Converter
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Convert from new to old]

Script Name	InitXL
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Convert from old to new Convert from new to old
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find libXL and load it #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\libxl.dll" ] Else If [ MBS("IsLinux") ] #Server on Linux for FileMaker Cloud Set Variable [ $path; Value:"/opt/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/libxl.so" ] Else #Server on Mac Set Variable [ $path; Value: "/Library/FileMaker Server/libxl.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 ; "libxl.dll" ) ] #plugin will look for libxl.dll and if not found also for libxl64.dll (64-bit) and libxl32.dll (32-bit). Else Set Variable [ $path; Value:Substitute ( $databasePath ; $databaseName ; "libxl.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 LibXL license, please follow links on our pricing page: #https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/filemaker/pricing.shtml Set Variable [ $LicenseeName; Value:"your name" ] Set Variable [ $LicenseKey; Value:"your LibXL license key" ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "XL.Initialize"; $path; $LicenseeName; $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
Fields used in this script
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script
Table occurrences used by this script
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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