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Preview.Create
Creates a new preview area inside the window with the given rectangle.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Preview | 13.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
MBS( "Preview.Create"; WindowRef; x; y; w; h { ; DX; DY; classID } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WindowRef | Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. | 0 | |
| x | The left coordinate in the window. | 0 | |
| y | The top coordinate in the window. | 0 | |
| w | The width of the preview area in the window. | 600 | |
| h | The height of the preview area in the window. | 400 | |
| DX | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 14.3 or newer. A delta to move drop area more to left or right. |
0 | Optional |
| DY | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 14.3 or newer. A delta to move drop area more to top or bottom. |
0 | Optional |
| classID | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 14.3 or newer. The class UUID for the preview handler to use. |
Optional |
Result
Returns reference number or error.
Description
Creates a new preview area inside the window with the given rectangle.A way to display a PDF Viewer in FileMaker independent of an interactive container.
Available on Windows 10 and newer.
If you use a register on the window, be aware that the drop area actually is in front of the register. So you need to check in the script which register page is current and should get the dropped files.
Use Preview.Release later to destroy the preview area.
Preview reference numbers are starting at 92000 and counting up for each new preview area.
See HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHandlers in the registry for available preview handlers for Windows beside PDF Viewer one.
See also
Release notes
- Version 14.3
- Added DX, DY and ClassID parameters to Preview.CreateWithControl and Preview.Create functions.
Blog Entries
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 14.3pr2
- MBS Plugin Advent calendar: 18 - Preview
- New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.3
This function checks for a license.
Created 12nd June 2023, last changed 3th June 2024
