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Component: Preview
A preview control to show a PDF on a FileMaker layout.
See also QuickLook functions.
| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| 13.3 / 13.5 | ✅ Yes | 🔶 73% | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Preview.Available Queries whether preview is available. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.Create Creates a new preview area inside the window with the given rectangle. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.CreateWithControl Creates a new preview on the given window covering the area of the given control. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.GetAutoResizingMask Queries auto resizing mask. | Mac only 13.3 |
| Preview.GetAutostarts Queries whether to auto start preview. | Mac only 13.3 |
| Preview.List Queries list of all currently preview areas. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.LoadContainer Loads a PDF document from data in container. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.LoadFile Loads a PDF document from file path. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.Release A convenience method to release all preview controls. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.ReleaseAll A convenience method to release all preview controls. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.SetAutoResizingMask Sets the auto resizing mask. | Mac only 13.3 |
| Preview.SetAutostarts Sets whether to auto start preview. | Mac only 13.3 |
| Preview.SetFocus Sets focus to the view. | Mac/Win 13.5 |
| Preview.SetFrameWithControl Repositions preview view to given placeholder control. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
| Preview.Unload Unloads current document. | Mac/Win 13.3 |
15 functions shown.
Release notes
- Version 14.3
- Added DX, DY and ClassID parameters to Preview.CreateWithControl and Preview.Create functions.
- Version 13.5
- Added Preview.SetFocus function.
- Version 13.4
- Fixed a crash with Preview functions on macOS when releasing the temp file.
- Version 13.3
- Added Preview functions to add a simple PDF file viewer for Windows and macOS on a layout.
Blog Entries
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 13.4pr1
- Neues MBS Plugin 13.3 für Claris FileMaker
- MBS Plugin 13.3 for Claris FileMaker
- Preview Control for FileMaker
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 13.3pr3
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