Now I see why you are confused! (Either that or I was...)
Those extra PDF documents need to be printed out of FileMaker for the
Append option to work.
Just make up two blank layouts and place your forms on those layouts,
either as graphics, in container fields or as something you
constructed with FileMaker's native layout tools. Then when you need
to include one, switch to the layout, make sure you only have one
found record and then call the Save Records as PDF with the Append
option. Do this for each of the forms that you want to include with
this email.
j.
On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Landy Atkinson wrote:
The problem is that I have 2 standard PDF documents that I want to
include along with the one I generate in Filemaker. Depending upon
the products and whether outside the US, I might need just the
Filemaker created document, or that along with one or both of the
standard PDF documents. By "standard" here, I mean they are forms
that do not get changed based on the customer data in Filemaker.
I'm still not seeing how to accomplish that using your procedures.
-Landy
On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
Landy,
There are two ways to approach this in my mind: Save each
attachment or not.
If you don't use the "Append..." option the save-as-PDF will over-
write any file with the same name and extension and replace it with
the current output. So for the first save in your script you would
leave the Append... checkbox unchecked. Subsequent Save Records as
PDF for that email would have it checked. This way you never need
to change the file name. This will not save any of your sent files,
though.
If you create a new filename unique to each email you can save all
the attachments. You just calculate a unique name each time and
save it as a memory variable. Then you use that variable in the
Specify output file option of the Save Records... script step.
Also, this way you can leave the Append... option on all the time.
You can use either way, depending on what you need to keep.
HTH.
j.
On Sep 1, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Landy Atkinson wrote:
I have taken a look at this script step and have not figured out
how to use it to tack new pages onto an existing PDF file.
The "Send Mail" script step has a place to specify the PDF
filename to attach to the email. The "Save Records as PDF" script
step has an Append option, which lets you add additional pages to
the end of an existing PDF file, which is determined using the
Specify Output File option. All I have been able to figure out so
far is to take my SpecialHandling.pdf and set it as the Output
File. I can then append the customer specific information and
mailing label and attach the result to an email. I am now left
with a modified SpecialHandling.pdf document that I don't know how
to use again for the next customer.
Please help me see what I am missing.
-Landy
On Aug 27, 2009, at 3:48 AM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
Make PDFs and use the "Append" option on the "Save Records as
PDF" script step.
j.
On Aug 26, 2009, at 10:58 PM, Landy Atkinson wrote:
I have a need to send more than one attachment in an email
created using the email script step in FMP 10. The step allows
you to specify more than one file, but this just seems to
provide multiple search paths and the first file found is the
one attached. I have not figured out a way to tell it to
include more than the first valid file it comes across.
Here is the need, in case someone has a good work around.
I use FMP 10 to create Return Material Authorization tracking
numbers along with a record of all touches along the RMA
process. The first step is to generate a 1 page document from
the data entered in the initial call from a customer that
includes a shipping label at the top and return instructions and
a place to fill in payment information for a repair at the
bottom. For international customer, there is an additional
document required to deal with Customs and for a few products
there is a special handling document we send. For 99% of our
customers, these documents are sent as email attachments. The
request from the database users is to have these documents
automatically attached to the email as needed. I started out by
adding a couple of check boxes that the person taking the RMA
call can mark off if these additional documents are required. I
thought it would be a simple matter to just create several email
script steps with an if-then structure to decide which to use
based on the check boxes. This won't work until I can figure
out how to specify more than one attachment during the script
step.
The only alternative I have come up with is to create 4
different layouts
1. RMA Only
2. RMA and Special Handling
3. RMA and International
4. RMA and International and Special Handling
and branch to those to create the attachment. For the
international form, this would be a bit trick as the customs
form is a bit complex.
Any other ideas?
-Landy
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FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer
****NEW Ph no: 502-509-7137****
Project Foreman
NewMedia Construction Co.
[email protected]
Instigator
The BB&J Network
The "Go-To Guys" for
FileMaker Development in Louisville
www.thebbandj.net
FileMaker Louisville Blog:
http://filemakerlouisville.posterous.com
--
Jonathan Fletcher
FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer
****NEW Ph no: 502-509-7137****
Project Foreman
NewMedia Construction Co.
[email protected]
Instigator
The BB&J Network
The "Go-To Guys" for
FileMaker Development in Louisville
www.thebbandj.net
FileMaker Louisville Blog:
http://filemakerlouisville.posterous.com
