Sue
Sometimes it can help to prepend "filemac:" or "filewin:" to the output path.
eg. This is a bit long winded perhaps but it is a simple cut and paste between
scripts and is easy to debug.
Set Variable [ $FileName; Value:"Application_Status.pdf" ] // I always
include the expected file extension
Set Variable [ $FilePath; Value:Get ( DocumentsPath ) ]
Set Variable [ $Platform; Value:"file" & Choose ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform )
) ; "1"; "mac:" ; "win:" ) ]
Set Variable [ $Output; Value:$Platform & $FilePath & $FileName ]
Save Records as PDF [ File Name: “$Output”; Automatically open; Records being
browsed ]
Stephen
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On Feb 5, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Sue wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I posted this question before and got a couple of helpful replies,
> which I sincerely appreciate.
>
>
> However, for the life of me, I can not get the
> solutions suggested to work.
>
> Using the exact method below, I get the following message:
> "$file_name" can not be created on this disk.
> Use a different name, make more room on the disk,
> unlock it or use a different disk."
>
> I am really unsure what is wrong as I can specify my desktop
> as the file path in the script where you specify the filepath,
> and use the same filename for the pdf, and it works fine--no error.
>
> That suggests that my $fiel_name is generating an incorrect filepath,
> but when I compare the filepath generated by the calculation,
> to the one generated when I just select a file on my desktop,
> they are the identical.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thank you for any help.
>
> Sue
>
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Jeff Almquist wrote:
>
>> Hi Sue,
>>
>> I accomplish this by first setting a variable ("$file_name"), with the
>> following:
>>
>> Case ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform ) ) = 1 ; "filemac:" ; "filewin:" ) &
>> Get ( DesktopPath ) & your_file_name_calculated_from_record_data
>>
>> Then I just use that "$file_name" variable as the "Output File Path List" in
>> the "Specify output file" setting of both the initial "Save Records as PDF"
>> step and any subsequent "Save Records as PDF" steps when I want to "Append
>> to existing PDF".
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Sue wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> I have written some scripts that have a "Save Records as PDF" step and
>>> subsequent steps that also have the "Save Records as PDF" with the "Append
>>> to existing pdf" option selected.
>>>
>>> I am able to use the script if I set the Specify Output File to a specific
>>> file name on a specific computer, but I need multiple users (using the file
>>> via Filemaker Server) to be able to use the script and have the generated
>>> pdf saved to the desktops on their own computers, and have the "append to
>>> existing pdf" steps then save to the file that was created on their
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> I suspect there is a way to do this without individually identifying all
>>> their computers as options in the Specify Output File.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me how to accomplish this, or refer me to a web page that
>>> explains how to do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks very much for any help!
>>>
>>> Sue
