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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1059
the PDF Options dialog box settings in the Document and Initial View tabs are ignored, but
the settings in the Security tab are maintained.
• Perform without dialog prevents dialog boxes from displaying when the script step
executes if a file has already been specified.
• Select Specify output file or click Specify to display a dialog box where you can specify
the file path. Choose the folder you want to save to, or type the file path directly into the list.
Specify one path per line. FileMaker
Pro will use the first path it locates. See Creating file
paths. You can choose to Automatically open file or you can choose to Create email with
file as attachment after saving.
If FileMaker Pro executes a script that does not specify an absolute path, and the database file
containing the script is hosted, the path is assumed to be the current user’s Documents folder.
• Select Specify options or click Specify to display the "Save Records as PDF" dialog box.
From the Save list, choose Records being browsed, Current record, or Blank record. If
you select Blank record, the Appearance pop-up is enabled. The Appearance pop-up box
allows you to specify formatting options for fields: as formatted in FileMaker, with boxes, or
with underlines.
Select Options to display the PDF Options dialog box.
• In the Document tab, you can specify descriptive information for the PDF file. For each
of the options in the document tab, you can enter text directly, or click Specify to enter a
field name or values from a calculation.
• In the Security tab, you can assign passwords to the PDF file, as well as print and edit
privileges. If print and edit privileges are allowed, you can specify if copying and screen
reading software are permitted.
• In the Initial View tab, you can define the initial view for the layout and magnification for
the PDF file.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 8.0
Description
This script step operates in all modes except Find mode.
Note OS X: Save Records As PDF is not supported in runtime solutions. However, users can print
the current record to PDF by choosing File menu > Print > PDF.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution No