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Adding and viewing data
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Note To insert packaged files such as Keynote files into a container field, archive or zip the
packaged files.
To insert a file of any type into a container field:
1. In Browse mode, click a container field.
2. Choose Insert menu > File.
3. In the dialog box, choose the file.
If you select Store only a reference to the file, FileMaker Pro doesn't import the file; it only
keeps track of where it is on your hard disk. This option may reduce the size of your
FileMaker
Pro file, but if you move or delete the file, FileMaker Pro won't be able to display it.
Choose this option if you want to be able to open the file from the container field.
4. Click Open.
You see the file’s icon and name in the container field.
Notes
• To open a file that has been inserted into a container field (using Store only a reference to
the file), select the container field and then press the Space bar, or double-click the
container field.
• You can drag a file from Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (OS X) into the field.
• OS X: Plug-ins stored in container fields are compressed by default.
• If you select Store only a reference to the file, one way to see the location of the file on
your hard disk is to create a script using the
GetAsText function.
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Pasting graphics and movies from the Clipboard
You can paste graphics and movies from the Clipboard into a container field.
To paste graphics or movies from the Clipboard:
1. Copy a graphic or movie to the Clipboard.
In most applications, use the Copy command.
2. In the FileMaker Pro file, switch to Browse mode and view the record to paste into.
3. Click the container field, then choose Edit menu > Paste.
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Deleting data from container fields
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