Insert Object (Windows) script step

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Insert Object (Windows) script step

Format


Insert Object ["<object type>"]

Options

Click Specify to display the Insert Object dialog box where you can set the following options.

Object Type - choose the type of object you want to embed or link from the list of available file and application types.

Create New - lets you embed a blank object of the specified object type. When the object is activated, it can then be created with the associated application.

Create from File - lets you enter the name of an existing file as the object to be embedded or linked. You can use the browse button to select a file that is on the computer or the network.

When Create from File has been selected, you can select Link to create indicate that the object is to be a linked object. When Link is not selected, the object is embedded.

Display As Icon tells FileMaker Pro not to display the embedded or linked object completely, but to display an icon that represents the object. You can use the Change Icon button to select a different icon for display. When Display As Icon is not selected, the complete object is displayed in the container field.

Web compatibility

This script step is not web-compatible.

Description

Embeds or links an OLE object in the current container field. If the specified object/file does not exist on the computer the script is being run on (or if it's run on a Mac OS system), Insert Object returns an error code that can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.

Example


Go to Field [Table1::Field1]
Insert Object ["Video Clip"]

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