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Creates a new preview on the given window covering the area of the given control.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Preview | 13.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
WindowRef | Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. | 0 | |
ControlName | The name of the control on your FileMaker form. e.g. you can place a rectangle there to define the position. |
"mymedia" | |
DX | A delta to move drop area more to left or right. | 0 | Optional |
DY | A delta to move drop area more to top or bottom. | 0 | Optional |
Returns reference number or error.
Create with placeholder control:
# let FileMaker draw layout
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
#
# now add control
Set Variable [ $$preview ; Value: MBS( "Preview.CreateWithControl"; 0; "placeholder") ]
#
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to create preview contr…" ; $$preview ]
Set Variable [ $$preview ; Value: "" ]
End If
#
# load content
If [ not IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Container ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Preview.LoadContainer"; $$preview; PDF Viewer::PDF Container ) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to load container" ; $r ]
End If
Else If [ not IsEmpty ( PDF Viewer::PDF Path ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Preview.LoadFile"; $$preview; PDF Viewer::PDF Path ) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to load file" ; $r ]
End If
End If
This function checks for a license.
Created 12nd June 2023, last changed 29th June 2023