| The Exporter plug-in allows
the developer to export pictures, sounds, movies, and text
stored in FileMaker fields as documents in their native
file formats. Types supported are GIF, JPEG, PICT, BMP,
sound, movie, text, and styled text (Mac only).
Exporter handles any image
or media type when stored by reference. In addition to exporting
to a file, Exporter can convert any of the above image types
to JPEG with user specified parameters for size, bit depth,
and quality. (When stored by reference, many additional
types, such as TIF, WMF, and DRW can be converted.) Using
this function, you can make thumbnails suitable for web
pages, or convert FileMaker report previews to JPEG format
for email.
Also provided is a function
that returns detailed information about an image. Exporter
provides many flexible options for selecting the destination
folder, including manual selection. File utilities allow
deletion and renaming of exported files. All file operations
are server aware and optimized for speed. Exporter works
for both Mac and Windows, and with all versions of FileMaker
Pro. The image conversion functions require QuickTime to
be installed. |