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			<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about Creating a Word Document Using MBS Plug-in in FileMaker.</span><span id="more-6291"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How to create Word documents dynamically from FileMaker database entries. we use the MBS plug‑in to automate generation and cut manual entry errors.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Manual generation of Word documents from database records was time consuming and inefficient, requiring data copying, template filling, formatting and manual image insertion. It was error prone and often produced typos, missing or incorrect data, and inconsistent formatting.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To avoid the Concerns mentioned above, we now generate Microsoft Word files using the MBS (MonkeyBread Software) Plug-in in FileMaker. The process loads a Word template from a container field, replaces merge tags with dynamic data, inserts images, and exports the finished document.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to Creating a Word Document Using MBS Plug-in in FileMaker:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Load the Word document Template<br />
</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Download and install the MBS Plug-in before starting the process.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Store your Word template in a FileMaker container field.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The template should contain merge tags (e.g., «FName», «LastName», «Street») where dynamic data will be inserted.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Use the MBS Plug-in function to load the template into memory.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>                                        <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6296" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD3.png" alt="" width="452" height="162" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD3.png 452w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD3-300x108.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px" /></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Replace Merge Tags with Dynamic Data</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Use the WordFile.ReplaceTag function to replace placeholder tags with actual data from your FileMaker databas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Ex tags:</span>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Date» &#8211; Document date</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«FName» &#8211; First Name</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«LastName» &#8211; Last Name or Company Name</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Street» &#8211; Street address</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Zip» &#8211; Postal code</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«City» &#8211; City name</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Country» &#8211; Country name</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">«TDescription» &#8211; General description inserted in tables</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 3: Insert Images into the Document</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Retrieve media references using WordFile.MediaFiles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Get the first image reference from the list</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Replace it using WordFile.SetMediaFile to insert signatures, photos, or logos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This allows the final document to contain visual elements like company logos or customer signatures</span></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 4: Write the File to Destination</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Generate the file path for the output location (e.g., Desktop)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Use the MBS function to write the completed Word document to the specified location</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The file is saved with a .docx extension (e.g., “test output.docx”)<br />
</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 5: Open and Release</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Automatically open the generated Word document for user review</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Release memory by clearing the MBS Plug-in variables</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This ensures system resources are properly managed<br />
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<p>Figure 1: Tag Replacement Script &#8211; This section handles loading the Word template, checking for errors, and replacing merge fields.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6295" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD2.png" alt="" width="576" height="87" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD2.png 576w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD2-300x45.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></span></p>
<p>Figure 2: File Output Section &#8211; This part handles generating the file path, writing the Word document to the Desktop, opening the file, and releasing memory.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Final Output Example:</strong></span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">     </span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">When the script runs successfully:</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The template is filled with customer details from the FileMaker database</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Description and address fields are properly inserted</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Images (logos, signatures, photos) are placed in designated locations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The completed Word file is saved as “test output.docx” on the Desktop</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The document opens automatically for immediate review</span></li>
</ul>
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<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6297" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD4.png" alt="" width="574" height="338" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD4.png 574w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MWD4-300x177.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about how to create a Word document from FileMaker data using the MBS Plug‑in. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our team knows all about transitioning, migrating, converting, and upgrading for FileMaker. Companies that require <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-integration/">FileMaker Integration</a> can also use our services. We have worked with clients from the USA, Australia, and Singapore and will complete your FileMaker assignment in the best possible way at a lower price but at the same or higher level of excellence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you want solutions to your FileMaker database, we can help. Click the below box for a free FileMaker consultation.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about Scan QR Codes from FileMaker Using the QR Bot App.</span><span id="more-6284"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How can we accurately scan a <em>specific</em> QR code from a label or invoice when multiple QR codes are present? We solved this challenge by integrating FileMaker with the QR Bot app. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Some of our customers need to scan a particular QR code on labels or invoices that contain multiple QR codes. While FileMaker’s native functionality allows QR code scanning, it cannot target a specific QR code when several are present in the same image.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">By integrating with the QR Bot app, we can define and restrict the scanning area within the camera view—allowing users to scan only the QR code located at a chosen position on the label or document.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This article explains how to integrate QR Bot with FileMaker to achieve this and this can be work on the iOS FileMaker.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to Integrate QR Bot with FileMaker:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Download the QR Bot App<br />
</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">First, download and install the QR Bot app on the iPad that will be used for QR scanning. The app can be downloaded from the official QR Bot website: <a href="https://qrbot.net/"><strong>https://qrbot.net</strong></a></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Create FileMaker Scripts to Trigger QR Bot Scanning</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To initiate scanning from FileMaker, we use the Open URL script step to launch the QR Bot app via its callback URL scheme.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">A typical QR Bot callback URL looks like this:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">qrbot://x-callback-url/scan?x-success=&lt;CALLBACK_URL&gt; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Here, x-success defines the URL that QR Bot should call after completing the scan. This callback URL reopens FileMaker and triggers a script to process the scanned result.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Important Note:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">QR Bot supports HTTP/HTTPS URLs only for callbacks. It does not accept fmp:// URLs directly.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>To work around this limitation:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">We created a simple PHP script hosted on a server.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">FileMaker passes the database name and script name to this PHP URL.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The PHP script then triggers the corresponding fmp:// URL internally to open FileMaker and run the desired script.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This workflow allows FileMaker to launch QR Bot, adjust the camera position (shrink, enlarge, or reposition the scanning area), and target the exact QR code you want to scan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Once the scan is completed, QR Bot automatically calls the callback URL, which reopens FileMaker and runs the specified script. From there, FileMaker receives the scanned result and processes it as needed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about how to integrate with QR Bot app with FileMaker. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our team knows all about transitioning, migrating, converting, and upgrading for FileMaker. Companies that require <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-integration/">FileMaker Integration</a> can also use our services. We have worked with clients from the USA, Australia, and Singapore and will complete your FileMaker assignment in the best possible way at a lower price but at the same or higher level of excellence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you want solutions to your FileMaker database, we can help. Click the below box for a free FileMaker consultation.</span></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siva Kumar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about FileMaker AI Semantic Search.</span><span id="more-6275"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">An enterprise utilizing FileMaker for internal data management, aiming to enhance information retrieval and user experience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The objective of this project is to implement an AI-powered semantic search system within FileMaker. This enables users to retrieve relevant records using natural language queries rather than exact keyword matches. The solution integrates OpenAI-based embeddings and vector search to deliver context-aware search results, significantly improving data accessibility and decision-making efficiency.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Process Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Data Preparation:<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Extract structured and unstructured text data from FileMaker layouts and fields for processing.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Create API</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create an OpenAI account and generate an API key</span>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Go to <a href="https://platform.openai.com">https://platform.openai.com</a> and sign up</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">After logging in, click your profile icon – View API Keys </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Click Create new secret key and copy it to use in FileMaker scripts</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Embedding Generation:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Convert text data into semantic vector embeddings using a pretrained language model (e.g., We used OpenAI model).</span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-6278 size-full" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1.png" alt="" width="1425" height="80" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1.png 1425w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1-300x17.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1-1024x57.png 1024w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1-768x43.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture1-660x37.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1425px) 100vw, 1425px" /></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Vector Storage:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Store generated embeddings in FileMaker container fields.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Semantic Search Execution:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">When users input a natural language query, generate the embedding for the query and compare it with stored embeddings using cosine similarity to find the most relevant records.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6279" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2.png" alt="" width="1410" height="110" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2.png 1410w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2-300x23.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2-1024x80.png 1024w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2-768x60.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture2-660x51.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>FileMaker Integration:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Develop FileMaker scripts and APIs to interact with the embedding service and display search results dynamically in FileMaker layouts.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Technical Approach:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Language Model: OpenAI Embedding Model</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Integration Method: FileMaker Script with AI functions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Vector Comparison: Cosine similarity search </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Automation: FileMaker scripts for data extraction, embedding refresh, and search result rendering</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about FileMaker AI Semantic Search. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to send an SMS from FileMaker using Twilio API and cURL code.</span><span id="more-6016"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One of our customers asked to need to send SMS from FileMaker, but unfortunately, there is no direct native code to send SMS from FileMaker.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To overcome this problem, we have found a solution to send SMS from FileMaker using Twilio API and cURL code. When we call this API and cURL code in the FileMaker script step “Insert from URL”, then it is possible to send SMS from FileMaker.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to send SMS from FileMaker.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Create Twilio Account</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The first step, of course, is to create a Twilio account and then note the “Account SID” and “Auth Token,” on the Twilio Dashboard. Also need to select the &#8220;Sender&#8221; Mobile number in your Twilio account.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Create a script to Send SMS.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create a script to Send SMS from FileMaker using Twilio API and cURL code.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The script mention variable for Account SID, Auth Token, From Mobile Number, To Mobile number, Text Content, URL, and cURL code like following</span>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$accountID &#8211; Account  SID</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$authToken &#8211; Auth Token</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$from &#8211; From Mobile Number (Sender)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$to &#8211; To Mobile Number</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$body &#8211; body of the message</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$url &#8211; &#8220;https://&#8221;&amp; $accountID &amp; &#8220;:&#8221; &amp; $authToken &amp; &#8220;@api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/&#8221; &amp; $accountID &amp; &#8220;/Messages.json&#8221;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$curl – &#8220;curl -X POST &#8221; &amp; $url &amp;</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&#8221; &#8211;data-urlencode \&#8221;Body=&#8221; &amp; $body &amp; &#8220;\&#8221; &#8221; &amp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&#8221; &#8211;data-urlencode \&#8221;From=&#8221; &amp; $from &amp; &#8220;\&#8221; &#8221; &amp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&#8221; &#8211;data-urlencode \&#8221;To=&#8221; &amp; $to &amp; &#8220;\&#8221; &#8220;</span></p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In the “Insert from URL” script step on the URL, option specifies the variable $url and on the cURL, option specifies the variable $cURL</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For clear detail, please refer below screenshot<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6020" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Text_SMS.png" alt="" width="909" height="579" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Text_SMS.png 909w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Text_SMS-300x191.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Text_SMS-768x489.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Text_SMS-660x420.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px" /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After executing the above script, the SMS will send.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about how to Send SMS from FileMaker Using Twilio API. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our team knows all about transitioning, migrating, converting, and upgrading for FileMaker. Companies that require <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-integration/">FileMaker Integration</a> can also use our services. We have worked with clients from the USA, Australia, and Singapore and will complete your FileMaker assignment in the best possible way at a lower price but at the same or higher level of excellence.</span></p>
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		<title>Select Multiple Files Using JavaScript in FileMaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In this post, we will talk about how to select multiple files using JavaScript and create separate records in the FileMaker application. It will work in Windows version FileMaker. Overview: One of our customers asked need to select multiple files from FileMaker, but unfortunately, there is no option to select multiple files. To overcome this..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to select multiple files using JavaScript and create separate records in the FileMaker application. It will work in Windows version FileMaker.</span><span id="more-5968"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One of our customers asked need to select multiple files from FileMaker, but unfortunately, there is no option to select multiple files.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To overcome this problem, we have found a solution to select multiple files from FileMaker using JavaScript. When we call this JavaScript in FileMaker Web Viewer, it will allow selecting the multiple files and will copy the selected path. We can then process copied path and create a Separate record in FileMaker.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to select multiple files in FileMaker.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Create a Web Viewer</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create Web viewer and call the following JavaScript</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;html&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;body&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;input id=\&#8221;demo2\&#8221; type=\&#8221;file\&#8221; name=\&#8221;demo\&#8221; multiple onchange=\&#8221;getFiles()\&#8221;  /&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;script&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">function getFiles(){</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">copyTextToClipboard(document.getElementsByName(&#8216;demo&#8217;)[0].value);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">function fallbackCopyTextToClipboard(text) {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">var textArea = document.createElement(&#8216;textarea&#8217;);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.value = text;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.style.top = &#8216;0&#8217;;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.style.left = &#8216;0&#8217;;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.style.position = &#8216;fixed&#8217;;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">document.body.appendChild(textArea);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.focus();</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">textArea.select();</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">try {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">var successful = document.execCommand(&#8216;copy&#8217;);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">var msg = successful ? &#8216;successful&#8217; : &#8216;unsuccessful&#8217;;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">} catch (err) {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">document.body.removeChild(textArea);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">function copyTextToClipboard(text) {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">if (!navigator.clipboard) {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">fallbackCopyTextToClipboard(text);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">return;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function() {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}, function(err) {</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">});</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">}</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;/script&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;/body&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">&lt;/html&gt;&#8221;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">It will allow selecting the multiple files and will copy the selected path, Please see the below screenshot,<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5971" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Select_Multiple_Files.png" alt="" width="1017" height="663" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Select_Multiple_Files.png 1017w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Select_Multiple_Files-300x196.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Select_Multiple_Files-768x501.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Select_Multiple_Files-660x430.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px" /></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Create a script to add separate records of the selected path.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Paste the copied path in a separate field.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Path can be separated by new line character</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Using the paths will create separate records</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For clear detail, please refer below screenshot</span></li>
</ul>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5970" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Create_Record_Files.png" alt="" width="795" height="475" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Create_Record_Files.png 795w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Create_Record_Files-300x179.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Create_Record_Files-768x459.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Create_Record_Files-660x394.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px" /></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After executing the above script, it will create separate records of the selected path, like below</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">              <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5969" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Separate_Records.png" alt="" width="725" height="551" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Separate_Records.png 725w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Separate_Records-300x228.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Separate_Records-660x502.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about how to select multiple files using JavaScript in FileMaker. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
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		<title>Conversion of HEIF to JPG File in FileMaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to convert the HEIF file to a JPG file using ConvertAPI in FileMaker applications. It will work above FileMaker version 15.</span><span id="more-5960"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One of our customers needs to convert the HEIF file to a JPG file from FileMaker, if we do this task manually, it will be a time-consuming process and manual errors may occur.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To avoid the above-mentioned issues, we have found a solution to convert the HEIF file to a JPG file from FileMaker using ConvertAPI. When we call the ConvertAPI using the FileMaker Insert From URL function, it will convert the file and will provide the result in JSON format. We can then process that JSON data using FileMaker JSON functions and then the converted file can be used in our application as per our need.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to Convert the HEIF file to a JPG file.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Create an Account on the ConvertAPI website.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create an account on the https://www.convertapi.com/ website and note the “Secret” key from “My Dashboard”.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Create fields and Scripts in FileMaker.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In FileMaker Database Create two Container Field one for the HEIF file and another for the JPG file.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create a Script to convert the HEIF file to a JPG file using Convert API URL and cURL.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Initially, we need to set a variable to the value of the HEIF file container field. Variable name must should be end with (.heic) ex: $FileToConvert.heic</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Need to set a variable for the following URL</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">          &#8220;https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/heic/to/jpg?Secret=XXXXXXX&amp;StoreFile=true&#8221;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Need to set a variable for the following cURL ,</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">              &#8220;-F file=@$FileToConvert.heic</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">               -F \&#8221;AutoRotate=true\&#8221;&#8221;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Add “Insert from URL” step, here in “Specify URL” pass the above URL variable and in “Specify cURL Options” pass the above cURL variable.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Need to set a variable to get the “jpg” output URL from the JSON output, like following,</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">            JSONGetElement ( $Result ; &#8220;Files[0]Url&#8221; )</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Finally, add a “Insert From URL” for the JPG container field and pass the above variable to get the jpg file.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For clear detail, please refer below screenshot<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5964" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conversion-1.png" alt="" width="855" height="327" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conversion-1.png 855w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conversion-1-300x115.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conversion-1-768x294.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conversion-1-660x252.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px" /></span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After executing the above script, it will convert the HEIF file to a JPG file and then store it in the container field, like below</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">              <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5962" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG.png" alt="" width="1363" height="677" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG.png 1363w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG-300x149.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG-1024x509.png 1024w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG-768x381.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEIF_JPG-660x328.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about converting the HEIF file to a JPG file using ConvertAPI. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our team knows all about transitioning, migrating, converting, and upgrading for FileMaker. Companies that require <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-integration/">FileMaker Integration</a> can also use our services. We have worked with clients from the USA, Australia, and Singapore and will complete your FileMaker assignment in the best possible way at a lower price but at the same or higher level of excellence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you want solutions to your FileMaker database, we can help. Click the below box for a free FileMaker consultation.</span></p>
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		<title>Google Translation API integration with FileMaker</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Allaudin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In this post, we will talk about how to translate the given text from FileMaker using Google Translation API.  We have achieved this using the Google Translation URL and API key. Overview: One of our customers needs to translate the text from &#8220;English to Spanish&#8221; and &#8220;Spanish to English&#8221; from FileMaker, if we do this..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to translate the given text from FileMaker using Google Translation API.  We have achieved this using the Google Translation URL and API key.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span id="more-5950"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One of our customers needs to translate the text from &#8220;English to Spanish&#8221; and &#8220;Spanish to English&#8221; from FileMaker, if we do this task manually, it will be a time-consuming process and manual errors may occur.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To avoid the above-mentioned issues, we have found a solution to translate the text from FileMaker using Google Translation API. When we call the Google Translation API using the FileMaker Insert From URL function, it will translate the given text and will provide the result in the JSON format. We can then process that JSON data using FileMaker JSON functions and then the translated text can be used in our application as per our need</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to translate the text from FileMaker.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Create an API key in the Google Cloud Platform website.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you have a Gmail account, log in it and go to the Google Developer Console (https://console.developers.google.com/) and create a project.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Go to Credentials Page.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create a new API key using the &#8220;Create Credentials&#8221; button and Note the API key.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 2: Create fields and Scripts in FileMaker.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To achieve the above task, In FileMaker Database Create two text Fields, one for “Translate Input” and another for “Translate Output”. For example, enter the text that you want to translate in the “Translate Input” field. I have entered the text “The vessel is stopped due to engine oil is overlooked”. Please see the below screenshot.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5954" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Input.png" alt="" width="643" height="243" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Input.png 643w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Input-300x113.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px" /></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create a Script to translate the text from the FileMaker using Google Translation API. Mentioned the functionality below,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Initially, we need to set a variable to get the value of the “Translate Input” field.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Need to set a variable for the following URL</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For English to Spanish</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&amp;source=en&amp;target=es&amp;q=InputText&amp;format=text</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For Spanish to English</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&amp;source=es&amp;target=en&amp;q=InputText&amp;format=text</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Add “Insert from URL” step, here in “Specify URL” pass the URL variable.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Finally, in the “Translate Output” text field, add a step to get the Translated text from the JSON output, like following,</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">           JSONGetElement ( $Result ; &#8220;data.translations[0].translatedText&#8221; )</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For clear detail, please refer below screenshot</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5953" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Script.png" alt="" width="905" height="247" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Script.png 905w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Script-300x82.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Script-768x210.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Script-660x180.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px" /></strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After executing the above script, the translated text will store it in the Translate Output field, like below</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">              <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5952" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Output.png" alt="" width="643" height="225" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Output.png 643w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Translate_Output-300x105.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught about how to translate the given text content from FileMaker using Google Translation API. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/">FileMaker Go</a> app too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our team knows all about transitioning, migrating, converting, and upgrading for FileMaker. Companies that require <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-integration/">FileMaker Integration</a> can also use our services. We have worked with clients from the USA, Australia, and Singapore and will complete your FileMaker assignment in the best possible way at a lower price but the same or higher level of excellence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you want solutions to your FileMaker database, we can help. Click the below box for a free FileMaker consultation.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In this post, we will talk about how to bring neat lines in between the columns in reports showing list of records where fields have contents of varying size. Overview: While showing list of records in a report using list view, placing the fields at appropriate positions on layout with spaces, gives us the look..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to bring neat lines in between the columns in reports showing list of records where fields have contents of varying size.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">While showing list of records in a report using list view, placing the fields at appropriate positions on layout with spaces, gives us the look and feel as that of neatly arrangement in columns. But what if we want to put those data fields in actual columns.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Can we create actual columns using line objects? But there are fields where the data for one record may contain one word and for some other record, it may be of 20 words.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Can we use Filemaker&#8217;s default sliding and visibility features, by checking the feature &#8220;Also resize the enclosing part&#8221; for the field along with the line objects? But that feature doesn&#8217;t work as long as any object for column creation is present. Illustrating the above problem using an example, we finally, reveal a simple solution.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Approaches to put the column and showing records on a list view report:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Approach 1:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">When we use Filemaker&#8217;s default sliding and visibility features, by checking the feature &#8220;Also resize the enclosing part&#8221; for the field on layout setup, they look like below.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-5936 aligncenter" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.35.52-PM-1.png" alt="" width="558" height="506" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.35.52-PM-1.png 558w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.35.52-PM-1-300x272.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px" /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">You can see that different records have text data of different lengths and accordingly, the space occupied by the field for that record is proportional to the size of the field data.  It is made possible by using Filemaker’s default sliding and visibility features, by checking the feature &#8220;Also resize the enclosing part&#8221; for the field on the layout setup.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Approach 2:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">As shown below, putting line objects between the fields doesn&#8217;t provide us a solution, because sliding features of the field, doesn&#8217;t work with the line object put between them.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-5937 aligncenter" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.48.15-PM-1.png" alt="" width="554" height="709" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.48.15-PM-1.png 554w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-7.48.15-PM-1-234x300.png 234w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px" /></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Approach 3:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Here, comes the hack, the fruit of the article, showing us the solution.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">By using the field, which we know, may contain the largest data, of the available fields, on the layout, and keeping under each field (using Arrange → Send to Back feature) in all columns &#8211; and by making it&#8217;s text color, such that the text cancels, itself against the body color, ( should become invisible on viewing in report ), we can solve this problem.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For these field objects, we mark the border on the appropriate side such that it shows as columns as shown below. We also position them without any spaces between these objects, so as to form column lines vertically and have their height covering the entire body so that single horizontal line appears.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">We will explain how to do that with an example.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The steps are:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">1) Identify the field which is going to contain larger amount of data &#8211; requires more space on layout.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In our example, As you can see, the Full Address field is the one containing the largest text in each record. Also note that full address of different records are of different lengths.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">2) Keep the field below to all the other field objects as shown below using Arrange   &#8211;&gt; Send to back feature.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">3) Make all the field objects containing the largest amount of data, with their Sliding features and visibility checked in as Sliding up based on, all objects above and mark the check box, Also resize the enclosing part.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">4) Make the text color, body color such that the text inside the field objects, which were placed under all other field objects of the record, are invisible by using Graphic feature and Text feature.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5) Mark the border of the field objects on the appropriate side.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In our case, Full Address field object on the second column is marked its border on lower and right side.</span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-5934 alignnone" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Border-Right-Field-Object.png" alt="" width="1012" height="528" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Border-Right-Field-Object.png 1012w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Border-Right-Field-Object-300x157.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Border-Right-Field-Object-768x401.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Border-Right-Field-Object-660x344.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px" /><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Another ( full address) field object is marked on its left, right and bottom by using Appearance &#8211;&gt; Graphic feature.<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-5935 aligncenter" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Left-side-object-border.png" alt="" width="1008" height="535" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Left-side-object-border.png 1008w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Left-side-object-border-300x159.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Left-side-object-border-768x408.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Left-side-object-border-660x350.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Note that we haven&#8217;t marked all the four sides of an object, otherwise, will appear thicker for the common &#8211; touching sides and robs the good look.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5) Position all the field objects without any space between them so that border marked will form as column lines between the different fields of a record. Also, the height of the field objects must occupy the entire body part.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Finally we can see them as though the field data are put in a neat column.</span></p>
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		<title>Extract PDF Content using ConvertAPI</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Allaudin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In this post, we will talk about how to extract the text content from a scanned copy of a PDF file in FileMaker using ConvertAPI.  We have achieved this using the cURL function, therefore it will work only for the FileMaker version 16 and above applications. Overview: Some of our customers need to extract the..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="s1">In this post, we will talk about how to extract the text content from a scanned copy of a PDF file in FileMaker using ConvertAPI.  We have achieved this using the cURL function, therefore it will work only for the FileMaker version 16 and above applications.</span></span><span id="more-5884"></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Some of our customers need to extract the text content from a list of scanned PDF files and then the extracted text should be processed and entered on different tables. If we do this task by manual, it will be a time-consuming process and manual errors may occur.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To avoid the above-mentioned issues, we have found a solution to extract the text content from a scanned pdf using CovertAPI. When we call the ConvertAPI using the FileMaker cURL function, It will extract the text content from the PDF file and will provide the result in the JSON format. We can then process that JSON data using FileMaker JSON functions and then the extracted text content can be used in our application as per our need.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Steps to extract the content from the PDF using ConvertAPI.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Step 1: Create an Account in the ConvertAPI website.</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create an account in <a href="https://www.convertapi.com/">https://www.convertapi.com/</a> website and note the “Secret key” from “My Dashboard”.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Step 2: </span></strong></p>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In FileMaker Database, create a Container Field and insert a scanned PDF Document.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create a script to extract the content from the PDF using the Convert API cURL.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In that script, create a Variable to store the name of the pdf file, available in the container field. The Variable name must end with (.pdf) ex: $FileToExtract.pdf</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Set a variable for the following URL (ex: $URL)</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">                &#8220;https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/pdf/to/txt?Secret= Insert Secret Key &#8220;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Set a variable for the following cURL, (ex: $CURL)</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">                &#8220;-F file=@$FileToExtract.pdf</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">               -F \&#8221;AutoRotate=true\&#8221;&#8221;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Add “Insert from URL” step, here in “Specify URL”,</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">                Set Specify URL = $URL (URL variable)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">                Set Specify cURL Options = $CURL (cURL variable).</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Finally, in the Text field, add a step to get the Extracted text from the JSON output and Decode it, like following,</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">                Base64Decode ( JSONGetElement ( $Result ; &#8220;Files[0]FileData&#8221; ) )</span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5886" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfExtract.png" alt="" width="774" height="293" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfExtract.png 774w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfExtract-300x114.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfExtract-768x291.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfExtract-660x250.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px" /></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">After executing the above script, it will extract text from JSON output and Decode it and then store it in the text field, like below</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5885" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex.png" alt="" width="1365" height="681" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex.png 1365w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex-300x150.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex-1024x511.png 1024w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex-768x383.png 768w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pdfex-660x329.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" />            </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The team at FMDBSolutions hopes this article taught to you how to extract the content from the PDF using ConvertAPI cURL. FMDBSolutions is a team of well-qualified experts that have a lot of experience with the many versions of FileMaker Pro and the <a href="https://fmdbsolutions.com/filemaker-go-development/"><strong>FileMaker Go</strong></a> app too.</span></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saravanakumar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 17:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>FileMaker 18 &#8211; While Function In this post, we will talk about how to use While Function in FileMaker 18. It is an extremely useful function available in FM 18. Overview: FileMaker 18 Introduces the While Function. Using this function we can create looping calculations. In Previous, Custom functions have performed the looping calculation via..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">FileMaker 18 &#8211; While Function</span></strong></h3>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this post, we will talk about how to use While Function in FileMaker 18. It is an extremely useful function available in FM 18.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">FileMaker 18 Introduces the While Function. Using this function we can create looping calculations. In Previous, Custom functions have performed the looping calculation via recursion. Now the While function simplifies the looping calculations.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Parameters:</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The following parameters are used in the While function,</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Initial Variable</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">condition</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Logic</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Result</span></li>
</ol>
<h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Example:</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Previously, we used the custom functions to calculate the Weekdays between the two specific dates. Now we are going to see how to calculate the Weekdays between the two specific dates using While function.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The following While function will returns the Weekdays between the 06-07-2020 and 26-07-2020,</span></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5873" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic1.png" alt="" width="702" height="489" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic1.png 702w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic1-300x209.png 300w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic1-660x460.png 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Now we are going to see the each section of the function</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Initial Variable</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Initial Variable parameter will define the variables which are all needed later in the function. In this Example, We have define the following parameters</span></p>
<h3><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5874" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic2.png" alt="" width="304" height="165" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic2.png 304w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic2-300x163.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px" /></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Condition</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Condition parameter is a Boolean Expression evaluated before each loop iteration. While True, the loop repeats. When False, the loop stops.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In Our Example the loop will continue as long as the “Number of days” less than the Total number of days between the Start date and End Date.</span></p>
<h3><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5875" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic3.png" alt="" width="497" height="41" srcset="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic3.png 497w, https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pic3-300x25.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px" /></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In Our Example, the “Days” will get the dates between the Start date and End date.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Name” will get the Day names between the Start date and End date.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Number of days” is incremented by 1.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Weekdays” will calculate the list of Weekdays using the “Days”, ”Name” and “Number of days”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Result</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Result Parameter is an expression which gives the result when the loop stops.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In Our example, we placed the Weekdays list on the “Weekdays” variable. It will give the following result,</span></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5876" src="https://fmdbsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pic4.png" alt="" width="106" height="267" /></span></strong></h3>
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