Re: Attaching PDF to email using relative path

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<1182553341.359120.320230@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>acuccia@xxxxxxxx
m wrote:

Using FM 8.5 on Mac OS 10.3.9

I am having trouble attaching a file to an email using a relative
path. I'm creating a pdf of a record (using Save Records As PDF
script step), and saving it with a relative path (file:Property.pdf).
I am then using the Send Mail script step to create an email with
this file as an attachment, again using the same relative path
(file:Property.pdf). This creates the email but with no attachment.
IfI change the Send Mail step to use an absolute path to the file, it
works.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Anthony

Went through this myself not long ago.

In my solution, a PDF invoice is saved to the Desktop using the Script
Variable $$Invoice to name the PDF.
In the Send Email script step, the attachment is specified as
"file:../../../Desktop/$$Invoice"
Seems FileMaker doesn't like "in the clear" paths. You have to use the
dotdot syntax.
Works for me.

Matt



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