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Export Field Contents

Exports the contents of a single field in the active record to a new file.

Options

•Specify target field specifies the field to be exported. If no field is specified, FileMaker Pro Advanced exports the contents of the current field in the active table.

•Specify output file specifies the name and location of the file to which the field contents will be exported. See Creating file paths. If no file is specified, the user is asked to choose a filename and location when the script step is performed.

You can select:

•Automatically open file to have the output file open with the default application

•Create email with file as attachment to display a new email message in the user’s default email application, with the output file attached

•Create directories specifies whether to create new directories that you specify in the output file path.

Compatibility

Product	Supported
FileMaker Pro Advanced	Yes
FileMaker Go	Partial
FileMaker WebDirect	Partial
FileMaker Server	No
FileMaker Cloud	No
FileMaker Data API	No
Custom Web Publishing	No
Runtime solution	Yes

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description

If the contents of the exported field is text, then FileMaker creates a UTF-16 format text file. To convert the text to another format first, use the TextEncode function.

Notes

•In FileMaker WebDirect:

•The Specify output file and Create directories options are not supported. FileMaker WebDirect exports field contents to the web browser’s default download location.

•This script step is not supported in mobile browsers.

•In FileMaker Go:

•Text is exported as a UTF-8 format text file.

•The Create directories option is not supported.

Example 1

Opens a dialog box to set the export path with a new directory and a filename, then exports the image.

Export Field Contents [Products::Picture; "Mobile Phone.png"; Create directories: On]

Example 2

Exports files from the Container field in all the records in the found set to a set file path.

Set Variable [$PATH; Value: Get ( DocumentsPath ) & Products::Container]
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Loop
	Export Field Contents [Products::Container; "$PATH" ; Create directories: Off]
	Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last: On]
End Loop