Files And Photos
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!! The Basics
You can link files or photos to a project on the project's Files & Photos tab (a subtab of Overview). You can also link a single image with a client in the field we've called "logo", though you could easily use that for a customer photo.
To add a photo, you can just paste it into any blank logo or file / photo field. To add a file, right click in the empty field and select "Insert File" from the menu that pops up.
!! Tips
To add multiple files or photos to a project, click "next" until you arrive at a blank field saying "paste an image here". Either paste a photo in, or right click on the field and select one of the "Insert..." options.
To get a file back out, right click on the image or file and select "Export Field Contents".
Whenever inserting a file or photo (rather than pasting a photo), always make sure the little check box "Store only a reference..." in the file selection dialog is NOT checked.
On Macs, inserting a PDF as a movie (right click on the empty field and select "Insert QuickTime") will let you page through the pdf using the movie controls.
!! Size Considerations
Files and photos are stored in a separate file: SeedCodeMedia.fp7 One reason we do this is that storing lots of files, or very large files, can make your database quite large. By having a separate file for media you can treat it differently:
-> You may choose to back it up less frequently than your main file.
-> When you transport your files or email them to a developer, you don't need to send the media file.
-> You can more easily archive this file, creating new versions every X months / years if you need to.
Of course, your media file may never get very big. If you think this is likely though, consider %newwin% [[http://www.360works.com/supercontainer/ | SuperContainer]]. It's a server-side plugin that lets FileMaker manage your media on a server instead of "in" FileMaker, though to your users it will look like the media is "in" FileMaker.
You can link files or photos to a project on the project's Files & Photos tab (a subtab of Overview). You can also link a single image with a client in the field we've called "logo", though you could easily use that for a customer photo.
To add a photo, you can just paste it into any blank logo or file / photo field. To add a file, right click in the empty field and select "Insert File" from the menu that pops up.
!! Tips
To add multiple files or photos to a project, click "next" until you arrive at a blank field saying "paste an image here". Either paste a photo in, or right click on the field and select one of the "Insert..." options.
To get a file back out, right click on the image or file and select "Export Field Contents".
Whenever inserting a file or photo (rather than pasting a photo), always make sure the little check box "Store only a reference..." in the file selection dialog is NOT checked.
On Macs, inserting a PDF as a movie (right click on the empty field and select "Insert QuickTime") will let you page through the pdf using the movie controls.
!! Size Considerations
Files and photos are stored in a separate file: SeedCodeMedia.fp7 One reason we do this is that storing lots of files, or very large files, can make your database quite large. By having a separate file for media you can treat it differently:
-> You may choose to back it up less frequently than your main file.
-> When you transport your files or email them to a developer, you don't need to send the media file.
-> You can more easily archive this file, creating new versions every X months / years if you need to.
Of course, your media file may never get very big. If you think this is likely though, consider %newwin% [[http://www.360works.com/supercontainer/ | SuperContainer]]. It's a server-side plugin that lets FileMaker manage your media on a server instead of "in" FileMaker, though to your users it will look like the media is "in" FileMaker.
