Filemaker api download pdf from container field

I'm testing the integration with the Dropbox API, I would like to download a pdf or image (jpg, tiff, etc.) file into a container field. I can upload a photo to dropbox but having issues with downloading a photo to a container field. I referenced the FileMaker Forever Dropbox Integration Example but was not able to replicate the example. A container field can store photos, movies, sounds, documents, including Microsoft Word and Excel files, PDF files, and so on. The way you insert the data determines how you see and interact with the data in the container field: Insert a picture: Choose Insert menu Picture. FileMaker Pro displays the picture in the container field.  · To display PDFs: Add a container field to the layout. Go to layout mode. Select the container field then go to the “Data” tab in the inspector and select “Interactive content”. You should now be able to see PDF files in interactive container fields in FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go and WebDirect. I prefer to use the “Insert File Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

I have a container field that stores a PDF file and I want to be able to view that container WITHIN Filemaker without the user having to export it. Is this possible? Is it possible to view a container/field from the web viewer? *I'm just thinking outloud here* I was thinking maybe having a script. Fig.: Field mapping of FileMaker data source and SharePoint data destination. Please verify the field mapping. Now you can run the first sync manually. Please click "Run Now". Note that the first sync can take a while, depending on amount of data, network connection and internet bandwidth. Fig.: Filemaker to SharePoint synchronization, first sync. While it might seem as simple as a quick FileMaker container field, we wanted to impress our client with an integrated solution on par with a content management system (CMS). Here's how we built a powerful PDF viewer directly into FileMaker. Iteration 1: Container Field. FileMaker can directly store binary data, via built-in container fields.

To display PDFs: Add a container field to the layout. Go to layout mode. Select the container field then go to the “Data” tab in the inspector and select “Interactive content”. You should now be able to see PDF files in interactive container fields in FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go and WebDirect. I prefer to use the “Insert File. To copy a PDF file in an interactive container: Windows: Click the PDF file to select it, then choose Edit menu Copy. OS X: Click the PDF file to select it. Then hold down the Option key and choose Edit menu Copy. Note You cannot copy a PDF file using Edit menu Copy, which copies text from the PDF. You must also press the Option key. The API to do this programmatic email is easy to use and FileMaker has the functions (like Base64Encoding for sending attachments to the service) to make calling the micro-service easy. This REST service would be on the server (for FMS) or the computer (for FMP) if you wanted to, say, just pass file system paths in the attachments' list.