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Grab-it...Because opportunities don't last forever.

 

Grab-it, packs a punch. As a FileMaker developer I have worked with plug-ins for many years. Some have been a dream, some have been…well, not so much a dream, but none have been as friendly and simple to integrate and deploy as Grab-it.

Grab-it takes only seconds to install and requires the bare minimum of scripting.

Grab-it is probably the most single minded plug-in you will ever meet. Grab-it has one mission, and that is to insert files into FileMaker container fields.

Grab-it doesn’t care if the file is on the web, if the file is on a usb drive or on a local drive, simply type the path and Grab-it will automatically insert the image/file into the container field.

Watch Grab-it in action.
Grab-it works with FileMaker versions 7 & 8

Watch Grab-it with Custom Web Publishing.

Grab images and files from:

  • Your local drive
  • Your external drive
  • A USB Flash Drive
  • The Web

 

Try it out! Download the demo Windows | Mac | Online Example | CWP PHP Example

Free Graphic RSS Modules
FMWebschool has created a fast new way to view RSS feeds in FileMaker Pro. Many times loading huge pages and parsing them can be a royal pain! FMWebschool has created a way to view RSS feeds as Graphic images within FileMaker Pro. Web pages and RSS feeds can contain a lot of gibberish that is not needed. We have figured out a way to grab the “Key” information, convert that information automatically into an image, and have that information automatically dumped into FileMaker. FMWebschool will be releasing several of these modules for the FileMaker Community. Enjoy the sample modules we have included with the new release of Grab-it!

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Question Answer
Can I use FileMaker to find the size of the uploaded file in the container field? Simply use the Length(text) function in the calculations window, it is listed under the "Text functions" category but given a container field it will return the size its content.
Do I have to enter the file name when uploading a file, after all it is included in the path of the file? In version 1.1 of Grab-It support for automatic file name extraction has been added. Please keep in mind that if a gif or a jpeg image will have a different extension in its path, it will not be shown as an image in the container but only as file. If you are using a php page to generate the image (such as our RSS Modules, then you do hae to supply a file name ending in .jpg or .gif.

Change Log

Version Release Date Change Details
1.1 June 23, 2006
  • Multiple fixes for lock-ups during certain operations
  • Support added for a blank file name field that causes the name of the file to be extracted from the path
1.0 June 13, 2006
  • Initial public release
  • Supports JPEG and GIF files for automatic image preview