Would it work to export from within FileMaker, and then import that file into LC? That would mean writing a (very simple) script in FileMaker, or just manually exporting using the specified layout as a template, and then writing a simple importer in LC.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Jim Hurley <jhurley0...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Election season is fact approaching in my county. I do a lot of election > DB work. > > One thing I have long relied on was the ability to extract data stored > Filemaker and put it into a LC stack, (where the scripting language is not > idiotic.) > > I have done this with something like this (below) executed as Apple > Script: > > set theDatabase to choose file with prompt "Please locate a FileMaker Pro > database file to open:" > tell application "FileMaker Pro" > with transaction > try > open theDatabase > go to layout "list" > get every record of layout "list" > end try > end transaction > end tell > > It was slow but it worked. > > With Apple script gone, will there remain a way to script in LC a way to > extract info from FM? > > Please tell me this is a naive question, and the answer is easy. > > Jim Hurley > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode