Peter,
I have set up a database with 7 fields. Those fields correspond to
elements in PDFs I have (conference papers: authors, abstracts etc).
I drag and drop from PDF segment to field (Not Cut and Paste). I then
see my data appear in FM. I use Adobe because the text in the fields
is in the font I set up, not the PDF's fonts ( variable). If I use
Preview I get what was in the PDF. The FM database when built gets
used ultimately on a website.
I have Ronni's suggestion (thanks) to hand I will use that if needs
be. Preview makes it harder - and with several hundred entries that
all need some degree of reading ( lazy authors who do not provide
their own keywords...!) I need smooth travel.
Bill
On 06/12/2010, at 9:09 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 06/12/2010, at 8:50 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
I have a task that requires transferring details of academic
papers from PDFs into Filemaker Pro ( Ver 11).
I have found that no matter what I do, the last step will not work
with a Preview PDF but will work with Adobe 8 Pro PDF.
Is there anyway I can switch off Preview temporarily?
I have not experienced this at all. I have never felt the need to
resort to Acrobat when dealing with PDFs in Filemaker Pro (ver 11 or
any other). What is it that's not working? Is the container field
simply not accepting the PDF, or is that the PDF does not open once
inserted?
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948
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