How to Extract Files from a container field

Abstract

In numerous locations within strokeone, information is stored in container fields.

Files within these container fields are persisted on the FileMaker server and can then be accessed by any user of strokeone.

There can be occasions when you want to extract these files locally to your computer to edit or otherwise use in other applications.

This topic outlines how you can do this.

Procedure

1. Ensure that you have activated the container pane, by clicking the View button for the corresponding parent record on the left.
   
2. The container field will show the file icon, or potentially the graphical content of the file. If there are several container fields for the record, ensure you click to select the required one.
   
   
3. There are several ways of extracting the contained content file:-
   
   1. Method 1: Export the contents
      Right Click the file icon/pic in the container field, and from the right click menu select Export field contents
       
      
   2. Method 2: Opening the content and then Save As locally
      Click the View button to the right of the container field.
      The file will open on your computer in the application associated to that content type
      From within the application, save as to save the file locally to your computer.
      
   3. Method 3: use the download button
      Development Needed: Add a download button to allow saving to local computer