Export Field Contents
Purpose 
Exports the contents of a single field in the active record to a new file.
Format 
Export Field Contents [<table::field>; “<filename>”; Automatically open; Create email]
Options 
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Select Specify target field or click Specify to specify the field to be exported. If no field is specified, FileMaker Pro will export the contents of the current field in the active table.
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Select Specify output file or click Specify to specify the name and location of the file to which the field contents will be exported. For more information, see Creating file paths. If no file is specified, the user is asked to choose a filename and location when the script step is performed. You can choose to Automatically open file or Create email with file as attachment after saving.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
No 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
No 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Partial 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
If the contents of the exported field is text, then FileMaker creates a UTF-16 format text file.
Notes
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FileMaker WebDirect does not support the Specify output file option. FileMaker WebDirect exports field contents to the web browser’s default download location.
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FileMaker WebDirect does not support this script step in mobile browsers.
Example 1 
Opens a dialog box to set the export path and filename, then exports the image.
Export Field Contents [Products::Picture; ”Mobile Phone.png”]
Example 2 
Exports files from the Container field in all the records in the found set to a set file path.
Set Variable [$PATH; Value: Get ( DocumentsPath ) & Products::Container]
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Loop
Export Field Contents [Products::Container; "$PATH"]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
End Loop
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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