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Drag a file into a container field and store only a reference

Adding content, such as an image, audio/video, PDF, or a file of any type, to a FileMaker Pro container field can be done very easily by dragging and dropping the file on the container. However, when you drag a file into a container field, FileMaker Pro always embeds* the data in the field. But what if you only want to store a reference to the file? In that case you can use Troi File Plug-in‘s Drag and Drop function.
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Get Icons into FileMaker Pro

With Troi File Plug-in 8.6 for FileMaker Pro you can easily add the icons of files on your disk to your FileMaker app.

To do this you use the TrFile_GetIcon function. It can create icons in sizes varying from 16×16 to 1024×1024 pixels and even with double resolution for retina screens.

You can get the icon like this:

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