OK Here is another challenge with Thumbnails.

I was thinking that the use of thumbnails would be great for documents. Most use PDF files as the universal format and we know that you can get a thumbnail image of a PDF file. What about having Innovator display a thumbnail image of any PDF file attached to a document itemtype. Would it be possible to have this created on the fly?

I know windows can display PDF files as thumbnails, could this built in function be used for Innovator?

Any takers?

Ron

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Ron Dignard
Systems Integration Specialist
Allen Vanguard
ron.dignard@allenvanguard.com
Tel: 613-288-5583
www.allenvanguard.com

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It's pretty easy to configure the functionality. It takes 5 minutes.

1. Login as root.

2. Edit FileType Item Type, add new property (name=icon, data_type=Image) .

3. Edit FileType Form, make a field on the form for icon property.

4. Edit PDF instance of FileType Item Type. Assign an icon.

5. Edit File Item Type, add new property (name=file_type_icon, data_type=Foreign, data_source=file_type\icon).

Enjoy.
 

Hi SamsAn

 

I tried this out, but did not get the results I was thinking of. I was thinking of having an image of the PDF file on the documents form. What you provided will assigned  the icon for PDF file (what I chose for step three), what I would like is the thumbnial image of the actural documment and not on the grid, but on the document form.

 What do you think? possible?

 

Ron

 

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Ron Dignard
Systems Integration Specialist
Allen Vanguard
ron.dignard@allenvanguard.com
Tel: 613-288-5583
www.allenvanguard.com

“Sustainable Capability Against Evolving Threats”

Hi Ron. 

Why not.
For example, the way is populate icon onAfterGet.
1. Edit Document ItemType, add calculated_icon (data_type=Image) property, assign new Server Event (onAfterGet) with a server-side method. Its pseudo-code is:
  ForEach document
     If  document has a PDF file Then document.SetProperty("calculated_icon", "path_to_pdf_icon")
  Next document
2. Edit Document Form and add calculated_icon field.

Hope it helps, SamsAn.