Hi:
I have built a database solution into which data is entered by users on PC’s. The database is then opened on a Mac and then the Mac user hits a button that invokes Applescripts embedded in the database, different types of ads are then created in Adobe InDesign. My question is how can I have the PC user send a command to Build the ads on the Mac machine. Putting InDesign on the PC is not an option. The database is shared using Filemaker network.
Thanks in advance
Daibhead
Can the PC users add a file to a folder in the Mac through the network?
SC
They can drop a file on a shared sever
You could have an Agent running on a Mac watching the folder and jump into action when the a new file is written to it.
For this solution you would probably want a dedicated Mac to run the script and set up the database to export a tab delimited file that the script could load te data from.
Theory:
If there is a shared folder on the Mac you can attach a folder action to it.
If the pc user adds a file to the folder then the folder action should trigger.
SC
Thanks Guys: