The IDMS field type allows IDMS files to be used as a field’s content. Any Field Specifiers in the IDMS file are populated prior to insertion. It’s important that the IDMS file doesn’t contain a Field Specifier for the field itself, as this will generate a recursion error.
The IDMS field type is specified in the Field Options dialog, on the Format pop-up:
Location
Specify the location of the IDMS file to import. This can be a fixed path, or can include custom field commands such as FIELDSTR() to build the path to the IDMS file based on the contents of other fields.
Dependencies
Specify a comma-separated list of all of the fields used in the IDMS file to ensure that the contents of this field will be updated when any of the fields listed changes.
Import Type
- Automatic: If the IDMS file contains a single text box, the text content will be inserted; if the IDMS file contains multiple boxes the content will be inserted as an anchored/inline box.
- Inline: The contents of the IDMS file is inserted as an anchored box in the text flow
When document content is updated
The content of this field will be updated when:
- the field changes
- any of the fields listed in the Dependencies field change
- the modification date of the IDMS file changes