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To attach a PDF file to the beginning or the end of the [[Web Page View]]:
:<font size="3">'''<!--@ssattach(''position'';''pdf file location'')-->'''</font>
'''Where:'''
* ''position'' is either '''before''' or '''after'''.
* ''pdf file location'' is:
:{|cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| '''File Source'''
| '''Syntax'''
|'''Comments'''
|-
| [[Smart Folder]]
| /files/''folder1''/''folder2''/''File_Name''.pdf
| To obtain select '''View URL''' from the '''File Options''' combo box next to the relevant file in the [[Smart Folder]]. <br>
The first part of the URL should be omitted: the location specified should begin with "/files/..." as in the examples below.
|-
| [[Single File]] Custom Field
| @''Custom Field Name''.value@
|
|-
| [[Multiple Files]] Custom Field
| @''Custom Field Name''.files@
| All PDF files stored in field will be attached.
|}
==Examples==
* Append a PDF file from a [[Smart Folder]] '''before''' the current [[Web Page View Field]] page:
<pre>
<!--@ssattach(before;/files/1234/123/myfile.pdf )-->
* Append a PDF file from a [[Smart Folder]] '''after''' the current [[Web Page View Field]] page:
<pre>
<!--@ssattach(after;/files/1234/123/myfile.pdf )-->
* Attach PDF files to a Level 1 [[Web Page View]] from the UTA Role [[Custom Fields]] on the contact section:
Where 123456 is the Custom Field ID
* You can also control the format settings of the Attach PDF that is output by using the following syntax. The PDF file referenced should be files to a blank one-page pdf file which has the format settings you wish your PDF document to have. The Level 1 [[Web Page View]] will be inserted onto this templatefrom the organization [[Custom Fields]] associated as the Customer on the Level 1 record: <pre><!--@ssattach(settingafter;/@client.UploadFieldName.files/1234/123/myfile.pdf@)-->
</pre>
Where UploadFieldName is the field name of the multi-file upload custom field on the organization record
==Additional Information==
* '''IMPORTANT''' Any [[PDF]] files that have security restriction in place such as '''Content Copying''' or '''Content Copying or Extraction''' have been encrypted and '''cannot''' be included.
::The settings can be viewed by opening the [[PDF]] and clicking File > Document Properties > Security (steps may vary depending on the version of your PDF reader)
::See also: [[Display Additional File Attributes for PDF Documents]]
* The '''ssattach''' function can be placed anywhere inside the HTML tags within the [[Web Page View Field]]
* All PDF page settings will driven by the first PDF document file, whether it is a static file or one generated by [[SmartSimple]]
* Multiple PDF files can be attached from different sources by using multiple ssattach statements:
<prestyle="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><!--@ssattach(before;/files/1234/123/myfileheader.pdf )--><!--@ssattach(after;/files/1234/123/myfilefooter.pdf )-->
<!--@ssattach(after;/files/1234/123/myfileappendix.pdf )-->
<html><body>
My Pdf file
</body></html>
</pre>
* [[SSlogicsslogic]] can be used if the PDF file(s) to be attached needs to be varied using conditional statmentsstatements:<prestyle="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><!--@sslogic('@type@'='contact')-->
<!--@ssattach(after;@parent.contract.value@)-->
<!--@else-->
<!--@ssattach(after;@parent.othercontract.value@)-->
<!--@end-->
</pre>
Attaching a file from a transaction to a {{l1}} {{WPV}}, use:
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">@client.[#(?object=transaction::criteria=typename="Transaction Name" and statusname="Submitted"::orderby=trsts desc)
<!--@ssattach(after;$fieldname.value$)-->#]@
</pre>
Example:
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">@client.[#(?object=transaction::criteria=typename="Audited Financial Statements" and statusname="Submitted"::orderby=trsts desc)
<!--@ssattach(after;$Recent Audited Financial statements.value$)-->#]@</pre>
==See Also==
* [[Web Page View]]
* [[sslogic]]
* [[Display Additional File Attributes for PDF Documents]]
[[Category:Custom Fields]][[Category:PDF]]
