importing complex XML data into multiple FileMaker tables

Question

I understand the basics of import to FileMaker (csv, xml) and I know a little about XSLT.

I have a data set containing lists that I need to import into FileMaker. There

Answer 1

Here's how you can simplify the triple-import for the users:

• create a global container
• place it on the layout (or on a temp layout specifically for this process)
• in your script use the Insert File script step to let the user choose a file
• set it up to always insert a reference, no zipping, no choice
• then you can GetAsText the container and extract the path into a variable $filePath
• after that you can use the variable $filePath to specify the file in the proceeding imports and set them to run with no dialog.

Voila!

I don’t know why this answer has been voted down. It is a suggestion how to solve the Corresponding problem of choosing a source file once but performing two imports, as the poster asked in his reaction to the solution above.