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Aug 26, 2020 10:58 AM
Hi there Airtablers,
I’m using Airtable + MiniExtensions to do a little CSV uploading and processing, and I need to add client approval functionality. This would be via a PDF emailed back to them once a list is ‘approved’ via a limited write-access version of my base via MiniExtensions.
Could someone please help me with some code in a code block, along the lines of…
if CHECKBOX is ticked --> create PDF in PAGE DESIGNER, then save PDF somewhere useful afterwards.
Any help very much appreciated, Airtable wizards!
Thanks so much in advance.
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Aug 26, 2020 11:24 AM
Hello @EastEndTom,
I think and I regret that at the time of writing these lines it remains impossible to trigger a BLOCK from a SCRIPT-BLOCK.
It would be better to look for a workaround via AUTOMATION -SCRIPT Beta but I don’t think it is possible at this time.
Having said that, all that continues to evolve thanks to the work of the Airtable DEV Teams ( @Stephen_Suen , @Kasra, @Billy_Littlefield , @Zach_Felsenstein, @Emma_Yeap…) so , to be followed here.
olπ
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Aug 26, 2020 11:27 AM
Thank you @Olpy_Acaflo, that’s a shame! So I guess I’ll need to explore the Automation Script or externally Zapier + PDF Tools to do this instead. Oh well.
I appreciate you taking the time to answer, and thanks for the suggestion.
Tom.
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Aug 26, 2020 12:06 PM
That is correct. Blocks don’t have endpoints. They should, of course, but the only way to do this well is to use the API or an external process as @Olpy_Acaflo has suggested.
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Aug 26, 2020 12:06 PM
If you can give yourself the time to learn how to code more and harder, debug, fight against the " CORS " (regularly discussed in this section), and even if you don’t want to code lines and lines of script yourself but you want to have a good overall idea how it works, I advise you to read Mr Bill FRENCH’s contributions in the whole Airtable Community (all sections) about Page Designer, Google App(s) Script, automation and integration, Glu-factory, Zapier, Integromat. … and I forget some…
This will teach you a lot and save you a lot of time and energy!
oLπ
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Aug 27, 2020 12:19 AM
Thank you @Olpy_Acaflo and @Bill.French. For now I have found an elegant solution (just about) using MiniExtensions, which are excellent for those of us not blessed with coding skills like your good selves…!
Thanks both,
Tom.
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Aug 27, 2020 05:18 AM
As I’ve said here many times, code-free solutions are the foundation of IT innovation. Great to see miniExtensions get the job done for you!
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Nov 30, 2024 08:01 AM
As an alternative, you can use typeflow.us. it will help you to generate PDFs based on Airtable data. We use Google Docs as template.
We offer a lifetime plan currently at 150$. This plan lets you generate as many pdf as needed.
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