# Windows Photo Acquire for FileMaker

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/windows-photo-acquire-for-filemaker/2745>\
**Category:** MBS Plugins\
**Tags:** scripting, windows\
**Created:** [February 9, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/windows-photo-acquire-for-filemaker/2745 "2022-02-09T08:48:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/windows-photo-acquire-for-filemaker/2745/1 "2022-02-09T08:48:17Z")

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For [MBS FileMaker Plugin](https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/filemaker/) 12.1, we have new [WinPhotoAcquire](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_WinPhotoAcquire.shtml) functions to import images from digital cameras on Windows. You can take your DSLR, take a pictures, connect it to your PC and then directly import images to FileMaker. Our functions use the standard dialogs from Windows to perform the action and give the user the usual Windows workflow.

The [WinPhotoAcquire.ShowSelectDeviceDialog](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinPhotoAcquireShowSelectDeviceDialog.shtml) function can show the dialog to pick the device:

![](https://www.mbs-plugins.com/image/PhotoAcquire1.png)

Then the [WinPhotoAcquire.Acquire](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinPhotoAcquireAcquire.shtml) function can start the import process. If a device is not selected, it may show the dialog from above. Then it may look for what images are on the camera:

![](https://www.mbs-plugins.com/image/PhotoAcquire2.png)

Next you see a dialog to pick whether you like to review images or import all:

![](https://www.mbs-plugins.com/image/PhotoAcquire3.png)

This is the dialog to select images to import. This may allow you to unselect all and pick a series from today.

![](https://www.mbs-plugins.com/image/PhotoAcquire4.png)

Then the import runs and images are stored in a folder on your computer:

![](https://www.mbs-plugins.com/image/PhotoAcquire5.png)

The [WinPhotoAcquire.Files](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/WinPhotoAcquireFiles.shtml) function then can provide you a list with the file paths to import to containers with [Container.ReadFile](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/ContainerReadFile.shtml) as in our example database.

Available in 12.1pr2 or newer.