Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About script steps
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Field By Name
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Object (Windows)
- Insert File
- Update Link (Windows)
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Records script steps
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
Open Menu Item script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 123
Examples
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to open the Find/Replace
dialog box, and opens it if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Open the Find/Replace dialog box?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Find/Replace
End If
Open Help
Purpose
Opens FileMaker Pro Help to the Help contents screen.
Format
Open Help
Options
None.
Compatibility
This script step is:
• not supported in web publishing
• not supported in a FileMaker Server scheduled script
• not supported in runtime solutions
Description
This script step is the same as choosing Help menu > FileMaker Pro Help.
Examples
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to see the onscreen Help,
and opens it if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to open onscreen Help?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Help
End If