Script Steps Reference

Miscellaneous script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 131
Examples
Set Error Capture [On]
Perform Find [Restore]
If [Get (LastError) <> 0]
Beep
Show Custom Dialog ["Couldn't find the record..."]
End If
Speak (Mac OS)
Purpose
Produces speech from text.
Format
Speak [<text to be spoken>]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Speak” Options dialog box, where you can set the following options.
• Type the text to be spoken directly in the text entry area, or click Specify to create your
spoken text from a calculation.
• Use Voice lets you select from the various voices available on your computer.
• Wait for speech completion before continuing tells FileMaker Pro to wait until the
speech is completed before continuing with the next script step.
Compatibility
This script step is:
• not supported in web publishing
• not supported in a FileMaker Server scheduled script
Description
You can enter a literal text string or use a calculation to create the text to be spoken. You can also
specify which voice synthesizer to use and whether or not to wait for the speech to be completed,
before continuing with the next script step.
If the database is opened on a non-speaking computer, the script can still be edited, but only the
default voice synthesizer is available. Speak script steps are not executed when the script is run on
a non-speaking computer.