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
Windows script steps
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Compatibility
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Description
Because FileMaker Pro script steps are always performed in the foreground table, it is sometimes
necessary to bring a specific window to the front. Use this script step when you are working with
scripts in multi-table files to make certain that a script step is performed in the intended table.
Notes
• Window name selection is not case-sensitive. This script will select the first matching
window and bring it to the front.
• The Select Window script step does not open a window of a related file when the
related file is opened in a hidden state, such as when a file is opened because it is the
source file of a related field. To use the Select Window script step with this type of
related file, open the related file using the Open File script step.
For example, a layout in the file Data Entry contains a related field from the file Companies.
When this layout is displayed, FileMaker
Pro opens the Companies file in a hidden state. To
open a new window displaying the hidden related file, use a script such as:
Open File[Open Hidden; "Companies"]
Select Window["Companies"]
To return the file to its original state, perform a Close Window [] script step to close the open
window.
Examples
Perform Find [Restore]
Sort Records [Restore]
Select Window [Name: “Sales records”]
Close Window
Purpose
Closes the currently active window or any other window by name.
Format
Close Window [Current window or Name: <name of window>; Current file]
Options
• Click Specify to select which window you want FileMaker Pro to close. You can enter literal
text or click Specify to generate a name from a calculation.
• Select Current file only to restrict matches to the current file (not selecting this option
matches all available FileMaker Pro files).
Note Closing the last window of a file closes the file and halts execution of the current script.