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
Files script steps
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Files script steps
Files script steps operate on entire files. With Files script steps, you can:
• create a file
• open or close a file
• save a copy of a file
• convert a file to FileMaker Pro
• set multi-user status
• recover a file
• set print setup options
• print
New File
Purpose
Allows the user to create a new database file.
Format
New File
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
If the general preference for Show FileMaker Quick Start Screen is selected, this script step opens
the FileMaker Quick Start Screen. Otherwise, this script step opens the “Create a new file named:”
dialog box. After the user exits the Manage Database dialog box, the script becomes active again,
and if script steps remain, the script continues. The new database remains open, but not active.
Examples
New File