Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 14
#Example 4: This script uses script parameters to pass text
entered by the user to another script, which creates a new account
Fields
account_name Text Global Storage
password Text Global Storage
Script: Get New Account Info
#Clear the Account Name and Password fields for new information
Set Field [ first_table::account_name; "" ]
Set Field [ first_table::password; "" ]
Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Create A New Administrator Account";
Message: "Please enter an account name and password for your new user.";
Buttons: “OK”, “Cancel”; Input #1: first_table::account_name; Input #2:
first_table::password ]
Perform Script [ “Make New Account”; Parameter:
first_table::account_name & ¶ & first_table::password ]
Script: Make New Account
Add Account [Account Name: LeftValues( Get( ScriptParameter ); 1);
Password: LeftValues( Get( ScriptParameter ); 2); Privilege Set:
"[Data Entry Only]"]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Pause/Resume Script
Purpose
Pauses a script indefinitely or for a specified length of time so the user can perform other tasks in
the current window.
Format
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds) <n>]
Options
Click Specify to display the Pause/Resume Options dialog box, where you can set the following
options.
• Select Indefinitely to pause the script until the user clicks Continue (a button created by
FileMaker Pro in the status toolbar) or presses Enter.
• Select For duration and enter the number of seconds to pause the script.
• Select For duration and click Specify to create a calculation to determine the number of
seconds to pause the script.