Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About script steps
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- Control script steps
- Perform Script
- Pause/Resume Script
- Exit Script
- Halt Script
- If
- Else If
- Else
- End If
- Loop
- Exit Loop If
- End Loop
- Allow User Abort
- Set Error Capture
- Set Variable
- Install OnTimer Script
- Navigation script steps
- Go to Layout
- Go to Record/Request/Page
- Go to Related Record
- Go to Portal Row
- Go to Object
- Go to Field
- Go to Next Field
- Go to Previous Field
- Enter Browse Mode
- Enter Find Mode
- Enter Preview Mode
- 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
- New Record/Request
- Duplicate Record/Request
- Delete Record/Request
- Delete Portal Row
- Delete All Records
- Open Record/Request
- Revert Record/Request
- Commit Records/Requests
- Copy Record/Request
- Copy All Records/Requests
- Import Records
- Export Records
- Save Records As Excel
- Save Records As PDF
- Save Records As Snapshot Link
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 142
Examples
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to open a shared database,
and opens the Open Remote dialog box if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to open a shared database?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Remote
End If
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Open Sharing
Purpose
Opens the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, where users can set up network database
sharing.
Format
Open Sharing
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
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Sharing > FileMaker Network.
Use this script step to open the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box for users if you have
restricted their access to FileMaker Pro menus.
Note The user’s account must be assigned a privilege set that permits changes to sharing settings,
or this script step will not be performed. (Select Run script with full access privileges to enable
the script for all users.)