Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 22
• a Go to Record/Request/Page script step or Go to Portal Row script step when the Exit
Loop After First/Last option is selected
Every Loop step must have a corresponding End Loop step somewhere after the Loop step and at
the same indentation. Whenever you use a Loop script step, the Manage Scripts feature
automatically enters an End Loop step.
Examples
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Loop
Set Field [Table1::Bonus; 2500.00]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next]
Exit Loop if [Get (RecordNumber) = 25]
End Loop
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Exit Loop If
Purpose
Exits a loop if the specified calculation is True (not zero).
Format
Exit Loop If [<Boolean calculation>]
Options
Click Specify to define the Boolean calculation. In the Specify Calculation dialog box, type the
calculation you want evaluated, or use the field list (on the left) and the functions list (on the right)
with the mathematical and text operators to build the calculation.
Compatibility
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
If the calculation is True (not zero), the script continues with the script step that follows the End Loop
script step.
If the calculation if False (zero), the loop is not exited and the script continues with the script step
that follows the Exit Loop If script step.