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 From URL
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Audio/Video
- Insert PDF
- Insert File
- 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 110
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Use this script step when it's important to maintain the original creation order, as with invoices
entered by invoice number or membership records entered by date.
Notes
• You don't need to perform an Unsort Records script step before executing a Sort Records
script step.
• You can place a Go To Object script step before the Sort Records by Field script step to
ensure Sort Records by Field acts upon the correct table occurrence.
Examples
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Go to Layout ["Sales Summary"]
Enter Preview Mode [Pause]
Go to Layout [original layout]
Enter Browse Mode []
Unsort Records
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Sort Records by Field
Purpose
Sorts the records in the current found set according to the context of a specified field.
Format
Sort Records by Field[Ascending/Descending/Associated value list;
<table::field>]
Options
• Select Specify target field or Specify, select a field you want to sort by, and click OK.
Tip You can double-click the script step in the list to specify the target field.
• Ascending displays data in ascending order.
• Descending displays data in descending order.
• Associated value list displays data in the order determined by the value list associated
with the field.