Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 112
Windows script steps
Windows script steps affect screen elements and windows. You can:
• open or close a window
• select a window
• arrange windows
• move or resize a window
• update a window
• freeze a window
• scroll a window
• show or hide a window, the status toolbar, or the text ruler
• set the title of a window
• set the zoom level
• view data as a list, table, or form
New Window
Purpose
Creates a new window based on the foreground window. You can create a document window, a
floating document window, or a dialog window.
Format
New Window[Name: <name of window>; Height: n; Width: n; Top: n; Left: n;
Style: Document/Floating Document/Dialog]
Options
Click Specify to set options for the new window.
• Window Name is the name you specify for your new window. You can enter literal text or
click Specify to create a window name from a calculation.
• Height is the height of the new window in pixels. You can enter a number or click Specify to
generate a number from a calculation.
• Width is the width of the new window in pixels. You can enter a number or click Specify to
generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from top is the new window’s distance in pixels from the top of the screen
(Mac
OS) or top of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or click
Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from left is the new window’s distance in pixels from the left of the screen
(Mac
OS) or left of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or click
Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Window Styles settings let you specify that the new window is a document window (default
setting) or a dialog window. To specify a window style, select Specify Advanced Style or
click Specify. See Specify Advanced Style Options dialog box.