Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 114
• No Kiosk properties apply to dialog windows opened in Kiosk mode. For example, the status
toolbar shows.
• When multiple Kiosk and non-Kiosk files are open, if a non-kiosk file opens a new dialog
window, the user can’t switch to other windows (including a window created in Kiosk mode)
Examples
The following examples create a new document or dialog window based on the Data Entry layout.
Document window:
Go to Layout [“Data Entry”]
New Window [Name: “Enter data here”; Height: 400; Width: 600;
Top: 16; Left: 16; Style: Document;]
Dialog window:
Go to Layout [“Data Entry”]
New Window [Name: “Enter data here”; Height: 400; Width: 600;
Top: 16; Left: 16; Style: Dialog]
Note In the Edit Script dialog box, only the window style type is included in the script step
specification. To see all settings, use the Manage Scripts dialog box to print the script. All window
style settings also appear in the Database Design Report (FileMaker
Pro Advanced).
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Select Window
Purpose
Specifies a window by name and makes it the foreground window.
Format
Select Window [Current window or Name:<name of window>; Current file]
Options
• Click Current Window to bring the active window of the file that contains the script to the
foreground.
• Click Specify to select which window you want FileMaker Pro to bring to the foreground.
You can enter literal text or click Specify to generate a name from a calculation.
• Select Current file only to restrict matches to the current file (not selecting this option
matches all available FileMaker
Pro files).
Compatibility
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes