Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 133
• Perform without dialog prevents certain dialog boxes from displaying when the script step
is run.
• When converting FileMaker files, the dialog boxes used to rename the old file and name
the converted file are not displayed.
• When converting other file types, the dialog boxes that are used to specify the way a file
and its data are converted are not displayed.
In these two cases, the default settings for those dialog boxes are used instead.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
See Supported import/export file formats for more information.
Note You cannot use this command to convert the contents of a folder. Each file in a folder must be
converted separately.
Examples
Convert File [“mydata.fp5”]
When you
choose this file
or source
Do this
File In the Specify File dialog box, choose the file you want to import. See Creating file
paths.
XML Data In the Specify XML and XSL Options dialog box, choose the source of the XML data
that you want to import, and choose an XSLT style sheet if you want to apply one
prior to import. The XML and XSLT source may be a file or the result of an HTTP
request, or a field that contains a file path or an HTTP request. For more information,
see Importing XML data.
ODBC Data Specify the data source name and location, the user ID and password (if any), and
the SQL query to be executed. For more information, see Constructing an SQL query
for importing via ODBC.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
Instant Web Publishing No
Runtime solution Yes