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 158
Description
This script step is the same as choosing Edit menu > Preferences (Windows) or FileMaker Pro
menu
> Preferences (Mac OS).
Use this script step to open the Preferences dialog box for users if you have restricted their access
to FileMaker
Pro menus.
Examples
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to open the Preferences
dialog box, and opens it if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Open Preferences dialog box?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Preferences
End If
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Open File Options
Purpose
Opens the File Options dialog box to the Open tab.
Format
Open File Options
Options
None.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
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 Partial