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 165
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Manage > Value Lists.
Use this script step to open the Manage Value Lists dialog box for users if you have restricted their
access to FileMaker
Pro menus.
Notes
• The user’s account must be assigned the Full Access privilege set, or this script step will not
be performed. (Select Run script with full access privileges to enable the script for all
users.)
• See Sharing databases on a network for information about making schema changes to
shared databases.
Examples
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to create or edit a value list,
and opens the Manage Value Lists dialog box if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to create or edit a value list?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Manage Value Lists
End If
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Open Find/Replace
Purpose
Opens the Find/Replace dialog box.
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 No