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 184
• To stores the address(es) of the recipient(s).
• CC stores the address(es) of the carbon copy recipient(s).
• BCC stores the address(es) of the blind carbon copy recipient(s)
• Subject indicates the title for the email message.
• Message indicates the text of the email message. You can type the message as text, use a
field value, create a message from a calculation, or insert text from a file.
• Select Attach File to select a file to send as an attachment to the mail message. For more
information, see Creating file paths.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Notes
• Sending mail using an email application is not supported in web publishing or in
FileMaker
Server scheduled scripts.
• FileMaker Server scheduled scripts support sending mail via SMTP. However, if you attach
a file, that file needs to be in a folder that FileMaker
Server is allowed to export to.
• To send email, you must have an internet connection. In addition, to send mail through an
email application, you must have the following configurations.
Windows:
• A [Mail] section in the Win.ini file.
• Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express installed and
configured properly.
Mac OS:
• Mac OS X Mail or Microsoft Entourage installed to send email with FileMaker Pro.
• Internet system preferences configured for use with one of the supported mail
applications.
• If you select Multiple emails and For each message, collect addresses across found
set, FileMaker
Pro generates an email message for every record in the found set. Each
message is addressed to everyone specified in the TO, CC and BCC boxes for every record
in the found set.
• You can create an Adobe PDF or a Microsoft Excel file from your data to send as an
attachment. For more information, see
Save Records As PDF and Save Records As Excel.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Partial
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Partial
Instant Web Publishing Partial
Runtime solution Yes