Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 187
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
You can create a calculation to generate the AppleScript commands to be sent, or you can type the
commands directly into the Native AppleScript text area.
For calculated scripts and scripts stored in FileMaker Pro fields, the AppleScript commands are
compiled each time the script is performed. If you type the script into the Native AppleScript text
area, then FileMaker
Pro compiles the script and detects any scripting or system errors. (The script
is recompiled whenever it's edited.)
Note Because AppleScript is a Mac OS feature, if you run a script containing a Perform AppleScript
script step on a Windows computer, the script step is ignored. (An error code is generated, which
can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.)
Tips on usage
• FileMaker Pro can use the Perform AppleScript script step to send Apple events to itself
or to FileMaker
Pro software running on other machines.
• Use Perform AppleScript to communicate with applets and other scriptable applications.
For example, if you have created an AppleScript applet with sub-routines, you can call
the handlers using the Perform AppleScript command, like this:
Perform AppleScript ["tell application "My Applet" to
doMyRoutine()"]
Examples
This example copies text from a field in a FileMaker Pro database and pastes it into a new
AppleWorks word processing document.
Copy [Select; Correspondence::Letter]
Perform AppleScript ["Tell Application "AppleWorks 6" activate
make new document paste end tell"]
This example sets the primary monitor to its minimum bit depth.
Perform AppleScript ["tell application "Finder" to set bounds
of window "My Files" to {100,100,100,100}”]
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