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
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Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Install OnTimer Script
Purpose
Runs a specified script at the specified interval. Installs a single timer per window. After the specified
interval has passed, the next time the application is idle, runs the specified script.
Format
Install OnTimer Script [“<script>”; Parameter: <script parameter>;
Interval: <number>]
Options
Click Specify to set the variable options:
• Specify script is the script that you want to run.
• Interval seconds is the value in seconds that the timer waits before running the script.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 10.0
Description
This step repeats until the window in which it is running closes or its options change. You can also
halt the step by specifying another Install OnTimer Script script step for the window with no script
specified.
The default interval is blank; you must specify a script and an interval. Specifying blank for interval
cancels any OnTimer scripts that are running for the selected window.
Examples
The following example runs the script MyScript every 10 minutes.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing No
Instant Web Publishing No
Runtime solution Yes