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 47
Copy
Purpose
Copies the contents of the specified field in the current record and saves them to the Clipboard.
Format
Copy [Select; <table::field>]
Options
• Select entire contents copies the entire contents of a field to the Clipboard. If you do not
use Select entire contents, only the selected portion of the field's data is copied.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to select the field whose contents you want to
copy. When no field is specified and nothing is selected, FileMaker
Pro copies the values
from all fields of the current record.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step duplicates the contents of the field. To remove the field information, use the Cut
script step.
Note With Instant Web Publishing, the Copy script step does not place data onto the Clipboard.
Examples
Find All
Copy [Select; Table1::RandomTimesNumber]
Paste [Select; Table1::SortNumber]
Replace Contents [No dialog; Table1::SortNumber]
Sort Records[Restore, No dialog]
Commit Records/Requests []
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
Instant Web Publishing Yes
Runtime solution Yes