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 60
Examples
The following script switches to a specific layout, pastes the current user name, then switches to a
different layout. Note that Insert Calculated Result only works when the field is on the active layout.
Go to Layout ["User Name Layout"]
Insert Calculated Result [Table1::UserNameField; Get(AccountName)]
Go to Layout ["Layout Number based on User Name"]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Insert From Index
Purpose
Pastes a value from the index into a field.
Format
Insert From Index [Select; <table::field>]
Options
• Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field. If you do not select this option,
Insert From Index inserts the result at the cursor position or at the end of the field's data.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to paste the index value into.
The field you specify may be of any type.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step displays the index for the active field. You can use Insert From Index in Browse or
Find modes.
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