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 66
Options
• Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field with the current user name. If you do
not select this option, Insert Current User Name adds the value of the current user name to
the end of the field's existing data.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to paste into.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Notes
• If the specified field does not exist on the layout where the script is being performed, Insert
Current User Name returns an error code which can be captured with the Get(LastError)
function.
• User name is the FileMaker Pro user, an editable field displayed on the General tab of the
Preferences dialog box. To track user access to a database with more security, use the
Get(AccountName) function to return the current user’s account name.
Examples
Go to Layout [“Sales”]
Insert Current User Name [Select; Sales::Sales Person]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Insert Picture
Purpose
Imports a graphic from another file into the current container field.
Format
Insert Picture [Reference;“<filename>”]
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