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
Open Record/Request
Purpose
Makes an existing record or find request available for editing.
Format
Open Record/Request
Options
None.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
When performed on a record, this script step verifies that the user has sufficient access privileges to
edit the record. If the user has the proper privilege set, FileMaker
Pro attempts to prevent others
from simultaneously editing or deleting the record. Once locked, the record is considered “opened”
and may be edited.
If an error occurs (for example, if the current user has insufficient access privileges, the record is
currently locked by another user, or the record is open in another window), FileMaker
Pro generates
an error message, which may be captured using the
Set Error Capture script step and the
Get(LastError) function. (Opening a find request will not return an error, because requests can’t be
locked by other users.)
Important Because any attempt to modify a field or a record will also attempt to open the record for
editing, in most cases you will not need to use the Open Record/Request script step to open a
record explicitly. But when using the
Go to Record/Request/Page script step to enter a field or
record, use the Open Record/Request script step first to obtain a write lock.
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