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 87
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Text fields are copied in tab-delimited format, without styles, in the order they appear in the record
layout. Text in container fields is also copied. (This script step is equivalent to choosing Copy from
the Edit menu while holding down the Shift key (Windows) or Option key (Mac
OS) when there is no
active field.)
Note When using the Copy All Records/Requests step with repeating fields, FileMaker Pro inserts
the group separator character between each repetition. You can use a text editor to replace these
characters with another delimiter such as a tab or space.
Examples
This script finds and sorts a set of records, switches to the Data Entry layout, copies the contents of
the found set to the Clipboard, switches layouts and tables, creates a new record, and pastes the
contents of the Clipboard to the History field.
Perform Find [Restore]
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Go to Layout ["Data entry"]
Copy All Records/Requests
Go to Layout ["History table"]
New Record/Request
Paste [Select; History table::History]
Commit Records/Requests[]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Import Records
Purpose
Imports records from another file or data source you specify.
Format
Import Records [No dialog; “<source or filename>”; Add/Update existing/
Update matching; <platform and character set>]
Instant Web Publishing Yes
Runtime solution Yes
Where the script step runs Supported