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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1007
• Specify lets you set the starting and ending positions of a selection, either by entering the
start and end numbers directly or by using a calculation to determine them.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
The starting and ending values can be typed in directly or determined via a calculation. If no target
field is specified the current active field is used.
Notes
• Field position is determined by the number of characters, including spaces, beginning with
position 1, the first character in the field. The selection includes all values beginning with the
Start Position and concluding with the End Position. For example, if Field1 has the value
“
abcdefgh”, and the script parameters specify a start position of “3” and an end position of
“6”, the script step will return the selection “
cdef”.
• If the start position is valid and the end position out of range, everything from the start
position to the end of the field is selected. If the end position only is valid, the cursor moves
to the end position, and nothing is selected. If both start and end positions are invalid, the
cursor moves to the end of the field contents.
• No action is taken if the user attempts to perform a selection on a container field.
• Data selected out of visual range is scrolled into view.
Example 1
Selects the first 5 digits of the Postal Code field.
Set Selection [Customers::Postal Code; Start Position: 1; End Position: 5]
Example 2
Selects the number of paragraphs that the user specifies in the custom dialog.
Show Custom Dialog ["How many paragraphs do you want to select?";
Products::Number of Paragraphs]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Set Selection [Products::Description; Start Position: 1; End Position:
Position ( Products::Description ; ¶ ; 1 ; Products::Number of Paragraphs
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes