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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1014
Set Field By Name [If ( Customers::Country = "Japan" ; Customers::National
Statistics ; Customers::World Statistics ); Sum ( Invoices::Grand Total )]
Example 2
Demonstrates when to use Set Field By Name instead of Set Field to simplify scripts.
#With Set Field, an If statement with multiple Else If steps is needed
#to determine which field on the Customers table to update
#with information from Credit Collection::Phone Number.
If [Credit Collection::Call Location = "Work"]
Set Field [Customers::Work Phone; Credit Collection::Phone Number]
Else If [Credit Collection::Call Location = "Home" ]
Set Field [Customers::Home Phone; Credit Collection::Phone Number]
Else If [Credit Collection::Call Location = "Mobile" ]
Set Field [Customers::Mobile Phone; Credit Collection::Phone Number]
End If
#A single Set Field By Name script step can perform the same task
#by using a calculation to determine the target field.
Set Field By Name [GetFieldName ( Evaluate ( Credit Collection::Call
Location & " Phone" ) ); Credit Collection::Phone Number]
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Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
Set Next Serial Value
Purpose
Resets the next serial value in an auto-entry serial number field.
Format
Set Next Serial Value [<table::field>; <value or formula>]
Options
• Select Specify target field or click Specify to specify the serial number field on which the
script step will operate. The field you specify must be defined as an auto-entry serial
number field.
• Calculated result: Click Specify to enter the next serial value or create a calculation to
determine the next serial value.
Compatibility
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes