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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1015
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Allows you to use the Manage Scripts feature to update the value. You can define this script step to
use any calculation expression to determine the next serial value of a field that has been defined as
an auto-entry serial number field. The calculation always evaluates to a text result.
For example, you might want to reset the next serial value after you do one of the following:
• import records into a FileMaker Pro database with an auto-entry serial number field
• delete multiple serialized numbers from a FileMaker Pro database
Notes
• This script step affects the definition of the field you specify instead of the actual contents of
the field that you specify.
• This script step can operate on multiple files. If you specify a field in another file, then
FileMaker
Pro attempts to update the serial number for the specified field in the other file. To
specify a field in another file, define a relationship to that file and use Specify target field to
select a field from that file.
Example 1
Calculates the number of the next available invoice ID, using the Max function to return the highest
value in the Invoice ID field. If an invoice ID contains non-numeric data, then the calculation would
need to be more sophisticated to maintain the numeric and non-numeric data.
Set Next Serial Value [Invoices::Invoice ID; Max ( Invoices::Invoice ID )
+ 1]
Example 2
Sets the next serial number value in the Invoice ID field options after importing records. Useful if
Perform auto-enter options while importing is not selected in order to preserve dates and other
auto-entered values.
Import Records [Add; Mac Roman]
Set Next Serial Value [Invoices::Invoice ID; Get ( TotalRecordCount ) + 1]
Example 3
Prompts the user to input the next serial value.
Show Custom Dialog ["Set the next serial number value"; Invoices::Next
Serial Value]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes
Where the script step runs Supported