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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1100

Compatibility

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description

For ODBC data sources, this script step re-establishes a link to the ODBC data source.

Script steps after Open execute in the FileMaker file that contains the script, not the file opened by

the script.

If you don't specify a file, FileMaker Pro displays the Open File dialog box when the Open File script

step executes so that the user can specify a file. The Open File dialog box will also be displayed if

the file used in the script has been moved, deleted, or renamed.

Notes

• If new database creation has been disabled in your installation of FileMaker Pro, it will not

be possible to convert file types such as Microsoft Excel or tab delimited files into

FileMaker

Pro databases. However, you can still import the data from other file types into

FileMaker

Pro (if you open the database with a password that allows you to import). If you

need more information, contact your system administrator.

• In runtime solutions, the Open File script step returns an error if an external file is not bound

to the solution.

• This script step is unable to open a file from an unauthorized file.

• If the specified file is opened then hidden by FileMaker Pro, scripts that are set to run upon

opening are still executed.

Example 1

Exports records from the current database, opens the Invoices Backup database, and runs the

Import Invoices script from the Invoices Backup database.

Export Records [ ]

Open File ["Invoices Backup"]

Perform Script ["Import Invoices" from file: "Invoices Backup"]