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Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
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Perform AppleScript (OS X)
Purpose
Sends AppleScript commands to another application.
Format
Perform AppleScript [“<applescript text>”]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Perform AppleScript” Options dialog box, where you can set the
following options.
• Calculated AppleScript lets you create a calculation to use as the AppleScript text.
• Native AppleScript lets you manually enter the text of an AppleScript (up to 30000
characters). Indenting of repeat loops and conditional statements is not supported.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
You can create a calculation to generate the AppleScript commands to be sent, or you can type the
commands directly into the Native AppleScript text area.
For calculated scripts and scripts stored in FileMaker Pro fields, the AppleScript commands are
compiled each time the script is performed. If you type the script into the Native AppleScript text
area, then FileMaker
Pro compiles the script and detects any scripting or system errors. (The script
is recompiled whenever it's edited.)
Note Because AppleScript is an OS X feature, if you run a script containing a Perform AppleScript
script step on a Windows computer, the script step is ignored. (An error code is generated, which
can be captured with the
Get(LastError) function.)
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Yes