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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1290
3. For Optional script parameter, type the text you want to use or click Edit and use the
Specify Calculation dialog box to build a more complex parameter.
4. Click OK.
You can also create, duplicate, edit, or delete a script using this dialog box.
Notes
• When you create, duplicate, edit, or delete a script using the Specify Script dialog box, your
changes are not undone when you click Cancel.
• If you choose Perform Script or Perform Script On Server from the Edit Script dialog box,
the create, duplicate, edit, and delete commands are not available.
• The create, duplicate, edit, and delete commands are not available for external FileMaker
files.
Related topics
Creating and editing scripts
Perform Script script step
Defining custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Setting script triggers for layouts
Setting script triggers for objects
Set Variable Options dialog box
This dialog box appears so that you can specify a variable in the Set Variable script step to use in a
script, calculation, or file path.
To specify a variable to use in a calculation:
1. Type a variable name. Prefix the name with $ for a local variable or $$ for a global variable.
If no prefix is added, $ is automatically added to the beginning of the name. A variable name
has the same naming restrictions as a field name. For more information, see
About naming
fields.
2. Enter a value for the variable or click Specify to create a formula to calculate the value.
3. Enter a repetition number (optional) or click Specify to create a formula to calculate the
repetition. The default is
1.
To Do this
Create a script Click the + button or choose New Default Script from the Action pop-up menu.
Duplicate a script Select a script and choose Duplicate from the Action pop-up menu.
A copy of the selected script appears in the list, with the word “copy” added to
the original script name. To create a duplicate script with the same name as the
original script, select it in the list and use Shift+Duplicate.
Note Script folders cannot be duplicated or created from this dialog box. For
more information on working with folders, see
Managing scripts using folders.
Edit a script Select a script and choose Edit from the Action pop-up menu.
Tip You can also press Alt-double-click (Windows) or Option-double-click
(OS
X) to open the Edit Script dialog box.
Delete a script Select a script and click the – button.