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Creating scripts to automate tasks
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• If you are using FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can disable script steps for testing. To disable
a script step, select it, then click Disable. To enable a script step, select it, then click
Enable. Disabled script steps are preceded by “//”. See
Disabling script steps (FileMaker
Pro Advanced).
• If a script step specifies a field in a tab panel or slide panel that is not the front-most panel,
the specified field is selected and the panel it is in moves to the front of the panel control. If,
however, the same field appears elsewhere on the layout and the script finds that field first,
the panel with that same field will not come forward. Instead, assign an object name to the
field and use the
Go to Object script step to move to that instance of the field.
• If a script step specifies a field in a popover, the popover opens and the field is selected. If
the same field appears elsewhere on the layout and the script finds that field first, the
popover with that same field will not come forward. Instead, assign an object name to the
field and use the
Go to Object script step to move to that instance of the field.
Related topics
Script steps reference (category list)
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Using buttons with scripts
Working with the Scripts menu
Editing scripts privileges
Publishing databases on the web
Debugging scripts (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Managing scripts using folders
You can manage your scripts by grouping and filtering them.
To manage scripts using folders:
1. Choose Scripts menu > Manage Scripts. Or, choose File menu > Manage > Scripts.
2. In the Manage Scripts dialog box, perform the tasks you want.
To Do this
Create a new script
folder
Choose Folder from the New list. In the Edit Folder dialog box, type a
folder name, and click OK. The new folder appears in the Manage Scripts
dialog box at the current position. A folder appears as a submenu in the
Scripts menu.
Rename a folder Double-click the folder to rename. In the Edit Folder dialog box, type a
new name, and click OK.
Duplicate a folder
• Select the folder, and click .
• Windows: Choose Edit menu > Copy, click where you want the
folder to appear in the list, and choose Edit menu
> Paste.
The folder and all scripts in the folder are duplicated.
Copy and paste a
folder to another file
See Copying and pasting scripts.
Expand or collapse a
folder
Click the expand/collapse icon to the left of the folder name, or press the
+ or - key (Windows) or the right or left arrow key (OS
X). (This does not
affect the appearance of the Scripts menu.)