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Creating scripts to automate tasks
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4. Choose Edit menu > Paste.
Notes
• To change button text, use the Text tool in the status toolbar.
• To see a button definition, switch to Layout mode and double-click the button. The current
definition is selected in the Button Setup dialog box.
Changing a button definition
To change a button definition:
1. In Layout mode, select the button you want to change.
2. Choose Format menu > Button Setup, or double-click the button.
3. Change the script step or options, then click OK, or choose Do Nothing to disable the
button.
Related topics
Script steps reference (category list)
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Deleting a button
To delete a button:
1. In Layout mode, select the button you want to delete.
2. Choose Edit menu > Cut or Clear, or press Backspace or Delete.
When you delete a button, FileMaker Pro removes the button from the layout and deletes its
definition.
To delete a button definition without deleting the button object:
1. In Layout mode, select the button.
2. Choose Format menu > Button Setup, or double-click the button.
3. In the Button Setup dialog box, select Do Nothing, then click OK.
Script examples
You can use script examples provided in Help as starting points for your own scripts. Several scripts
are included in the FileMaker Pro Starter Solutions as well.
Note Don't change a Starter Solution script. Instead, save a copy of the Starter Solution, and then
modify the copy.
To view a script in FileMaker Pro:
1. Choose Script menu > Manage Scripts. Or, choose File menu > Manage > Scripts.
2. In the Manage Scripts dialog box, select the script you want to view.
3. Click Edit to see the script steps in the Edit Script window.