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Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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To disable script steps:
1. Choose Scripts menu > Manage Scripts.
2. In the Manage Scripts dialog box, select the script, then click Edit (or double-click the script
name).
3. In the Edit Script dialog box, select one or more script steps, then click Disable.
Notes
• To disable script steps, you must have Modifiable privileges for the script.
• You cannot modify options for disabled script steps.
• If the file is opened in FileMaker Pro, users can see disabled script steps, but cannot enable
them.
• If you disable an If script step, you must also disable the corresponding End If step. This
also applies to Loop, Else, Exit Loop If, and Else If script steps.
• You cannot use Set Next Step to move to a disabled script step.
• The Script Debugger does not stop executing at breakpoints on disabled script steps.
• If a script is running in Script Debugger, you can click Edit Script to open the Edit Script
dialog box.
• If you copy, paste, or import scripts with disabled script steps, the steps remain disabled in
the new location.
• Disabled script steps are preceded by //. Disabled script steps will display as <unknown>
if opened in or imported into a FileMaker
7 file.
• Disabled script steps print in italics.
Related topics
Debugging scripts (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Creating and editing scripts
Using the Data Viewer (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Using the Data Viewer (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
You can use the Data Viewer to monitor expressions like field values, local and global variables, and
calculation formulas. You can monitor expressions while running scripts or while testing them in the
Script Debugger. You can also monitor field values and variables in the database file.
The Current tab shows:
• Fields used by the currently running script whether they are referenced directly in the script
or indirectly in calculations.
• Local variables used by the currently running script.
• Global variables independent of any script. Global variables are displayed even if no scripts
are currently running.
The Watch tab monitors expressions. You can enter expressions, one per row, in the Data Viewer.
When you use the Data Viewer with the Script Debugger, the Watch tab displays expressions from
paused scripts letting you see how data changes as you step though a script. Expressions remain in
the Watch tab until you delete them manually.