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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 968
Example 2
The Print Unpaid Invoices script calls the Print sub-script. If the user chooses not to print invoices,
the script and sub-script stop. If the user chooses to print invoices, unpaid invoices that match the
Find criteria are printed. After printing, all records are displayed and sorted.
Main script: Print Unpaid Invoices
New Window [Name: "Invoice List"; Style: Document]
Go to Layout ["Print Invoices"]
Perform Find [Restore]
#Calls the "Print" sub-script defined below
Perform Script ["Print"]
#Continues after the sub-script is completed if the user chose to print
the invoices
Show All Records
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Sub-script: Print
Show Custom Dialog ["Print Unpaid Invoices"; "Do you want to print
unpaid invoices?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Print [No dialog]
Else
Close Window [Current Window]
#Halts both the sub-script and the main script
Halt Script
End If
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If
Purpose
Evaluates a Boolean calculation and performs a conditional action based on that evaluation.
Format
If [<Boolean calculation>]
Options
Click Specify to define the Boolean calculation. In the Specify Calculation dialog box, type the
calculation you want evaluated, or use the field list (on the left) and the functions list (on the right)
with the mathematical and text
operators to build the calculation.