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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 984
Example 1
Uses the Install OnTimer Script step to run the Clock script once every minute.
Script: Clock OnTimer
Install OnTimer Script [“Clock”; Interval: 60]
Script: Clock
Set Field [Clock::Time; Get ( CurrentTime )]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
Setting up script triggers
Using variables
Navigation script steps
Navigation script steps move to different areas of a database. Use Navigation script steps to:
• go to a specific record or find request
• switch to a specific layout
• move among fields and other objects on a layout
• emulate pressing Enter or Tab
• switch to Browse mode to work with contents of a file
• switch to Find mode to fill out find requests
• switch to Preview mode to see how records, forms, or reports will look when they're printed
Go to Layout
Purpose
Switches to the specified layout.
Format
Go to Layout [“<layout name or layout number>”]
Options
Specify lets you choose the target layout. For Specify, click the arrow, then you can:
• choose the original layout. The original layout is the active layout when the script is initiated.
• choose a specific layout by name from the list of layouts you’ve defined in your file.
• choose Layout Name by calculation, and use the Specify Calculation dialog box to create
a formula whose result is a valid layout name.