Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- About script steps
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Field By Name
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Device
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert From URL
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Audio/Video
- Insert PDF
- Insert File
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Records script steps
- New Record/Request
- Duplicate Record/Request
- Delete Record/Request
- Delete Portal Row
- Delete All Records
- Open Record/Request
- Revert Record/Request
- Commit Records/Requests
- Copy Record/Request
- Copy All Records/Requests
- Import Records
- Export Records
- Save Records As Excel
- Save Records As PDF
- Save Records As Snapshot Link
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Glossary
Found Sets script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 140
Perform Quick Find
Purpose
Finds records that match one or more search words based on text that you specify or text returned
by a calculation formula.
Format
Perform Quick Find [<value or formula>]
Options
Click Specify to specify the search text in the Specify Calculation dialog box. Type the search text in
quotation marks or use a calculation function that returns the text to use for the search.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 11.0
Description
You can use the Get(QuickFindText) function to pass the text that is typed in the Quick Find box to
the Perform Quick Find script step.
Example 1
Performs a quick find with the contents of the Custom Quick Find field, sorts the found set, and goes
to the first record. Started by the OnObjectSave script trigger.
Perform Quick Find [Invoices::Custom Quick Find]
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes