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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Find Matching Records
Purpose
Finds records based on the context of a specified field.
Format
Find Matching Records[Replace/Constrain/Extend; <table::field>]
Options
Select Specify target field or click Specify, select a field or specify a calculation indicating the field
you want to search by, and click OK.
Notes
You can:
• double-click the script step to specify a target field
• clear Specify target field to remove current target field settings
To specify the type of find request, for Specify, choose:
• Replace to search the entire database and replace the current found set with records that
match the contents of the active field.
• Constrain to search the found set and display matching records based on the contents of
the active field (a logical AND search).
• Extend to broaden your search to include additional records in the found set that match
additional criteria in the specified field (a logical OR search).
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 12.0
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