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
Windows script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 181
View As
Purpose
Displays data in the specified format.
Format
View As [View as Form/View as List/View as Table/Cycle]
Options
• View as Form tells FileMaker Pro to display records page by page in the format determined
by the database designer.
• View as List tells FileMaker Pro to display records as records in a list, so they can be
browsed without clicking the left and right arrows in the
book.
• View as Table tells FileMaker Pro to display the records on screen in a grid, so that many
fields and records may be viewed at one time in a format similar to a spreadsheet.
• Cycle switches from the current view to the next view.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
You can choose View as Form, View as List, View as Table, or you can choose Cycle to
switch from the current format to the next format.
Example 1
Imports records, sorts, and switches to Table View.
Import Records [ ]
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
View As [View as Table]
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