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
Files script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 187
Close File
Purpose
Closes the specified FileMaker file.
Format
Close File [Current File/”<filename>”]
Options
Specify lets you select a FileMaker Pro to close or an ODBC data source to disconnect from.
Choose Add FileMaker Data Source or Add ODBC Data Source to locate and select a file. After
you select a file, it is added to the Specify Table list. Choose Manage Data Sources to modify or
delete a data source you’ve already added to the list.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
If you do not specify a file, FileMaker Pro stops the currently running script and closes the FileMaker
database that the script is running from.
This script step disconnects the specified ODBC data source. This enables you to “re-login” to the
specified ODBC data source with a different user name and password, without closing the FileMaker
file.
Note If a user moves the specified file, FileMaker Pro might not be able to close the file.
Example 1
Opens the Invoices database and performs a script, then closes the current database.
Open File ["Invoices"]
Perform Script ["Sort Records" from file: "Invoices"]
Close File [Current File]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Yes