Script Steps Reference

Miscellaneous script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 246
Dial Phone
Purpose
Dials a phone from within a script.
Format
Dial Phone [No dialog; <phone number>]
Options
• Perform without dialog prevents the Dial Phone dialog box from displaying when the script
step executes.
• Click Specify to display the “Dial Phone” Options dialog box where you can set the
following options.
• Phone Number lets you enter a phone number to dial.
• Specify lets you create a calculation to generate the phone number.
• Use Dialing Preferences (if NDISWAN TAPI is not installed) tells FileMaker Pro to use
the current phone dialing preferences, based on your location. These preferences
remove, insert, and append digits to phone numbers, as when a dialing prefix is
required in a business setting. This option can apply to phone numbers provided from a
field value or to a number that the user enters. (If TAPI is installed, modem and dialing
preferences are set in the Phone Dialer accessory application.)
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
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