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
Editing script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 61
Cut
Purpose
Deletes the contents of the specified field in the current record and saves the contents to the
Clipboard.
Format
Cut [Select; <table::field>]
Options
• Select entire contents deletes the contents of a field and saves it to the Clipboard. If you
do not use Select entire contents, only the selected portion of the field's data is cut.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to select the field whose contents you want to cut.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step removes the contents of the field. To duplicate the field information, use the Copy
script step.
Notes
• Contents that you cut or copy to the Clipboard are accessible to other applications.
• With FileMaker WebDirect, the Cut script step does not place data onto the Clipboard.
• If you manually select field data before you run this script step in FileMaker WebDirect, the
script step performs as if you did not make a selection. To select field data before you run
this script step in FileMaker
WebDirect, use the Set Selection script step.
Example 1
Cuts the contents of the Email field in the current record.
Cut [Customers::Email]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Partial
Runtime solution Yes