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 71
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Example 1
Replaces text in the Reorder Level field that matches the find criteria in all records without
prompting the user.
Go to Field [Products::Reorder Level]
Perform Find/Replace [No dialog; 1; 3; Replace All]
Example 2
Goes to the next occurrence of the product name in the Description field.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to find the current product name in the
Description field?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Go to Field [Products::Description]
Perform Find/Replace [Products::Name; Find Next]
End If
Example 3
Replaces specific terms in the current field with record data.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to replace placeholder terms with record
data?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Perform Find/Replace [No dialog; "[NAME]"; Customers::Name; Replace
All]
Perform Find/Replace [No dialog; "[COMPANY]"; Customers::Company;
Replace All]
Perform Find/Replace [No dialog; "[ADDRESS]"; Customers::Address;
Replace All]
End If
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Yes