Script Steps Reference

Fields script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 77
Set Next Serial Value
Purpose
Resets the next serial value in an auto-entry serial number field.
Format
Set Next Serial Value [<table::field>; <value or formula>]
Options
• Select Specify target field or click Specify to specify the serial number field on which the
script step will operate. The field you specify must be defined as an auto-entry serial
number field.
• Calculated result: Click Specify to enter the next serial value or create a calculation to
determine the next serial value.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Allows you to use the Manage Scripts feature to update the value. You can define this script step to
use any calculation expression to determine the next serial value of a field that has been defined as
an auto-entry serial number field. The calculation always evaluates to a text result.
For example, you might want to reset the next serial value after you do one of the following:
• import records into a FileMaker Pro database with an auto-entry serial number field
• delete multiple serialized numbers from a FileMaker Pro database
Notes
• This script step affects the definition of the field you specify instead of the actual contents of
the field that you specify.
• This script step can operate on multiple files. If you specify a field in another file, then
FileMaker
Pro attempts to update the serial number for the specified field in the other file. To
specify a field in another file, define a relationship to that file and use Specify target field to
select a field from that file.
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