Script Steps Reference

Records script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 132
Save Records As Excel
Purpose
Saves records to a specified Excel worksheet.
Format
Save Records as Excel [Restore; No dialog; “<output filename>”;
Automatically open; Create email; Records being browsed/Current record]
Note In order to save records as a Microsoft Excel worksheet, your privilege set must include Allow
exporting, or you must set the script to run with full access privileges.
Options
• Perform without dialog prevents the Excel Options dialog box from displaying as the script
step executes if you have already specified a file. If you have not specified a file, the Save
Records as Excel dialog box displays as the script step executes, but the Excel Options
dialog box is not displayed.
• Specify output file specifies the file path. Choose the folder you want to export to, or type
the file path directly into the list. Specify one path per line. FileMaker
Pro will use the first
path it locates. See Creating file paths. You can choose to Automatically open file or
choose to Create email with file as attachment to create a blank email with the Excel file
as an attachment.
If FileMaker Pro executes a script that does not specify an absolute path, and the database file
containing the script is hosted, the path is assumed to be the current user’s Documents folder.
• Specify options displays the "Save Records as Excel" Options dialog box. From the Save
list, choose Records being browsed or Current record. Specify whether the values in the
first row should be used as field names or as data. For Worksheet, Title, Subject, and
Author, you can enter text directly, or click Specify to enter a field name or values from a
calculation.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 8.0
Description
This script step operates in all modes except Find mode.
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