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 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
- Get Directory
- Show Custom Dialog
- Allow Formatting Bar
- Refresh Object
- Beep
- Speak (OS X)
- Dial Phone
- Install Plug-In File
- Install Menu Set
- Set Web Viewer
- Open URL
- Send Mail
- AVPlayer Play
- AVPlayer Set Playback State
- AVPlayer Set Options
- Refresh Portal
- Send DDE Execute (Windows)
- Perform AppleScript (OS X)
- Execute SQL
- Send Event
- Comment
- Flush Cache to Disk
- Exit Application
- Enable Touch Keyboard
- Glossary
Windows script steps
F
ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 175
Scroll Window
Purpose
Scrolls a window or layout vertically, or brings the current field into view.
Format
Scroll Window [Home/End/Page Up/Page Down/To Selection]
Options
• Home, End, Page Up, or Page Down scrolls the window to the beginning, to the end, up a
page, or down a page.
• To Selection brings the current field into view (similar to tabbing into a field).
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step scrolls a window up or down, scrolls to the top or bottom of a layout, or brings the
current field into view.
Example 1
Goes to the Invoices layout, scrolls to the bottom of the window, and creates a new record.
Go to Layout ["Invoices"]
Scroll Window [End]
New Record/Request
Example 2
Performs a find, sorts, and scrolls to the top of the window.
Perform Find [Restore]
Sort Records [Restore; No dialog]
Scroll Window [Home]
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