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
Files script steps
F
ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 194
Save a Copy as
Purpose
Saves a copy of the current file.
Format
Save a Copy as [“<filename>”; Automatically open; Create email; copy/
compacted/clone/self-contained]
Options
• Specify output file allows you to specify the name and location of the resulting copy. For
more information, see Creating file paths. If you do not specify a file, FileMaker
Pro saves a
copy of the current file and displays the Save As dialog box so the user can specify copying
options. You can choose to Automatically open file or Create email with file as
attachment after saving.
• copy saves a complete copy of the current file.
• compacted saves a compacted copy of the current file.
• clone saves a copy of the file without any records.
• self-contained saves a copy of the file with all container content embedded in the file.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Use this script step to back up your file.
Notes
• This script step is not supported in FileMaker Pro database files hosted by
FileMaker
Server.
• For files used in FileMaker Go, choose self-contained. Container objects will be embedded
in the copy.
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