Script Steps Reference

Miscellaneous script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 248
Dial Phone
Purpose
Dials a phone from within a script.
Format
Dial Phone [No dialog; <phone number>]
Options
• Perform without dialog prevents the Dial Phone dialog box from displaying when the script
step executes.
• Phone Number lets you enter a phone number to dial.
• Specify lets you create a calculation to generate the phone number.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
You can enter a phone number or specify a calculation to create a phone number. You can specify
number, text, calculation, or
global fields. Letters within the phone number are translated to numbers
(except for q and z). You can also choose whether to use the current phone preferences based on
your current location.
Tip To place an international call in FileMaker Go, filter the phone number for numerical digits and
the "+" symbol.
Important The Dial Phone script step is not supported in OS X, but you can create scripts that
include the Dial Phone script step to use in FileMaker Go.
Example 1
Dials the phone number contained in the script.
Dial Phone ["5550987654"]
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