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
Miscellaneous script steps
F
ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 258
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Send Mail sends an intranet or Internet email message through an email application or via SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
Notes
• Be aware that there are possible security issues with using https, httpspost, and ftps.
FileMaker cannot perform a certificate check to verify that the server that you specify is the
server that replies. If these security issues are not acceptable in your situation, then do not
use this script step.
• Sending mail using an email application is not supported in Custom Web Publishing or in
FileMaker
Server scheduled scripts.
• FileMaker Server scheduled scripts support sending mail via SMTP. However, if you attach
a file, that file needs to be in a folder that FileMaker
Server is allowed to export to. For more
information, see Get(DocumentsPath) function.
• FileMaker WebDirect does not support the Attach File option. FileMaker WebDirect also
does not support the Perform without dialog option when sending mail via an email client.
• To send email, you must have an internet connection. In addition, to send mail through an
email application, you must have the following configurations.
Windows:
• A [Mail] section in the Win.ini file.
• Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook installed and configured properly.
OS X:
• OS X Mail or Microsoft Outlook installed to send email with FileMaker Pro.
• Internet system preferences configured for use with one of the supported mail
applications.
• If you select Multiple emails and Collect addresses across found set, FileMaker Pro
generates an email message for every record in the found set. Each message is addressed
to everyone specified in the TO, CC and BCC boxes for every record in the found set.
• You can create a PDF or a Microsoft Excel file from your data to send as an attachment. For
more information, see
Save Records As PDF and Save Records As Excel.
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Partial
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Partial
FileMaker WebDirect Partial
Runtime solution Yes