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
Control script steps
F
ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 37
Set Layout Object Animation
Purpose
Enables or disables animations while a script is running.
Format
Set Layout Object Animation [<on or off>]
Options
• On enables animations while a script is running.
• Off disables animations while a script is running.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 13.0
Description
Enabling animations increases the time required for a script to run. Disabling animations overrides
any animation settings for other script steps. This script step affects all script-initiated animations in
all windows.
Note Set Layout Object Animation does not return an error when it runs in a FileMaker product in
which animations are not supported.
Example 1
While a script is running, animations are typically disabled. If a script causes a slide control to switch
between panels, there will be no animation providing feedback to users. To call attention to the
transition from panel to panel, use
Set Layout Object Animation [On] to enable animation
prior to switching between slide panels using the
Go to Object script step.
Set Layout Object Animation [On]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 1"]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): .5]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 2"]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): .5]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 3"]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes