Script Steps Reference

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Navigation script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 52
Go to Field
Purpose
Moves to the specified field on the current layout.
Format
Go to Field [Select/perform; <table::field>]
Options
Select/perform tells FileMaker Pro to perform an action on the contents of a field. All text in
a field is selected with this option. The contents of the field (sound or movie) determine what
action is performed. If the field contains a sound, then the sound is played. If the field
contains a movie, the movie is played. For example, if the primary command is Edit, Select/
perform opens the document in a state ready for editing.
Go to target field specifies the target field.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
To play a sound or movie, use the Select/perform option.
Notes
If this script step specifies a field on a tab panel or a slide panel that is not the front-most
panel, the specified field is selected and the panel it is on moves to the front of the panel
control. If, however, the same field appears elsewhere on the layout and the script finds that
field first, the panel with that same field will not come forward. You can force FileMaker Pro
to find a specific field by assigning an object name to the field and using the
Go to Object
script step to move to that instance of the field. If the object is a repeating field, you can also
specify which repetition that you want to go to.
If the script step specifies a field on a popover, the popover opens.
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