Script Steps Reference

Editing script steps
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ILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 68
Set Selection
Purpose
Designates the starting and ending position of a selection in a field.
Format
Set Selection [<table::field>; Start Position: <n>; End Position: <n>]
Options
• Go to target field specifies the field whose contents you want to select.
• Start Position specifies the starting position of the selection.
• End Position specifies the ending position of the selection.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
The starting and ending values can be typed in directly or determined via a calculation. If no target
field is specified the current active field is used.
Notes
• Field position is determined by the number of characters, including spaces, beginning with
position 1, the first character in the field. The selection includes all values beginning with the
Start Position and concluding with the End Position. For example, if Field1 has the value
“
abcdefgh”, and the script parameters specify a start position of “3” and an end position of
“6”, the script step will return the selection “
cdef”.
• If the start position is valid and the end position out of range, everything from the start
position to the end of the field is selected. If the end position only is valid, the cursor moves
to the end position, and nothing is selected. If both start and end positions are invalid, the
cursor moves to the end of the field contents.
• No action is taken if the user attempts to perform a selection on a container field.
• Data selected out of visual range is scrolled into view.
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