User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using FileMaker Pro
- About fields and records
- Opening and closing files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing files
- Backing up files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Designing and creating solutions
- Planning a solution
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with layout themes
- Working with layout object, part, and background styles
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with layout parts
- Creating and editing charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing solutions on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting files
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Using FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Index
Chapter 7 | Using FileMaker Pro Advanced 132
About custom menu sets
Custom menu sets are collections of menus that appear in the FileMaker Pro application menu
bar. You can create custom menu sets to include only the menus you require. After you create
menu sets, you can:
1 specify menu sets for individual layouts
1 create scripts that change menu sets
1 change the default menu set in a solution file’s menu bar
1 switch menu sets temporarily using the FileMaker Pro Advanced Tools menu
Debugging scripts
Use the Script Debugger to systematically test and debug FileMaker scripts.
To run scripts in debug mode:
1. Select Tools menu > Script Debugger.
The Script Debugger opens.
2. Run your script.
You can view sub-scripts when you step through scripts in the Script Debugger. For example, if
Script A calls Script B, which then calls Script C, you can view the steps in all three scripts.
To set or clear a breakpoint, click the line number to the left of the script step. Breakpoints allow
the Script Debugger to execute large sections of a script, pausing only to inspect the section
marked with a breakpoint.
The steps of the script you ran
appear here
Double-click a paused script in the
Call Stack list to edit the script
Select if you want scripts to pause
when errors are encountered