Script Steps Reference
Table Of 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
- Truncate Table
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- 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
- Get Directory
- Enable Touch Keyboard
- Glossary
Fields script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 102
Insert File
Purpose
Imports a file or file reference into the current container field; configures the Insert File dialog box.
Format
Insert File [<dialog options>;<table::field>;”<filename>”]
Options
• Dialog options allows you to create a custom Insert File dialog box, filter file types, and
choose storage, display, and compression options for files that are inserted into a container
field. See Insert File Options dialog box.
• Go to target field specifies the container field to insert the file into.
• Specify source file specifies the file to be inserted. For information on creating file paths in
FileMaker
Pro, see Creating file paths.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
You must specify a target field, click in a field, or use the Go to Field script step before performing
this script step. If you do not specify a file to insert, FileMaker Pro displays a dialog box where the
user can select a file.
Notes
• If there is no active container field on the layout where the script is being performed, Insert
File returns an error code that can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.
• FileMaker WebDirect does not support the Dialog options or Specify source file options.
• FileMaker Go uses the following options in the Insert File Options dialog box with this script
step: for Storage options, it uses Insert; and for Display, it uses Content of file (when
possible).
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go Partial
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect Partial
Runtime solution Yes