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
Found Sets script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 146
Constrain Found Set
Purpose
Narrows the existing found set using the current or stored find requests.
Format
Constrain Found Set [Restore]
Options
The Specify Find Requests dialog box allows you to create and store a find request with the script
step.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step is equivalent to a logical AND search. Otherwise, Constrain Found Set is similar to
the
Perform Find script step.
Note If no records match the find criteria, this script step returns a found set of zero records.
Example 1
Constrains the found set to paid invoices or shows all records.
Show Custom Dialog ["Display only paid invoices?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Enter Find Mode [Pause: Off]
Set Field [Invoices::Status; "Paid"]
Constrain Found Set [ ]
Else
Show All Records
End If
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes