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
Open Menu Item script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 227
Open Manage Containers
Purpose
Opens the Manage Containers dialog box.
Format
Open Manage Containers
Options
None.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 12.0
Description
This script step opens the Manage Containers dialog box, where the user can manage thumbnail
settings and external locations for container content. This script step is the same as choosing File
menu
> Manage > Containers.
Notes
• You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. To enable
users with less than full access privileges to perform this script step, right-click the current
script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.
• See Sharing files on a network for information about making schema changes to shared
databases.
Example 1
Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to edit settings for thumbnails, and opens
the Manage Containers dialog box.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to change settings for thumbnail images
in container fields?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Manage Containers
End If
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution No