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
Miscellaneous script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 243
Allow Formatting Bar
Purpose
Enables or disables display of the formatting bar.
Format
Allow Formatting Bar[<On/Off>]
Options
• On indicates that the formatting bar, the View menu > Formatting Bar menu item, and the
Formatting Bar button in the layout bar are enabled.
• Off hides the formatting bar, disables the View menu > Formatting Bar menu item, and
disables the Formatting Bar button in the layout bar.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This script step works in all modes except Layout mode.
Use this script step to disable the formatting bar and menu items related to the formatting bar. This
script step only affects the active window of the file from which the script step is called.
In runtime solutions created with the FileMaker Pro Advanced software, the formatting bar is hidden
in Kiosk mode. Allow Formatting Bar has no effect in Kiosk mode.
Example 1
Goes to the Comment field on the Invoice Details layout and shows the formatting bar.
Go to Layout ["Invoice Details"]
Go to Field [Invoices::Comments]
Allow Formatting Bar [On]
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Partial