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 250
Install Plug-In File
Purpose
Installs or updates a plug-in file from a container field onto your computer.
Format
Install Plug-In File[<table::field>]
Options
<table::field> allows you to specify the container field with the plug-in that you want to install or
update. If no field is specified, FileMaker Pro installs the plug-in
in the current container field in the
active table.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 12.0
Description
You must insert the plug-in in a container field before you can install or update the plug-in. For more
information, see Insert File or Installing plug-ins.
FileMaker Pro installs plug-ins in the following locations
:
Operating
system
Product Plug-ins are installed in this folder
Windows FileMaker Pro C:\users\user
_name\AppData\Local\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\
15.0\Extensions\
FileMaker Pro
Advanced
C:\users\user_name\AppData\Local\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro
Advanced\15.0\Extensions\
OS X FileMaker Pro Macintosh HD/Users/user
_name/Library/Application Support/
FileMaker/FileMaker
Pro/15.0/Extensions
FileMaker Pro
Advanced
Macintosh HD/Users/user_name/Library/Application Support/
FileMaker/FileMaker Pro Advanced/15.0/Extensions
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server Yes
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes