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
Glossary
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Glossary
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Access key (Windows)
A key that activates a menu, menu item, or control when used with the ALT key. In Windows,
this key corresponds to the underlined letter on a menu, command, or dialog box option.
Access privileges
Permission to view and work with certain records, fields, layouts, value lists, and scripts and to
perform selected activities in a file.
Account
A user name and (usually) password that accesses a file with a defined level of privileges. There
are two predefined accounts: Admin and Guest. Admin is a Full Access account that can be
renamed or deleted. At least one Full Access account that is authenticated via FileMaker must
be defined for each file. Guest account is a special account that cannot be renamed or deleted,
but can be made active or inactive.
Active pane
In the Script Workspace, the pane (scripts pane, script editing pane, or script steps pane) that's
active for use.
Active tab
In the Script Workspace, the tab in the script editing pane that's active for use.
ActiveX Automation
A Windows programming and scripting protocol that allows external control of specific
commands and actions in FileMaker
Pro, including opening and closing FileMaker Pro files,
toggling the application's visibility, and performing FileMaker
Pro scripts.
Alpha channel
The alpha channel of an image stores transparency information and controls the transparency
of the red, green, and blue color channels.
Animation
A visual effect that provides feedback while you are performing actions in FileMaker Pro and
FileMaker
Go, such as switching between slide panels.
API (Application Programming Interface)
A set of software application building blocks, such as data structures, variables, procedures,
and functions, used by programmers.
AppleScript
A scripting language you can use to control functions of OS X and of applications that support
AppleScript (often called scriptable applications).
Apple events
An OS X technology that lets applications communicate with one another. FileMaker Pro can
send and receive Apple events to and from applications that support them.
Ascending sort order
Alphabetical sequence (A to Z) for words, lowest to highest order for numbers, and earliest to
latest for dates and times.