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
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Menu set
The collection of menus that installs on the menu bar.
Merge field
A placeholder on a layout for the contents of a field. A merge field expands or contracts in
Browse and Preview modes, or when printed, to fit the amount of data in the field for each
record.
Merge fields are useful for mail merge form letters; FileMaker Pro uses merge fields in
predefined Labels and Envelope layouts.
Merge variable
A variable inserted onto a layout that displays values from a local or global variable onto the
layout of the current record. You see the merge variable value in Browse, Find, and Preview
modes, and when you print records.
Modal window
A window that requires user action before users can continue working in FileMaker Pro. Use a
modal window to display alert messages or to collect information from users.
Mode
In FileMaker Pro, the four different environments (Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview) that you
use to work with your file.
Mode pop-up menu
A pop-up menu at the bottom of the document window from which you can choose a mode
(Browse, Find, Layout, or Preview). This menu is available in all modes.
Multi-key field
A match field that contains more than one value, each on a separate line. A multi-key field can
be used in one table involved in a relationship, to match several possible values in the match
field of the other table. Sometimes called a complex key field.
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Navigation part
A layout part that appears above a title header part (top navigation part) or below a title footer
part (bottom navigation part), and can contain fields, objects, and other controls to help users
navigate a layout or solution. Navigation parts do not print or preview.
Network protocol
A network protocol (for example, TCP/IP) is a set of rules that govern how computers exchange
messages on a network.
New Layout/Report assistant
The New Layout/Report assistant guides you through creating a layout or report according to
options you choose. In Layout mode, click New Layout/Report in the status toolbar, or choose
Layouts menu
> New Layout/Report.