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
Navigation script steps
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Go to Previous Field
Purpose
Moves to the previous field in the tab order of the current layout.
Format
Go to Previous Field
Options
None.
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
If no field is selected when this script step is performed, this script step moves to the last field of the
tab order of the current layout. If a field is formatted as a button, the field object is selected, not the
button object.
Note In FileMaker WebDirect, the cursor moves to the selected field.
Example 1
Controls field entry validation. Can be started with the OnObjectExit script trigger.
If [IsEmpty ( Customers::First Name )]
Show Custom Dialog ["You must enter a first name."]
Go to Previous Field
End If
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server Yes
FileMaker Go Yes
Custom Web Publishing Yes
FileMaker WebDirect Yes
Runtime solution Yes