Script Steps Reference

Editing script steps
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ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 73
Compatibility
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
If Perform Find/Replace doesn't find data that matches the find term, it doesn’t return an error.
Example 1
Replaces text in the Reorder Level field that matches the find criteria in all records without
prompting the user.
Go to Field [Products::Reorder Level]
Perform Find/Replace [With dialog: Off; 1; 3; Replace All]
Example 2
Goes to the next occurrence of the product name in the Description field.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to find the current product name in the
Description field?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Go to Field [Products::Description]
Perform Find/Replace [With dialog: Off; Products::Name; Find Next]
End If
Example 3
Replaces specific terms in the current field with record data.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to replace placeholder terms with record
data?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Perform Find/Replace [With dialog: Off; "[NAME]"; Customers::Name;
Replace All]
Perform Find/Replace [With dialog: Off; "[COMPANY]";
Customers::Company; Replace All]
Perform Find/Replace [With dialog: Off; "[ADDRESS]";
Customers::Address; Replace All]
End If
Where the script step runs Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Go No
Custom Web Publishing No
FileMaker WebDirect No
Runtime solution Yes