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5-14 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Storing settings for a script
When you define a script, FileMaker Pro saves the current settings for
print setup, importing, finding, sorting, and exporting. FileMaker Pro
can restore the settings when you perform the script.
To store settings for a script, specify them before adding Print Setup,
Print, Import Records, Perform Find, Sort, or Export Records steps to
a script.
Keep these points in mind:
1 To use the settings when you perform the script, select the Restore
option for Print Setup, Import Records, Perform Find, Sort, or Export
Records steps.
1 A script can store only one of each type of setting, for example, one
set of find requests and one sort order. If you need more than one,
define a subscript that stores different settings. See “Defining scripts”
on page 5-12.
1 To see the settings you stored with a script, print the script definition.
See chapter 6, “Previewing and printing information.”
1 You can enter settings when you perform a script instead of using
stored settings. FileMaker Pro doesn’t save the settings you enter
when you perform the script.
To specify Do this
Print setup
options
Choose Print Setup from the File menu. Select the settings you want, and
then click OK. See “Specifying a printer” on page 6-13.
Print options Choose Print from the File menu. Select the settings you want, and then
click OK. FileMaker Pro saves most settings in the Print dialog box,
including the number of copies and the type of information to print (like
Records being browsed). See “Printing” on page 6-11.
Import order Import records using the field order you want to store. See “Importing
data into an existing file” on page 8-5.
Find requests In Find mode, create the find requests. You don’t have to click Find to
perform the requests. See “Defining find requests” on page 4-19.
Sort order In Browse mode, choose Sort from the Mode menu, and then choose the
fields you want to sort by and the sort order. Click Done. See “Sorting
records” on page 4-29.
Export order Export records using the field order you want to save. See “Exporting
data from FileMaker Pro” on page 8-9.