Quick Start

72 Getting Started Guide
10. Click OK.
11. Notice that the insertion point is now in the center of your button.
Type Go to List of Members in your button to identify it.
12. Click outside the button.
If you need to move the button, select it and drag it to the desired
location, as with any other layout element.
To test your button, go to Browse mode and click it. The button takes
you to the List of Members layout.
Perform a series of tasks using a script
As you have just seen, you can use a button to perform a single
command. To make FileMaker Pro perform a sequence of
commands, use a script.
Run a script in the sample file
1. Choose Window menu > Sample08.fp5.
2. Choose Scripts menu > Preview Labels Layout.
You should now see the Labels layout, in Preview mode. This script
lets you preview labels before you print.
About scripts
A script lets you construct a series of instructions for FileMaker Pro
to perform. Like buttons, scripts allow you to automate most of the
FileMaker Pro menu commands, as well as activate some commands
not found in the FileMaker Pro menu structure (such as Send Mail
and Dial Phone). Simple scripts can perform a single task, while
complex scripts might combine elements (such as user feedback and
control) with programming techniques (such as branching and
looping) to make powerful, dynamic instruction sets.
Create a script to preview the Labels Layout
1. Choose Window menu > MyFile08.fp5.
2. Choose Scripts menu > ScriptMaker.
3. In the Script Name text box, type Preview Labels Layout.
4. Click Create.
In the resulting Script Definition dialog box, notice that a script has
been created, and that it includes some default script steps. All
FileMaker Pro scripts are created with these same default script steps
present. You will clear these default steps before adding your own
steps to the script.
5. Click Clear All.
Specify the List of
Members layout
Delete these
default script
steps