User manual

Creating scripts to automate tasks 10-5
The options in this dialog box are described in more detail in the
following sections.
FileMaker Pro includes default steps when you create a script. You
can change or delete these steps.
5. Click OK.
6. To list the script in the Script menu, select Include in menu in the
Define Scripts dialog box.
7. Click Done.
To Do this
Add steps Select one or more steps from the list of available
steps, and then click Move. Select options for the step,
if they’re available.
Delete steps Select one or more steps in the script, and then click
Clear or press the Delete key
Delete all steps Click Clear All
Duplicate steps Select one or more steps in the script, and then click
Duplicate.
Change step options Select a step in the script, and then change the options.
Change step order Drag the double arrow to move a step.
S
cripts defined in the file
Drag the double
arrow to reorder
the script in the
Script menu
Type the name
of a new script
Click to add a new scrip
t
Select to include the selected script in the Script menu
Scripts with
checkmarks
appear in the
Script menu
Add a subscript Select Perform Script in the Available Steps list, and
then click Move. Select the Perform sub-scripts option,
and then choose the subscript from the pop-up menu.
Choose External Script if the subscript is in a different
file.
Add a pause in the
script
Select Pause/Resume Script in the Available Steps list,
click Move, and then specify the options. Or add a step
with the Pause option and set the option.
To Do this
Choose steps from this list
Steps in the script
Options for a
step appear
inside brackets
Drag the double
arrow to reorder
the step
Set options for
the selected
step
Display steps by category