User manual

Creating scripts to automate tasks 10-9
Spelling script steps
Use this step To
Check Selection Check the spelling of the current text selection
Check Record Check the spelling of text in the current record
Check Found Set Check the spelling of all fields in all records in the
found set
Correct Word Display Spelling dialog box so you can correct a
misspelled word. Spell check as you type (in the
Spelling area of the Document preferences) must be
on.
Spelling Options Display the Spelling Options dialog box
Select Dictionaries Display the Select Dictionaries dialog box
Edit User Dictionary Display the Edit User Dictionary dialog box
Open Menu Item script steps
Use this step To
Open Application Display the Application Preferences dialog box
Preferences
Open Document Display the Document Preferences dialog box
Preferences
Open Define Fields Display the Define Fields dialog box
Open Define Display the Define Relationships dialog box
Relationships
Open Define Value Display the Define Value Lists dialog box
Lists
Open Help Display the FileMaker Pro Help system contents
window
Open ScriptMaker Display the Define Scripts dialog box. FileMaker Pro
stops performing a script after this step.
Open Sharing Display the File Sharing dialog box
Miscellaneous script steps
Use this step To
Show Message Display an alert message
Show Custom Dialog Define a custom dialog box that may include user input
fields
Allow Toolbars Hide the FileMaker Pro toolbars, and disable or enable
the toolbar menu commands
Beep Play the system beep sound
Speak Speak a text string of field contents
(Mac OS)
Dial Phone Dial phone numbers (not supported in Mac OS X)
Open URL Open a URL
Send Mail Send email with the To, Cc, Subject, and Message
fields as specified in script step options
Set Next Serial Value Reset the next serial value in an auto-entry serial
number field
Send DDE Execute Send a Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) command to
(Windows) another application
Execute SQL Execute any SQL statement
Send Message Start an application, or open or print a document in
(Windows) another application
Send Apple Event Send an Apple Event (AE) command to another
(Mac OS) application
Perform AppleScript Perform an AppleScript
(Mac OS)
Comment Add notes to a script to describe a step
Flush Cache to Disk Save the FileMaker Pro internal cache to disk
Exit Application Close all files and exit FileMaker Pro
(Windows)
Quit Application
(Mac OS)