Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Control script steps
- Chapter 3 Navigation script steps
- Chapter 4 Editing script steps
- Chapter 5 Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Object (Windows)
- Insert File
- Update Link (Windows)
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Chapter 6 Records script steps
- Chapter 7 Found Sets script steps
- Chapter 8 Windows script steps
- Chapter 9 Files script steps
- Chapter 10 Accounts script steps
- Chapter 11 Spelling script steps
- Chapter 12 Open Menu Item script steps
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous script steps
- Appendix A Glossary
100 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Description
Hides or shows the status area.
Example
Go to Layout ["Contacts"]
Toggle Status Area [Hide]
Show/Hide Text Ruler
Format
Show/Hide Text Ruler [Show/Hide/Toggle]
Options
• Show tells FileMaker Pro to show the text ruler.
• Hide tells FileMaker Pro to hide the text ruler.
• Toggle switches between showing and hiding the text ruler.
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Hides or shows the text ruler. Choosing the Toggle option switches the current state of the
ruler.
The Text Ruler is used to format paragraphs and tabs within fields and on layouts.
Example
Go to Layout ["Notes"]
Toggle Text Ruler [Show]
Set Window Title
Format
Set Window Title [Current window or Name: <name of window>; Current
file; New Title: <new window name>]
Options
Click Specify to set options for the title of a window.
• Window to Rename tells FileMaker Pro which window to rename. Select Current
Window to rename the current window. To specify another window, enter the window
name in literal text or click Specify to create a name using a calculation.