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
128 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Open Preferences
Format
Open Preferences
Options
None.
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Opens the Preferences dialog box to the General preferences area. This is the same as
choosing Edit menu > Preferences (Windows) or FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences
(Mac OS.)
Use this script step to open the Preferences dialog box for users if you have restricted their
access to FileMaker Pro menus.
Example
The following script displays a message box that asks if the user wants to open the
Preferences dialog box, and opens it if the response is Yes.
Show Custom Dialog ["Open Preferences dialog box?"]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
#1=Yes, 2=No
Open Preferences
End If
Open File Options
Format
Open File Options
Options
None.
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Opens the File Options dialog box to the General preferences area. (This is the same as
choosing File menu > File Options.)