Script Steps Reference

152 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Description
Starts another application, opens a document in another application, or prints a document
in another application. For additional scripting capabilities, you can create a program in
Basic or C and run that program with this script step.
Note When specifying a document or application by calculation or text, the file type or
application name will appear as <unknown> in the script definition.
Examples
To launch the Notepad application, select the open document/application message, click
File, and specify notepad.exe. The following script step appears in the Script Definition
dialog box:
Send Event ["aevt"; "odoc"; "NOTEPAD.EXE"]
To open a document created by another application, select the open document/
application message, click File, and specify the file (for example image.bmp). The
following script step appears in the Script Definition dialog box:
Send Event ["aevt"; "odoc"; "image.bmp"]
Comment
Format
#<comment text>
Options
Click Specify to display a dialog box to enter the comment text.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Adds comments to the list of steps in the script. Use the comments to document your
script. Comments appear in bold and are prefaced with a #. Comments are present only
when you are viewing the script and do not appear when the script is performed.
Note Comments print in italics.
Example
Set Error Capture [On]
Perform Find [Restore]
If [Get (LastError) = 401]
#If the current error is 401, nothing was found
Show Custom Dialog ["No records were found."]
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
Modify Last Find