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
26 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Description
Marks the end of a Loop script structure. Whenever you use a Loop script step,
ScriptMaker™ automatically enters an End Loop step. The steps between Loop and End
Loop are automatically indented and the End Loop step is placed at the same indentation
level as its corresponding Loop step.
Example
Go to Record/Request/Page[First]
Loop
Set Field [Table1::Salary; Table1::Salary * 1.1]
Go to Record/Request/Page[Exit after last; Next]
End Loop
Allow User Abort
Format
Allow User Abort [<on or off>]
Options
• On to allow users to stop a script by pressing Esc or 2-.(period) (Mac OS).
• Off to prevent users from stopping a script by pressing Esc or 2-.(period) (Mac OS).
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Prevents users from or allows users to stop a script by pressing Esc or 2-.(period) (Mac
OS). Allow User Abort is [Off] by default.
Example
To set up a kiosk solution, use:
Allow User Abort[Off]
Then, create the rest of the script as a looping script that never ends. Use the Allow User
Abort script step as the first step to prevent people from closing the file or exiting the
application.