Script Steps Reference

32 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Go to Layout
Format
Go to Layout [“<layout name or layout number>”]
Options
Specify lets you choose the target layout. For Specify, you can:
• choose the original layout. The original layout is the active layout when the script is
initiated.
• choose a specific layout by name from the list of layouts you’ve defined in your file.
• choose Layout Name by calculation, and use the Specify Calculation dialog box to
create a formula whose result is a valid layout name.
• choose Layout Number by calculation, and use the Specify Calculation dialog box
to create a formula whose result is a valid layout number. (Layout numbers
correspond to the order of the layouts in the file.)
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Switches to the specified layout. Go to Layout is useful when you begin a script to make
sure the user starts with the correct layout displayed.
Tips
• The Go to Layout script step can only take you to layouts defined in the same file as
the script itself. To go to layouts in an external file, define a script in that file using the
Go to Layout script step, and call that script from the first file using the Perform Script
script step on page 16.
• Layout Name by calculation recognizes layouts with the same names in the order in
which they were created. If you have multiple layouts with the same name, either
select the specific layout you want from the layout list or use Layout Number by
calculation.
• Define an unstored calculation field with the function Get(LayoutNumber) function
and place it on your layouts to verify the layout numbers of your layouts.
• When a file has two or more tables, FileMaker Pro appends the name of the source
table to the layout name for clarity. For example, Go to Layout [“Layout #2”
(TableB)].